Enable or Disable Backtesting

[Corbett]

Can someone tell where within a Ninjascript, I can find the line that enables or disables the strategy from being back-tested? I have a strategy, and it will not allow me to back-test for some reason. When I pull it up in Strategy Analyzer and try to run a back test, nothing happens. So there must be a line in the code preventing this. How can I get it to back-test. Can I just go in and edit the code to let me?

Thanks!

[NinjaTrader_PatrickH]

Hello Corbett,

Thank you for your post.

Usually "if(Historical)return;" will prevent this, look for this at the beginning of the OnBarUpdate().

Otherwise, if the backtest still does not work or the line is not present please answer these questions:

1. Do you see results when running the same test on the SampleMaCrossOver strategy in NinjaTrader with the same settings as your strategy?
   
2. Are you connected to your data feed provider when running this test?
   
3. Do you have data in the Historical Data Manager (Tools > Historical Data Manager) for the instrument and period you are testing the strategy on?

[Corbett]

Hello, thanks for the reply. So I found the section an line you were referring to. I have posted it below. I am fairly new, so how would I change it to enable back-testing.

#region OnBarUpdate
protected override void OnBarUpdate()
{
if (Historical && !HistoryVal) return;

Thanks!

[NinjaTrader_PatrickH]

Hello Corbett,

Thank you for your response.

Comment out those lines with //.