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 A Modeling Framework for Evaluating Multiple Ticker Sets with Heikin Ashi Candle Colors Heikin Ashi candles were initially examined within this blog in an earlier post (Backtesting Heikin Ashi Candle Colors to Buy Dips and Exit When Runs End).  They are sometimes featured in stock charts because they can visually convey by Heikin Ashi candle colors whether prices are in a rising or declining trend better than OHLC candles for historical prices.  Two or more consecutive green candles mean prices are rising over that period.  Likewise, two or more red candles mean that prices are declining during that interval.  The original Heikin Ashi candle post in this blog presents, describes, and backtests a very simple buy-the-dip model for entering and exiting trades based on Heikin Ashi candle colors via T-SQL scripts. This post presents a framework for creating multiple ticker sets, retrieving OHLC candles for those tickers, computing Heikin Ashi candles, and backtestin...