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That is why I said "port". You have to write the code for each platform you are using. However, in my experience, finding the edge is the hard part and I think that is easier done with AmiBroker.

For creating an algo and properly testing it I use AmiBroker. Great platform for development, walk forward testing and montecarlo. I then port the code to the one of the above platforms for live trading.

Ninja is good for sims, but you can't do bracket orders live unless you buy the platform. It is expensive.

I don't have a broker at this point, so I I am using SierraChart. It is $26 a month including a delayed datafeed for futures. It has a good replay feature. It also supports IB.

A true prophet.

Sounds a little like the chicken and egg problem, but I understand.

But you don't have a series of profits to put in the equation. How do you estimate an average?

When you have no real trades, but just backtesting new strategies, how do you determine statistical significance?

Here is the series I watched. I think much of what he says makes sense. I would like to hear what others more experienced think. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLv-cA-4O3y95J6xmwSaCILL4FlGJZO0PJ

The presenter trades forex intraday. The point he was making is to do what it takes to get a statistical significant backtest. He recommends running the backtest over many symbols over at least 10 years to get this.

I just finished a youtube series on algo trading where the presenter says he uses about 18k as the number of trades he likes to see on the backtest.

I just started using Amibroker to backtest and walkforward strategies. I had a strategy that, when optimized over 10 years, made $144,000. I then walked forward that same period with 6 month increments and it barely broke even.

Why should they NOT suck? MAs only show you what you can see with prices only - are prices going up or down. They are useless, as is most of the indicators.

Has anyone read Quantitative Technical Analysis by Howard Bandy? I am reading the chapter on Issue Selection and don't see how he gets his charts and text outputs from the python code he shows at the end of the chapter.

I am reading Dr. Howard Bandy's books, currently Quantitative Technical Analysis. His approach is to develop systems that meet your goals, i.e. profit, drawdown, risk tolerance, etc. As long as the system is performing within these parameters, keep trading. After every trade the system...

I am a retired engineer, so after trying to wing it for several years I found a few books on quantitative trading. If I can't find a successful system by backtesting then I won't trade it. I am just beginning the quant learning, but I like what I see. It is systematic, statistically significant...

That is why there is no "fix".

If you leave out the bias, there needs to be an objective study on WHY there is a wealth gap. How do you fix something without knowing what the underlying causes are?

It is all over my FB page.

Sorry, I just checked and they only supply eod daily only.