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Computer Requirements
File Types
File Paths
Examples and Tutorials
Tutorial 1 - SPY Crossover
Tutorial 2 - Simple Optimization
Tutorial 3 - Simple Scan
Tutorial 4 - ETF Rotation
Software User Interface
Common Menus
File Menu
Edit Menu
View Menu
Data Menu
Run Menu
Window Menu
Help Menu
Child Window Menus
Chart Menu
Graph Menu
List Menu
Log Menu
Plot Menu
ResGraph Menu
Results Menu
Scan Menu
Script Menu
Trades Menu
Bars and Panels
Tool Bar
Status Bar
Settings Panel
Debug Panel
Text Editor Windows
Script Windows
Log Windows
List Windows
Results Windows
Trade List Windows
Scan Windows
List Windows
Graphical Windows
Daily Stats Graphs
Optimization Results Graphs
Candlestick/Bar Charts
Trade Plots and Analysis
Optimization Dialog
Walk-Forward Tests
Program Options Dialog
RealTest Function Key Reference
Importing Bar Data
Norgate Data Import
Yahoo Import
CSV Import
MetaStock Import
Multi-Source Import
The Symbol Information File
Futures Symbol Information
The Event List File
Running Scans
Running Tests
Using Command Line Mode
Analyzing Test Results
Test Summary Report
Test Details Log
Trading Your System
Tomorrow's Orders
CSV Order Baskets
Daily Setups Scan
Multi-Row Scan
Test Output Scan
Backtest Engine Details
Asset Allocation and Position Sizing
Compounding
Split Handling
Dividend Handling
Intraday Fills With Daily Bars
Intraday Fill Sequence Assumptions
Bar Sizes and Multiple Timeframes
Calculation of Trade Excursions
The Current Bar in Formula Evaluation
Specifying a Time Stop
Number of Bars Required for Functions and Indicators
Scaling In or Out of Positions
Referring to Past Trades in Strategy Formulas
Using an Imported Trade List
Importing AmiBroker Trades
Importing IB Flex Query Output
Realtest Script Language
Bar Offsets
Column and Format Specifiers
Date Constants
String Values
Script Comments
Script Sections
Import Section
Data Section
One-Pass Exponential Series
Self-Referential Items
Bar-Size-Specific Items
Scan and TestScan Sections
ScanSettings and TestSettings Sections
Library Section
Strategy Section
Strategy Names
Special Strategy Types
Strategy Elements
Strategy Element Value Types and Defaults
Parameters Section
Results Section
Graphs Section
Trades Section
Charts Section
Include Section
Formula Syntax
Operators
Formula Evaluation
Breadth Tags / Cross-Sectional Functions
External Symbol or Strategy Reference
Special Syntax for Individual Futures Contract Testing
Statistics Values in Formulas
Syntax Element Categories
Script Sections
Scan Settings
Test Settings
Import Specification
Strategy Elements
Bar Data Values
Indicator Functions
Multi-Bar Functions
Cross-Sectional Functions
General-Purpose Functions
String Functions
Stock/Contract Information
Current Position Information
Daily Test Statistics
Trade Record Values
Syntax Element Details
#Avg
#Count
#Highest
#Lowest
#Median
#Percentile
#Rank
#StdDev
#Sum
?CII
?Currency
?Domicile
?Exchange
?Industry
?Name
?Sector
?Symbol
?Type
Abs
AccountSize
Adjustment
ADX
Allocation
Ambiguity
ATR
Avg or MA
BarDate
BarNum
BarsHeld
BarSize
BarsLeft
BarStart
BBBOT
BBTOP
Benchmark
Bound
CashInOut
Category
Category
CCI
Charts
CIIFamily
CIILevel
Close or C
Combined
Commission
Compounded
Constituency
Correl
CountTrue
Cross
CSVFields
Data
DataFile
DataPath
DataSource
Date
DateBars
Day
DayOfWeek
DayOfYear
DebugEntry
DebugExit
DebugTargetStop
Dividend
EndDate
EndDate
EndOfMonth
EndOfWeek
EntryLimit
EntryScore
EntrySetup
EntrySkip
EntryStop
EntryTime
Event
EventListFile
ExcludeIf
ExcludeList
ExitLimit
ExitLimitTime
ExitRule
ExitStop
ExitStopTime
ExitTime
Exp
Extern
Extra
FillPrice
FillPriceAvg
FillPriceMax
FillPriceMin
FillValue
FilterNum
Format
Graphs
HAvg or HMA
High or H
Highest or HHV
HolidayList
HVOL
IF
Import
Include
IncludeList
InXXX
InfoFloat
InfoGICS
InfoShares
InfoTRBC
IsNan
Item
KeepTrades
KBBOT
KBTOP
Left
Length
Library
LimitExtra
LimitSlip
LinReg
ListNum
Log
LogFile
Low or L
Lowest or LLV
MACD
MACDH
MACDS
Match
Max
MaxEntries
MaxInvested
MaxPositions
MaxSameCat
MaxSetups
MDI
Median
Mid
Min
Month
NextOpen
NoDefaultCols
Not
NumDays
OBV
Open or O
OrdersTemplate
Padding
Parameters
PctChg or ROC
PDI
Percentile
PercentileN
PointValue
PrevExitLimit
PrevExitStop
Pyramid
Quantity
Random
Range or R
Rank
RankN
Reduce
Replace
Results
Right
Round
RSI
RRSI
RsiF
S.Alloc
S.BPY
S.Comms
S.Compounded
S.Date
S.DDBars
S.DDDlr
S.DDPct
S.Divs
S.Entries
S.Equity
S.Exits
S.Exposure
S.First
S.LossBars
S.LossDlr
S.Losses
S.LossPct
S.M2M
S.M2MA
S.M2MF
S.MaxAlloc
S.MaxDDBars
S.MaxDDDlr
S.MaxDDPct
S.MaxEquity
S.MinAlloc
S.MinEquity
S.NetBars
S.NetDlr
S.NetPct
S.Number
S.Positions
S.Setups
S.Slips
S.StartEquity
S.Stops
S.Targets
S.Usage
S.WinBars
S.WinDlr
S.WinPct
S.Wins
SAR
SaveAs
SaveScanAs
SaveStatsAs
SaveTradesAs
SaveTradesType
Scan
ScanSettings
Select
SetupScore
Shares or Contracts
Side
Sign
SinceHigh
SinceLow
SinceTrue
Slippage
Slope
Split
Sqr
SS
StartDate
StartDate
StdDev
STOC
Strategy
StopSlip
Sum
SumSQ
Symbol
SymInfoFile
T.Bars
T.CommIn
T.CommOut
T.DateIn
T.DateOut
T.Div
T.Fraction
T.Highest
T.Lowest
T.Points
T.PriceIn
T.PriceOut
T.Profit
T.PtVal
T.QtyIn
T.QtyOut
T.Reason
T.Side
T.SlipIn
T.SlipOut
T.SplitIn
T.SplitOut
T.Strat
T.TimeIn
T.TimeOut
Template
TestName
TestOutput
TestScan
TestSettings
This
TickSize
ToDate
ToLower
ToNum
ToUpper
Top
TradeList
Trades
TrueInRow
TrueRange or TR
UntilTrue
Update
UseAvailableBars
Using
Volume or V
WalkForward
WAvg or WMA
Week
WhenTrue
XAvg or EMA
Year
YInt
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