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apollo23
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hi

looking for a script to backtest calendar spread.

is it possible?

thanksS


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VanDriver
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No, that is not possible in thinkscript.


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hi

looking for a script to backtest calendar spread.

is it possible?

thanksS

I wasn't able to do this in TOS so I've written a program to automatically test various option trades, but I'm not sure there's anything available in the public domain.

What are you trying to test?


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