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Re: [amibroker] Re: Amazing backtest ==> Automatic/program trading



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Hello,

Please re-run your backtest with commission set to 0.5%
and check if it still gives you same results.

Best regards,
Tomasz Janeczko
amibroker.com
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Claud Hou" <hclaud_98@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, November 04, 2004 10:58 PM
Subject: [amibroker] Re: Amazing backtest ==> Automatic/program trading


> 
> 
> Indeed it is too good. My wife says I am dreaming. But that's what 
> backtest reports. It's not me. It's the program.
> 
> As any trading system does, you always get a signal first.
> So the program works like this (daily based):
> 1) Detect a buy signal
> 2) Buy at Open next day. (and/or cover)
> .... hold till ...
> 3) Detect a sell siganl
> 4) Sell at open next day, immediately go short
> 5) loops back to 1)
> 
> simple as that.
> 
> BTW, I don't like Porche GT. So don't worry about that. 
> 
> 
> --- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "dingo" <dingo@xxxx> wrote:
>> have you heard what "they" say when something sounds too good to be 
> true?
>> Doesn't yours sound a little too good to be true?
>>  
>> Suggest you click the "Check" button in the AA window. If that says 
> you're
>> ok then are you testing for high and low values using EOD data in 
> your
>> system for buying and selling?
>>  
>> I'd advise you not to get too excited just yet and certainly don't 
> go out
>> and buy that Porche GT just yet.
>>  
>> d
>> 
>> 
>>   _____  
>> 
>> From: Claud Hou [mailto:hclaud_98@x...] 
>> Sent: Thursday, November 04, 2004 4:41 PM
>> To: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: [amibroker] Amazing backtest ==> Automatic/program trading
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Last night I ran some backtests with some simple trading systems.
>> The results are amazing:
>> For example,
>> In 3 years from 11/03/2001 to 11/03/2004, with 10K initial account 
>> value, you'll get 5.3M trading only YHOO. (long/short).
>> The result will be even astonishing if you use margin and trade 
>> options.
>> 
>> So come some questions:
>> 1) How reliable are these backtest results? 
>> 2) How's the progress for AB's feature of automatic trading with IB?
>> 3) Better yet, is there a broker that accepts a trading system from 
>> customer and does program trading?
>> 
>> Basically, open an account with 10K and let the program run every 
>> trading day, then forget it. Three year later, you check your 
> account 
>> finding out you are a multi-millionaire. 
>> How sweet is that? :-)
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
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