TLDR, the code is supposed to just short the same asset every day with 50% of my portfolio equity. Is it normal for such a big discrepancy between quantconnect and tradingview soley due to slightly different price data? TV says 1200% return, QC says 2500% return.
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The first script below is on TradingView, the second one is supposed to be the same thing on QuantConnect. TradingView says it returns 2385% profit whereas QuantConnect says it returns 3120% profit. I have seen it have a 1200% vs 2500% discrepancy on other assets. Same algo.
Is it normal for there to be a big discrepancy between QuantConnect and TradingView? I have looked and seen that the price data is a bit different for both platforms. Is that all that's going on? Just wondering in the future how big of a discrepancy I can expect when porting TradingView algorithms to QuantConnect.
TradingView code
//@version=5
strategy(title="Simply Short",
shorttitle="Simply Short",
overlay=false,
calc_on_order_fills=false,
calc_on_every_tick=true,
default_qty_type=strategy.cash,
default_qty_value=5000000,
initial_capital=10000000,
currency=currency.USD,
slippage=0,
commission_type=strategy.commission.percent,
commission_value=0,
process_orders_on_close=false,
margin_long=75,
margin_short=90,
use_bar_magnifier=false
)
// startDate = input.time(title="Start Date", defval=timestamp("2012-01-01"), group="Trading")
startDate = input.time(title="Start Date", defval=timestamp("2010-06-01"), group="Trading")
afterStartDate = time >= startDate
endDate = input.time(title="End Date", defval=timestamp("2024-06-03"), group="Trading")
beforeEndDate = time < endDate
withinDateRange = afterStartDate and beforeEndDate
// Calculate quantity based on current equity
// float quantity = .5 * strategy.equity / close
// Enter a short position continuously
if (withinDateRange)
strategy.close_all()
float quantity = .5 * strategy.equity / close
strategy.entry("Short", strategy.short, qty=quantity)
// Close short position on the last bar
if (barstate.islast)
strategy.close_all()
QuantConnect code:
#region imports
using System;
using System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Globalization;
using System.Drawing;
using QuantConnect;
using QuantConnect.Algorithm.Framework;
using QuantConnect.Algorithm.Framework.Selection;
using QuantConnect.Algorithm.Framework.Alphas;
using QuantConnect.Algorithm.Framework.Portfolio;
using QuantConnect.Algorithm.Framework.Execution;
using QuantConnect.Algorithm.Framework.Risk;
using QuantConnect.Parameters;
using QuantConnect.Benchmarks;
using QuantConnect.Brokerages;
using QuantConnect.Util;
using QuantConnect.Interfaces;
using QuantConnect.Algorithm;
using QuantConnect.Indicators;
using QuantConnect.Data;
using QuantConnect.Data.Consolidators;
using QuantConnect.Data.Custom;
using QuantConnect.DataSource;
using QuantConnect.Data.Fundamental;
using QuantConnect.Data.Market;
using QuantConnect.Data.UniverseSelection;
using QuantConnect.Notifications;
using QuantConnect.Orders;
using QuantConnect.Orders.Fees;
using QuantConnect.Orders.Fills;
using QuantConnect.Orders.Slippage;
using QuantConnect.Scheduling;
using QuantConnect.Securities;
using QuantConnect.Securities.Equity;
using QuantConnect.Securities.Future;
using QuantConnect.Securities.Option;
using QuantConnect.Securities.Forex;
using QuantConnect.Securities.Crypto;
using QuantConnect.Securities.Interfaces;
using QuantConnect.Storage;
using QuantConnect.Data.Custom.AlphaStreams;
using QCAlgorithmFramework = QuantConnect.Algorithm.QCAlgorithm;
using QCAlgorithmFrameworkBridge = QuantConnect.Algorithm.QCAlgorithm;
#endregion
namespace QuantConnect.Algorithm.CSharp
{
public class InteractiveBrokersBrokerageExampleAlgorithm : QCAlgorithm
{
private Equity _equity;
private Symbol _symbol;
private string _symbolString = "TECS";
private decimal _targetMargin = -0.5m;
public override void Initialize()
{
SetStartDate(2010, 06, 01);
SetEndDate(2024, 6, 3);
SetCash(10_000_000);
SetBrokerageModel(BrokerageName.InteractiveBrokersBrokerage, AccountType.Margin);
_equity = AddEquity(_symbolString, Resolution.Daily, extendedMarketHours: false);
_symbol = _equity.Symbol;
_equity.SetBuyingPowerModel(new SecurityMarginModel(.75m, .9m, 0));
_equity.SetFeeModel(new ConstantFeeModel(0));
_equity.SetSlippageModel(new ConstantSlippageModel(0));
_equity.MarginInterestRateModel = MarginInterestRateModel.Null;
Settings.MinimumOrderMarginPortfolioPercentage = 0;
// Set default order properties
DefaultOrderProperties = new InteractiveBrokersOrderProperties
{
TimeInForce = TimeInForce.GoodTilCanceled,
OutsideRegularTradingHours = false
};
}
public override void OnData(Slice data)
{
if (!data.Bars.ContainsKey(_symbol))
return;
SetHoldings(_symbol, _targetMargin);
}
}
}
Jonathan Wheeler
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