04-01-2018, 07:08 PM
Yes, the warmup is the time the indicators need to be operational.
so for an EMA 960, you need a 960 warmup.
During the warmup phase, only the update strat function is called.
After the warmup, both the update and the check functions are called.
If you don't set this period, the check method will use an indicator that is not correctly initialized. In the best case, it will return a value partially ok. In the worst case, it will return garbage.
Last point, for paper trading / live trading, the warmup will use history data ONLY in command line, not in the UI.
This is a known limitation that the next version will tackle.
Manu
so for an EMA 960, you need a 960 warmup.
During the warmup phase, only the update strat function is called.
After the warmup, both the update and the check functions are called.
If you don't set this period, the check method will use an indicator that is not correctly initialized. In the best case, it will return a value partially ok. In the worst case, it will return garbage.
Last point, for paper trading / live trading, the warmup will use history data ONLY in command line, not in the UI.
This is a known limitation that the next version will tackle.
Manu