Back testing in Strategy Analyzer

[RiskyBuisness]

When back testing NQ in Strategy Analyzer are the results accurate if I select from 9/2/2023 - 9/2/2024?

Or since the contracts expire every 3 months would I need to back test in 3 month periods that coincide with the contract dates?

[NinjaTrader_Gaby]

Hello RiskBuisness,

Thank you for your post.

The Strategy Analyzer will follow the merge policy setting that you have selected at Control Center > Tools > Options > Market Data > Merge Policy. For more details and a description of each policy:

https://ninjatrader.com/support/helpGuides/nt8/NT HelpGuide English.html?merge\_policy.htm

MergeBackAdjusted is the closest option to getting a continuous contract and it will include an offset to seamlessly merge between contract months.

MergeNonBackAdjusted provides a continuous contract, though there may be gaps between contract months because there is no offset applied. DoNotMerge will not merge with any other contract months, so the test will only be run for any data available for the selected contract month.

Please let us know if you have any further questions.