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RE: [amibroker] Help - Unrealistic Results



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What results are you getting, what market/stocks, what are
your trade settings, what time frame for the backtest

 



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>-----Original Message-----
From: Stewart
[mailto:stewart@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] 
Sent: Saturday, 19 April 2003 5:20
PM
To: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [amibroker] Help -
Unrealistic Results

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face="Times New Roman"> 



<span
>Hi All,





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face="Times New Roman"> 





<span
>I was experimenting with a
system, similiar to the one below. I'm getting very unrealistic results, and I
can't figure out why.





<span
>I don't believe the system is
forward looking, does anyone else have an idea?





Thanks,

Stewart

System:

<span
>Buy<span
> = C > <font
color=blue>Ref(<span
>C,-<span
>1) ;

<span
>Sell<span
>= C < <font
color=blue>Ref(<span
>C,-<span
>1) ;

<span
>Short<span
>= C < <font
color=blue>Ref(<span
>C,-<span
>1) ;

<span
>Cover<span
> = C > <font
color=blue>Ref(<span
>C,-<span
>1);

<span
>ApplyStop<span
>(Optimize(
"Type",
1, <font
color=fuchsia>0, <span
>3, <span
>1 ),<span
>Optimize( <span
>"Mode", <span
>1,<span
>0, <span
>1, <span
>1 ) ,<span
>Optimize( <span
>"Amount", <span
>0, <span
>0, <span
>3, <span
>1 ),<span
>1,<span
>1);

<span
>Equity<span
>(1);

<span
> 

The system settings are:

<table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%"
 >
 
  
  <font size=2
  face="Times New Roman">Settings
  
 
 
  
  <font size=2
  face="Times New Roman"> 
  
 
 
  
  <font size=2
  face="Times New Roman">Initial
  Equity:
  
  
  <span
  >10000
  
  
  <span
  > 
  
  
  <font size=2
  face="Times New Roman">Periodicity/Positions:
  
  
  <span
  >Daily/Long Short
  
 
 
  
  <font size=2
  face="Times New Roman">Commissions:
  
  
  <span
  >0.01 per share
  
  
  <span
  > 
  
  
  <font size=2
  face="Times New Roman">Annual
  interest rate:
  
  
  <span
  >5.00%
  
 
 
  
  <font size=2
  face="Times New Roman">Range:
  
  
  <span
  >99 days
  
  
  <span
  > 
  
  
  <font size=2
  face="Times New Roman">Apply
  to:
  
  
  <span
  >Filter
  
 
 
  
  <font size=2
  face="Times New Roman">Include
  Filter
  
  
  <span
  > 
  
  
  <span
  > 
  
  
  <font size=2
  face="Times New Roman">Exclude
  Filter
  
  
  <span
  > 
  
 
 
  
  <font size=2
  face="Times New Roman">Market
  
  
  <span
  >-
  
  
  <span
  > 
  
  
  <font size=2
  face="Times New Roman">Market
  
  
  <span
  >-
  
 
 
  
  <font size=2
  face="Times New Roman">Group
  
  
  <span
  >-
  
  
  <span
  > 
  
  
  <font size=2
  face="Times New Roman">Group
  
  
  <span
  >Indicies
  
 
 
  
  <font size=2
  face="Times New Roman">Sector
  
  
  <span
  >-
  
  
  <span
  > 
  
  
  <font size=2
  face="Times New Roman">Sector
  
  
  <span
  >-
  
 
 
  
  <font size=2
  face="Times New Roman">Industry
  
  
  <span
  >-
  
  
  <span
  > 
  
  
  <font size=2
  face="Times New Roman">Industry
  
  
  <span
  >-
  
 
 
  
  <font size=2
  face="Times New Roman">Watch
  list
  
  
  <span
  >Main Universe
  
  
  <span
  > 
  
  
  <font size=2
  face="Times New Roman">Watch
  list
  
  
  <span
  >-
  
 
 
