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<SPAN 
class=500335011-30062004>Ed/DT, the QQQ (all quotations) gives 
me about 500%, why? See reports attached.



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class=500335011-30062004>Net Profit % 500.28 % 286.54 % 213.74 % 
Exposure % 8.71 % 4.28 % 4.43 % <FONT face=Arial 
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<SPAN 
class=500335011-30062004>Settings:  Initial Equity: 1000  
Periodicity/Positions: Daily/Long Short  Commissions: 0.01 per share  
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<SPAN 
class=500335011-30062004>herman<FONT face=Arial 
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  <FONT face=Tahoma 
  size=2>-----Original Message-----From: E Winters 
  [mailto:e.winters1@xxxxxxxxxxx]Sent: Tuesday, June 29, 2004 10:10 
  PMTo: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxSubject: Re: [amibroker] 
  Percent Profit Trailing Stop QuestionImportance: 
  High
  On QQQ I get -79.45% profit,  What issue(s) 
  are you using over what time period?
  Regards,
  Ed
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    ----- Original Message ----- 
    <DIV 
    >From: 
    Herman van den 
    Bergen 
    To: <A title=amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
    href="">AmiBroker YahooGroups 
    Sent: Tuesday, June 29, 2004 9:09 
    PM
    Subject: [amibroker] Percent Profit 
    Trailing Stop Question
    
    Can somebody 
    explain why this gives unreal profits?
    <SPAN 
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    // In AA 
    settings Use percent profit trailing stop of 10%
    // Trade Long 
    and Short at the 
    OpenSetOption("ActivateStopsImmediately",True);SetTradeDelays(1,1,1,1);Buy=Cross( 
    MACD(), Signal() );Sell = Cross( Signal(), MACD() );Short = 
    Sell;Cover = Buy;Plot(Equity(1),"Equity",1,1);
    <SPAN 
    class=218090701-30062004> 
    <SPAN 
    class=218090701-30062004>TIA,
    <SPAN 
    class=218090701-30062004>herman.
Title: MTS-TrailRTc - Backtest Report



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    Formula// In AA settings Use percent profit trailing stop of 10% 
SetOption("ActivateStopsImmediately",True); 
SetTradeDelays(1,1,1,1); 
Buy=Cross( MACD(), Signal() ); 
Sell = Cross( Signal(), MACD() ); 
Short = Sell; 
Cover = Buy; 
Plot(Equity(1),"Equity",1,1);

Title: MTS-TrailRTc - Backtest Report



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    Settings

  
  
     
  
    Initial Equity:
    1000
    
    Periodicity/Positions:
    Daily/Long Short
  
    Commissions:
    0.01 per share
    
    Annual interest rate:
    0.00%
  
    Range:
    All quotations
    
    Apply to:
    Current Symbol
  
    Margin requirement:
    100
    
    Futures mode:
    No
  
    Def. round lot size:
    1
    
    Def. Tick Size
    0
  
    Drawdowns based on:
    High/Low prices
    
     
     
  
    Long trades
  
    Buy price:
    Open
    
    Sell price:
    Open
  
    Buy delay:
    1
    
    Sell delay:
    1
  
    Short trades
  
    Short price:
    Open
    
    Cover price:
    Open
  
    Short delay:
    1
    
    Cover delay:
    1
  
    Stops
  
    Maximum loss:
    disabled
    
    Profit target:
    disabled
  
    Value:
    1.00
    
    Value:
    0.30
  
    Exit at stop?
    yes
    
    Exit at stop?
    yes
  
     
  
    Trailing stop:
    point
    
     
     
  
    Value:
    10.00
    
     
     
  
    Exit at stop?
    yes
    
     
     

Title: MTS-TrailRTc - Backtest Report



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    Statistics

  
  
     
    All trades
    Long trades
    Short trades
  
    Initial capital
    1000.00
    1000.00
    1000.00
  
    Ending capital
    6002.76
    3865.36
    3137.41
  
    Net Profit
    5002.76
    2865.36
    2137.41
  
    Net Profit %
    500.28 %
    286.54 %
    213.74 %
  
    <TH 
    title="Market exposure of the trading system calculated on bar by bar basis. Sum of bar exposures divided by number of bars. Single bar exposure is the value of open positions divided by portfolio equity.">Exposure 
      %
    8.71 %
    4.28 %
    4.43 %
  
