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Trading Positions Summary Report

This report provides a summary of all positions taken by the strategy during the backtest period. It is divided into three main sections:

  • Total Trades: Covers all positions executed by the strategy.

  • Long Trades: Includes only long positions.

  • Short Trades: Includes only short positions.

Each section is further broken down into three parts:

  • Total: Represents the overall performance of the section.

  • Win: Shows the performance of positions that closed in profit.

  • Loss: Shows the performance of positions that closed at a loss.

Total

The Total section reports the metrics shown in the table below.

Metric

Description

Net Return (%)

The total return generated by the strategy, reported in percent.

Worst Return (%)

The largest loss incurred by the strategy during the backtest period.

Number of Positions

The total number of positions opened by the strategy during the backtest period.

Worst Daily Return (%)

The worst return the strategy has in a single day.

Last Position's Date

The opening date of the most recent position.

First Position's Date

The opening date of the first position that the strategy opens.

Mean Number of Entries

The average number of entries the strategy makes each time it opens a position, including pyramiding entries.

Average Position's Duration

The average time a position remains open.

Max Position's Duration

The longest duration a position remained open during the backtest period.

Average Return (%)

The average return per position in the backtest period, reported in percent.

Best Return (%)

The highest return made by a single position.

First Position's Date

The opening date of the first position.

Positions Duration (Multi-pairs mode only)

The total time that all positions take together.

Min Position's Duration

The shortest time a position remained open during the backtest period.

Win

The Win part in each section reports the metrics shown in the table below.

Metric

Description

Net Return (%)

The total return generated by the strategy, reported in percent.

Average Return (%)

The average return per profitable position in the backtest period.

Number of Positions

The total number of positions opened and closed in profit during the backtest period.

Positions' Duration

The total time all profitable positions remained open.

Average Position's Duration (Multi-pairs mode only)

The average duration of profitable positions.

Max Sequence

The maximum number of consecutive profitable positions.

Mean Number of Entries

The average number of entries the strategy has in positions closed profit, including pyramiding entries.

Loss

The metrics shown in the table below are reported in the Loss section.

Metric

Description

Net Return (%)

The total loss incurred by the strategy, reported in percent.

Average Return (%)

The average loss per position that resulted in a loss during the backtest period.

Number of Positions

The total number of positions opened and closed at a loss during the backtest period.

Positions' Duration

The total time all losing positions remained open.

Average Position's Duration (Multi-pairs mode only)

The average duration of positions that resulted in a loss.

Max Sequence

The maximum number of consecutive positions that were all closed in loss.

Mean Number of Entries

The average number of entries the strategy has in positions closed loss, including pyramiding entries.

Positions Table

This table shows details of all positions during the backtest. The report includes the information shown in the table below.

Metric

Description

Position ID

A unique Id dedicated to a position so that you can find it later.

Side

The type of the position; this can be Long or Short.

Return (%)

The return of the position reported in percent.

Portfolio Return (%)

The effect of the return in the strategy's portfolio reported in percent. (Portfolio Mode Only)

Close Date

The time at which the position was closed.

Open Rate

The rate of the asset at the time the position was opened.

Open Date

The time at which the position was opened.

Close Rate

The rate of the asset at the time the position was closed.

Average Rate

The effective position's open rate considering pyramiding entries.

Number of Entries

The total number of entries the position has including the initial entry and all pyramiding entries.

Close Reason

The rationale behind closing the position.

Status

Indicates the status of a position, which can be either open or closed. A position remains open if it is not closed before the final day of the backtest period; otherwise, it is closed.

Min Rate

The minimum rate of the asset during the position.

Min Rate's Date

The time at which the rate reaches its minimum while the position is open.

Max Rate

The maximum rate the asset reaches during the position.

Max Rate's Date

The time at which the rate reaches its maximum while the position is open.

Run-up (%)

The maximum return of the position during when it was open, reported in percent.

Drawdown (%)

The maximum loss of the position during when it was open, reported in percent.

Duration

The duration of the position.

Pair

The trading pair involved in the position. (Portfolio Mode Only)

Last modified: 25 April 2025