the account balance in the back test

[Playdc]

I want to adjust the trade quantity based on either the account balance or the realized profit/loss. Here is my code

Account myAccount = Account.All.First(t => t.Name == "Sim101");
AcctBalance = myAccount.Get(AccountItem.NetLiquidation, Currency.UsDollar);
RealizePL = myAccount.Get(AccountItem.RealizedProfitLoss, Currency.UsDollar);

However, during the back test, the account balance is constant and the realized profit/loss is zero. How to track these two numbers during the back test?

[rockmanx00]

I believe the reason for this is because during a backtest, the account it not named "Sim 101". Mine shows the account is named "Playback101".

[NinjaTrader_Gaby]

Hello Playdc,

Thank you for your post.

There is no account used when backtesting a strategy in the Strategy Analyzer so you will see a value of zero print out when calling Account.Get() on any value.

This is because there is no backtest account in the Strategy Analyzer to get this information from. The Strategy Analyzer simply runs the strategy on historical data to see how that strategy might have worked on that past data.

You could consider using the Playback connection which does use an account (Playback101) when testing the script instead.