    Net Risk Adjusted Return 
    %
    5743.50 %
    6688.09 %
    4829.16 %
  
    Annual Return %
    40.13 %
    28.98 %
    24.02 %
  
    Risk Adjusted Return 
%
    460.67 %
    676.50 %
    542.59 %
  
    
      
    
  
    All trades
    115
    58 (50.43 %)
    57 (49.57 %)
  
    <TH 
      title="(Profit of winners + Loss of losers)/(number of trades)"> Avg. 
      Profit/Loss
    43.50
    49.40
    37.50
  
    <TH 
      title="(% Profit of winners + % Loss of losers)/(number of trades)"> Avg. 
      Profit/Loss %
    1.62 %
    1.62 %
    1.62 %
  
     Avg. Bars Held
    1.03
    1.00
    1.07
  
    
      
    
  
    Winners
    112 (97.39 %)
    58 (50.43 %)
    54 (46.96 %)
  
     Total Profit
    5473.98
    2865.36
    2608.62
  
     Avg. Profit
    48.87
    49.40
    48.31
  
     Avg. 
      Profit %
    1.75 %
    1.62 %
    1.88 %
  
     Avg. Bars Held
    1.00
    1.00
    1.00
  
     Max. Consecutive
    75
    58
    37
  
     Largest win
    324.09
    324.09
    186.75
  
     # bars in largest win
    1
    1
    1
  
    
      
    
  
    Losers
    3 (2.61 %)
    0 (0.00 %)
    3 (2.61 %)
  
     Total Loss
    -471.22
    0.00
    -471.22
  
     Avg. Loss
    -157.07
    N/A
    -157.07
  
     Avg. Loss 
    %
    -3.20 %
    N/A 
    -3.20 %
  
     Avg. Bars Held
    2.33
    N/A
    2.33
  
     Max. Consecutive
    1
    0
    2
  
     Largest loss
    -469.34
    0.00
    -469.34
  
     # bars in largest loss
    5
    0
    5
  
    
      
    
  
    <TH 
    title="The largest peak to valley decline experienced in any single trade">Max. 
      trade drawdown
    0.00
    0.00
    0.00
  
    <TH 
    title="The largest peak to valley percentage decline experienced in any single trade">Max. 
      trade % drawdown
    0.00 %
    0.00 %
    0.00 %
  
    <TH 
    title="The largest peak to valley decline experienced in portfolio equity">Max. 
      system drawdown
    -464.79
    0.00
    -469.68
  
    <TH 
    title="The largest peak to valley percentage decline experienced in portfolio equity">Max. 
      system % drawdown
    -9.45 %
    0.00 %
    -16.44 %
  
    Recovery Factor
    10.76
    N/A
    4.55
  
    <TH 
      title="Compound Annual % Return divided by Max. system % drawdown">CAR/MaxDD
    4.25
    N/A
    1.46
  
    <TH 
      title="Risk Adjusted Return divided by Max. system % drawdown">RAR/MaxDD
    48.77
    N/A
    32.99
  
    Profit Factor
    11.62
    N/A
    5.54
  
    Payoff Ratio
    0.31
    N/A
    0.31
  
    <TH 
    title="Standard error measures chopiness of equity line. The lower the better.">Standard 
      Error
    237.81
    188.44
    159.38
  
    <TH 
    title="Measure of the relation between the risk inherent in a trading the system compared to its potential gain. Higher is better. Calculated as slope of equity line (expected annual return) divided by its standard error. ">Risk-Reward 
      Ratio
    4.51
    3.36
    2.76
  
    <TH 
    title="Square root of sum of squared drawdowns divided by number of bars">Ulcer 
      Index
    1.04
    0.00
    3.76
  
    Ulcer 
      Performance Index
    33.29
    N/A
    4.95
  
    <TH 
    title="Measure of risk adjusted return of investment. Above 1.0 is good, more than 2.0 is excellent.">Sharpe 
      Ratio of trades
    12.69
    15.06
    11.15
  
    K-Ratio
    0.19
    0.14

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