Last Exit (Day) in Backtest

[NT-Roland]

Dear Experts,


The last trade in a backtest always closes with "Exit on Session Close".


Can you please let me know how I can check if the last trade really was the last trade of a backtest and then do something, for example perform a final custom calculation and print to Output window?


If Time[0].Date == To.Date, && ... do something, does not (always) do the trick, since the End Date entered by the user can be a Saturday, Sunday or a public holiday.


If Time[0]Date >= To.Date && whatever ... doesn't work either, since the Backtest will already have stopped at that point in time.


How does NT itself determine that it has to close the last open position on let's say Friday Sept 21, 2018, if the user runs a backtest until Sunday Sept 23, 2018?


Thanks for letting me know.


Regards
NT-Roland

[NinjaTrader_Jim]

Hello NT-Roland,

Thanks for your inquiry.

The Strategy Analyzer closes any open positions at the end of a backtest. There isn't a way to determine if the last trade is the last trade of a backtest through strategy execution, but you could perform your calculations on the last historical bar before the Strategy Analyzer closes the position.

if (CurrentBar == Bars.Count-2)

You may then use a TradeCollection to process performance information on the trades the strategy has made in the backtest. The last trade can be referenced from a TradeCollection in the following manner:

Trade lastTrade = SystemPerformance.AllTrades[SystemPerformance.AllTrades.Count - 1];

I've included documentation on TradeCollections, Trades, and SystemPerformance where you can get a collection of trades the strategy has made.

TradeCollections - https://ninjatrader.com/support/help...collection.htm

Trades - https://ninjatrader.com/support/help...n-us/trade.htm

SystemPerformance - https://ninjatrader.com/support/help...erformance.htm

Please let us know if we can be of further assistance.

[NT-Roland]

Hi Jim,

if (CurrentBar == Bars.Count-2) works like a charm UP TO the last trade even if the date of the last trade and the End Date (To.Date) are not the same, which is a step in the right direction, because I don't have to worry anymore if the End Date of a Backtest is a Saturday, Sunday or public holiday.

However, I'm still not able to access the unrealized profit of the very last trade itself right before it is closed via "Exit on Session Close". I'm only missing this last piece.

if (CurrentBar == Bars.Count - 2)
{
UnrealizedProfit = + PositionAccount.GetUnrealizedProfitLoss(Performanc eUnit.Currency, Close[0]);
}

does not seem to work.

Can you please let me know what I'm doing wrong?

Thank you.
NT-Roland

[NinjaTrader_Jim]

Hello NT-Roland,

Position represents the position of the strategy while PositionAccount represents the position of the account that the strategy is attached to. Additionally, the Strategy Analyzer does not have a regular account. For these reasons, I would recommend using Position.GetUnrealizedProfitLoss(). For example:

if (CurrentBar == Bars.Count - 2) 
{
	Print(Position.GetUnrealizedProfitLoss(PerformanceUnit.Currency, Close[0]));
}

When I test this, I see the result I would expect. I've included some documentation on strategy position vs account position for further reference.

Strategy Position vs. Account Position - https://ninjatrader.com/support/help..._account_p.htm

Please let me know if you have any additional questions.

[NT-Roland]

Hi Jim,

That makes perfect sense. Thank you.

KR
NT-Roland