Specific results in the output window

[ArmKnuckle]

I need some guidance on how to get specific results in the output window when performing a backtest.

1) Print “Stock Symbol” and “Date and time” ONLY when some code is TRUE.

2) Print a simple calculation based on data from the time of the true result from step #1.

Ex. - Closing price from one bar ago multiplied by 1.66


I am backtesting hundreds of stocks and I am hoping only to see “true” results in the output window for the time period tested. (Sifting though all of the false results is unwieldy .)

[NinjaTrader_Jesse]

Hello,

Thank you for the post.

You would need to utilize the Print command and some simple conditions for this.

I am unsure what specific conditions you want but one example could be the close greater than the open:

if(Close[0] > Open[0])
{
    Print("");
}

To know what instrument produced the print you could reference the Instrument object:

Print(Instrument.FullName);

To add the Time, you can reference the Time object and Append that to the instrument name:

Print(Instrument.FullName + " " + Time[0]);

To append a calculation to this, you could do something like the following:

if(Close[0] > Open[0])
{
    Print(Instrument.FullName + " " + Time[0] + " " + Close[1] * 1.66);
}

I look forward to being of further assistance.