OnAccountItemUpdate does not fire with Strategy Backtest

[rayko]

Hello Support

I've uploaded an exported strategy modeled after SampleMACrossOver.

I'm trying to get Account info while the strategy is running. But the event never fires.

Can you please have a look and tell me why the event never fires.

Thank you

[NinjaTrader_Jim]

Hello rayko,

Thanks for opening the thread.

The method will not fire in the Strategy Analyzer because AccountItem's are only modified by real time data and are not modified by historical data which the Strategy Analyzer uses.

While it is mentioned in the documentation that the method will be called continuously during realtime, this is not explicitly stated that it will not fire for historical trades. I will request that the help guide gets amended to mention this.

Any AccountItem management in backtesting would have to be managed through your own variables.

OnAccountItemUpdate() documentation - https://ninjatrader.com/support/help...itemupdate.htm

If you have any additional questions, please don't hesitate to ask.