Testing using additional markets data

Welcome to the next lessons. We will discuss testing on additional markets. This lesson includes 3 main
topics: why we need to test on additional markets, what markets we use for testing and how to perform
the test using StrategyQuant X.

Why do we test using other markets data?

1. different data structures - it makes sense because each market behaves slightly different
2. different market cycles - different markets tend to go through various cycles
3. different behavior - each market has its own character and we want our strategy to be ready for
that

The test shows us quite clearly how a strategy reacts to different market conditions. If we do this test
properly it can compensate many other tests quite easily. This is the key test in the workflow we teach.

What markets do we use to test our strategies?

 we will use GBPUSD pair and require the profit-factor to be at least 1.2
 we will also test using USDCHF market data with the same profit-factor of 1.2
 we will also use AUDUSD market data using the profit-factor at least 1.1
 we will also test NZDUSD data with the profit-factor of 1
 finally we will include the slippage test requiring the profit-factor to be at least 1.2