From a18d1e67ddaa07a83a27fa7b122f7234604cd220 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Julian Molina Date: Tue, 15 Oct 2019 17:30:45 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Update README.md --- README.md | 9 ++++++++- 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 9b98e4ef3..c015023a6 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -789,10 +789,17 @@ You may import any element—formulas, conditions, situations, phases, stages, c **distanceToLast.closePosition:** The number of periods between the last Close Position and the current candle. +# Network + +Before discussing the various forms of strategy testing and live trading available, it is important to explain the basic aspects of how those and other processes work. # Simulation -A simulation is a combined backtesting plus paper trading operation, meaning that the simulation may run over both historic and up-to-date, live data. All actions performed by strategies are plotted directly over the charts, as explained in the [Private Layers](#private-layers) section. +A simulation is the visual representation over the charts of any of the forms of strategy testing available within the app: + +* **Backtesting:** testing over historic data; +* **Paper-trading:** testing over a live data feed, without placing orders at the exchange (orders are simulated); +* **Forward testing:** testing over a live data feed, placing actual orders at the exchange for a fraction of the defined *position size*. ## Running the First Simulation