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



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Okay. After set this along with 
SetTradeDelays( 1, 1, 1, 1 ); //open & close trades delay

After 3-year, lost almost everything. maybe a few bucks left...

So forget it.

No holy-grail.

--- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Tomasz Janeczko" <amibroker@xxxx> 
wrote:
> 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@xxxx>
> 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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