When developing a strategy, I often run a backtest or optimization as a quick proof-of-concept. However, we all know that backtesting really isn't that accurate, and that forward testing the way to really test robustness and performance.
So, I go to the Strategies tab in the Control Center, insert the strategy, and then transfer over all the strategy parameters. I feel like a monkey copying numbers. Then I have to set the right instrument, because it always goes to the default instrument.
What I want: After running a strategy in the Strategy Analyzer, I want to be able to right-click on the strategy somewhere, and select something like "Transfer Strategy & Parameters to Control Center" where that strategy is placed, ready to be activated for sim or live testing, in the Strategies tab in the Control Center, will all the active strategy parameters, and the instrument set to what was used in the Strategy Analyzer backtest.
Does this make sense? That would be a huge timesaver. I know you can set default inputs in both the strategy code and by right-clicking on that strategy. But, often I am running many simultaneous parameter combinations and instrument combinations. What should take me several mouse clicks instead takes many key strokes and lots of room for error.
Thanks!
So, I go to the Strategies tab in the Control Center, insert the strategy, and then transfer over all the strategy parameters. I feel like a monkey copying numbers. Then I have to set the right instrument, because it always goes to the default instrument.
What I want: After running a strategy in the Strategy Analyzer, I want to be able to right-click on the strategy somewhere, and select something like "Transfer Strategy & Parameters to Control Center" where that strategy is placed, ready to be activated for sim or live testing, in the Strategies tab in the Control Center, will all the active strategy parameters, and the instrument set to what was used in the Strategy Analyzer backtest.
Does this make sense? That would be a huge timesaver. I know you can set default inputs in both the strategy code and by right-clicking on that strategy. But, often I am running many simultaneous parameter combinations and instrument combinations. What should take me several mouse clicks instead takes many key strokes and lots of room for error.
Thanks!
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