Compute time is the computation time shown for a strategy's backtest — how long the engine took to produce its latest result — displayed in the Compute column of your strategies list. Because one result is computed per distinct setup and reused (see shared compute), a strategy whose exact configuration has already been calculated returns in a fraction of a second instead of running from scratch. It is a read on how much work a run needed, not a quality or performance metric.
Defaults in Fincanva
- The Compute column shows the time for the last run, or a dash (
—) when a strategy has not been run yet. - The value is dimmed when the result is out of date, matching the run's status — a dimmed compute time means the shown figure is from a stale run.
- A result is reused only while it is still current, so a strategy that was instant yesterday may compute in full today, once new market data has advanced the data frontier.
Worked example
You duplicate a strategy without changing anything and run the copy. Because its configuration is identical to the original — which has already been computed — Fincanva serves that existing result rather than recomputing it, and the Compute column shows a near-instant time. Change a single setting on the copy, such as its rebalance frequency, and it no longer matches any existing result: the next run computes fresh, and its compute time reflects the full work.
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Fincanva provides no financial advice. Backtests show what would have happened — not what will.
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