Hi there im not sure where to post this but ill just put it here. What is the Slippage for in the System tester? Or what is its function? thanks

what i am noticing in the tester is that it kinda buys and holds the shares which in turn does not give you the same return as if you were buying and sell as an active trader... am i seeing this right or not

Sorry I was slightly rushed when I posted that... As an active trader we all understand that you will try to buy low and sell high... but by being and end of day trader you may not purchase and sell consistently every day.... From what I have noticed in the Metastock System tester there is a purchase made on every day and the shares are held for the entire period stipulated by the user... but I don’t notice the shares being sold until the end... If what I am noticing is correct then the user is not getting the correct cash balance at the end of the test as if he was an active trader. This is due to the fact that when you purchase and then sell, your capital would then increase or decrease depending on the success of your trade which would then intern affect the amount of shares purchased on the next trade... Were as if the user was just purchasing more shares and holding then till the end the return would be far less… The result that I am trying to achieve is this… I am to retrieve a report stipulating that I have purchased shares on a specific date and then sold those shares once the market turned down and then purchased again with the new cash balance once the market has turned upwards, and to continue doing this for a specific period of time. I hope this is more helpful to you... Thanks