From 0adcee92334a46935c6a3b6b57278f0babc74a9c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Matthias Date: Sat, 19 Oct 2019 14:34:55 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Fix backtesting format since sublist does not render correctly --- docs/backtesting.md | 5 ++--- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/backtesting.md b/docs/backtesting.md index 6db573224..7bfc2dab5 100644 --- a/docs/backtesting.md +++ b/docs/backtesting.md @@ -199,9 +199,8 @@ Since backtesting lacks some detailed information about what happens within a ca - Low happens before high for stoploss, protecting capital first. - ROI sells are compared to high - but the ROI value is used (e.g. ROI = 2%, high=5% - so the sell will be at 2%) - Stoploss sells happen exactly at stoploss price, even if low was lower -- Trailing stoploss - - High happens first - adjusting stoploss - - Low uses the adjusted stoploss (so sells with large high-low difference are backtested correctly) +- Trailing stoploss: High happens first - adjusting stoploss +- Trailing stoploss: Low uses the adjusted stoploss (so sells with large high-low difference are backtested correctly) - Sell-reason does not explain if a trade was positive or negative, just what triggered the sell (this can look odd if negative ROI values are used) Taking these assumptions, backtesting tries to mirror real trading as closely as possible. However, backtesting will **never** replace running a strategy in dry-run mode.