Which candle is entry candle?

[rokups]

Consider this synthetic case, where candle 0 has a long entry signal and candle 2 has a short entry signal.

Can someone please clarify, if entry candle is a candle with the signal, or a next candle? Logically thinking, entry candles should be 1 and 3, because we can create entry signal when candles 0 and 2 are fully formed and thus entry on those candles is no longer possible. Plotting is confusing though.. In case signal candle is entry candle, maybe i have to shift my signals forward myself?

[sivavishnubramma]

+1 to this question

[polakowo]

vbt won't postpone order execution to the next bar, it executes what is being fed. That is, if you issued a signal at the very first bar and specified the close price (default), it will execute the signal immediately. It also doesn't know whether this signal uses the full candle or it's based on open/previous close, all it receives is a signal and a price. If you want it to be logically at 1 and 3, you should forward shift your signal arrays (given you're using from_signals).

[sivavishnubramma]

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