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- TYoung6608 replied Aug 30, 2009
thanks, and on the value of backtesting... — Thanks, that strategy is on my list of options... The "to backtest or not to backtest" argument has arisen. The comments re the flaws of backtesting are true. The data can be crappy, the results are ...
- TYoung6608 replied Aug 30, 2009
Thanks — Thanks. I look forward to the refined and "easy to read and understand" format of your system. I'm sure that you understand the skepticism regarding what could be seen as yet just another MA crossover system. As I said, "I am game" to ...
- TYoung6608 replied Aug 30, 2009
prior to 2007... — One only need eyeball the charts prior to 07 to see that it would have been very rough to hang in there with certain versions of this system. A more exhaustive backtest shows that you could have broke even, or maybe squeeked ...
- TYoung6608 replied Aug 30, 2009
correction again.... — I mistakenly used 4% risk per trade for 09 in my previous post. Using 3%, the results are above, at parameters as mentioned, ad nauseum, in my previous posts, lol.... Tom Sorry about that, previous attachment didn't post ...
- TYoung6608 replied Aug 30, 2009
correction to 09 backtesting results.. — Statistics Total trades70 Winners13Losers20Breakeven (BE)19No Trades (NT)18 Win % (no BE or NT) 39%Loss % (no BE or NT)61% Average Size Win$4,755.41Average Size Loss-$1,699.50 Largest ...
- TYoung6608 replied Aug 29, 2009
Partial TP — Sandy: You are absolutely right about the many options to deal with the BE issue. The most maddening period for getting stopped out (and later rocketing into profit) was in the second half of 2007. I am not really concerned ...
- TYoung6608 replied Aug 28, 2009
2009 — Attached is the equity chart for 2009, assuming the parameters mentioned in my previous post, ie: 1) 4x TP, according to Ace's indicator 2) Move SL to BE at TP1 3) Keep both trades open regardless of ATR 4) Take every trade 5) Close ...
- TYoung6608 replied Aug 28, 2009
2008 — Attached is the equity chart for 2008, assuming the parameters mentioned in my previous post, ie: 1) 4x TP, according to Ace's indicator 2) Move SL to BE at TP1 3) Keep both trades open regardless of ATR 4) Take every trade 5) Close ...
- TYoung6608 replied Aug 28, 2009
2007 — Attached is the equity chart for 2007, assuming the parameters mentioned in my previous post, ie: 1) 4x TP, according to Ace's indicator 2) Move SL to BE at TP1 3) Keep both trades open regardless of ATR 4) Take every trade 5) Close ...
- TYoung6608 replied Aug 28, 2009
2006 — Attached is the equity chart for 2006, assuming the parameters mentioned in my previous post, ie: 1) 4x TP, according to Ace's indicator 2) Move SL to BE at TP1 3) Keep both trades open regardless of ATR 4) Take every trade 5) Close ...
- TYoung6608 replied Aug 28, 2009
2005 — Attached is the equity chart for 2005, assuming the parameters mentioned in my previous post, ie: 1) 4x TP, according to Ace's indicator 2) Move SL to BE at TP1 3) Keep both trades open regardless of ATR 4) Take every trade 5) Close ...
- TYoung6608 replied Aug 28, 2009
2004 — Attached is the equity line chart for 2004, assuming the parameters mentioned in my previous post, ie: 1) 4x TP, according to ACE's indicator 2) Move SL to BE at TP1 3) Keep both trades open regardless of ATR 4) Take every trade 5) ...
- TYoung6608 replied Aug 28, 2009
Hi everyone! There are quite a few spreadsheets already posted on this thread, with very helpful results. Yes, I have a few more, which may be of further assistance. All of the box highs/lows have been entered going back to 1/1/04, so you will just ...
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