  
  <font size=2
  face="Times New Roman">Index
  
  
  <span
  >-
  
  
  <span
  > 
  
  
  <font size=2
  face="Times New Roman">Index
  
  
  <span
  >Yes
  
 
 
  
  <font size=2
  face="Times New Roman">Favourite
  
  
  <span
  >-
  
  
  <span
  > 
  
  
  <font size=2
  face="Times New Roman">Favourite
  
  
  <span
  >-
  
 
 
  
  <font size=2
  face="Times New Roman">Margin
  requirement:
  
  
  <span
  >75
  
  
  <span
  > 
  
  
  <font size=2
  face="Times New Roman">Futures
  mode:
  
  
  <span
  >No
  
 
 
  
  <font size=2
  face="Times New Roman">Def.
  round lot size:
  
  
  <span
  >1
  
  
  <span
  > 
  
  
  <font size=2
  face="Times New Roman">Def.
  Tick Size
  
  
  <span
  >1
  
 
 
  
  <font size=2
  face="Times New Roman">Drawdowns
  based on:
  
  
  <span
  >Close prices
  
  
  <span
  > 
  
  
  <font size=2
  face="Times New Roman"> 
  
  
  <span
  > 
  
 
 
  
  <font size=2
  face="Times New Roman">Long
  trades
  
 
 
  
  <font size=2
  face="Times New Roman">Buy
  price:
  
  
  <span
  >Open
  
  
  <span
  > 
  
  
  <font size=2
  face="Times New Roman">Sell
  price:
  
  
  <span
  >Close
  
 
 
  
  <font size=2
  face="Times New Roman">Buy
  delay:
  
  
  <span
  >1
  
  
  <span
  > 
  
  
  <font size=2
  face="Times New Roman">Sell
  delay:
  
  
  <span
  >0
  
 
 
  
  <font size=2
  face="Times New Roman">Short
  trades
  
 
 
  
  <font size=2
  face="Times New Roman">Short
  price:
  
  
  <span
  >Open
  
  
  <span
  > 
  
  
  <font size=2
  face="Times New Roman">Cover
  price:
  
  
  <span
  >Close
  
 
 
  
  <font size=2
  face="Times New Roman">Short
  delay:
  
  
  <span
  >1
  
  
  <span
  > 
  
  
  <font size=2
  face="Times New Roman">Cover
  delay:
  
  
  <span
  >0
  
 
 
  
  <font size=2
  face="Times New Roman">Stops
  
 
 
  
  <font size=2
  face="Times New Roman">Maximum
  loss:
  
  
  <span
  >disabled
  
  
  <span
  > 
  
  
  <font size=2
  face="Times New Roman">Profit
  target:
  
  
  <span
  >disabled
  
 
 
  
  <font size=2
  face="Times New Roman">Value:
  
  
  <span
  >15.00
  
  
  <span
  > 
  
  
  <font size=2
  face="Times New Roman">Value:
  
  
  <span
  >0.00
  
 
 
  
  <font size=2
  face="Times New Roman">Exit
  at stop?
  
  
  <span
  >yes
  
  
  <span
  > 
  
  
  <font size=2
  face="Times New Roman">Exit
  at stop?
  
  
  <span
  >no
  
 
 
  
  <span
  > 
  
 
 
  
  <font size=2
  face="Times New Roman">Trailing
  stop:
  
  
  <span
  >disabled
  
  
  <span
  > 
  
  
  <font size=2
  face="Times New Roman"> 
  
  
  <span
  > 
  
 
 
  
  <font size=2
  face="Times New Roman">Value:
  
  
  <span
  >10.00
  
  
  <span
  > 
  
  
  <font size=2
  face="Times New Roman"> 
  
  
  <span
  > 
  
 
 
  
  <font size=2
  face="Times New Roman">Exit
  at stop?
  
  
  <span
  >yes
  
  
  <span
  > 
  
  
  <font size=2
  face="Times New Roman"> 
  
  
  <span
  > 
  
 


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> 



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