Placeholder Outcome #

The placeholder outcome performs no action. This outcome is intended to be used during testing or when there is no need for other outcomes in the parent entity (e.g., a strategy whose outcome list must have at least one element).

The placeholder outcome cannot be backtested. More information about strategy backtesting can be found here.

Configuration #

{
	"type": "placeholder",
	"description": "a simple outcome"
}

• type - string
  The type of the outcome configuration.

  Outcome configuration types are described in detail here.

• description - string (optional; default: unused)
  The description of the outcome and its purpose.

Report #

{
	"type": "placeholder"
}

• type - string
  The type of the outcome report.

  Outcome report types are described in detail here.

Context #

The placeholder outcome does not insert any objects into the context store.