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N,

I'm not sure what you are wanting charts of ... However, you can 
make your own using the equity indicator I pointed at earlier.

--- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Natasha !! <dynomitedoll_ddd@xxxx> 
wrote:
> hello Fred ,
>          
>        With Reference to message 42537 :
>     *******************************************
>  42537 	
> From: Fred Tonetti <fctonetti@>
> Date: Sun Jun 15, 2003 11:13am
> Subject: Re: Equity Line 	fctonetti
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> Keith,
> 
> K-Ratio is a measurement of the straightness of the equity curve 
or how
> well the equity curve fits its own linear regression if you will. 
For
> compounding systems the measurement would be the straightness on a 
log
> scale. (See Attached)
> 
> UI = Ulcer Index. A measurement of downside volatility. The smaller
> this value is, the less investment ulcers one will have. It is the
> square root of the average of the squared retracements. One may 
think
> of it as the bottom half of the standard deviation. It does not
> penalize for upward volatility as does the standard deviation.
> 
> UPI = Ulcer performance Index. The greater this number the greater 
the
> reward per unit of downside risk. It is calculated by subtracting 
5.4%
> from the annualized return to bring that return to the amount above
> risk free Treasury Notes over along period of time. The resultant 
is
> then divided by the Ulcer Index.
> 
> I also attached two charts of systems that I trade, the first of 
which
> makes infrequent trades and therefore by its nature must suffer 
more of
> the ups and downs then the second which is a frequent trader.
> 
> Fred
>   *********************************
> 
>     Please attach any charts to illustrate the above in your 
message
> .It would be a help .I am also at this stage and getting little 
bogged
> down .Thanks.
> 
>   --- N !!
> 
>           
> 
> --- Fred <ftonetti@xxxx> wrote:
> > 
> > Substitute whatever you want for Equity.
> > 
> > --- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "steve_almond" <steve2@xxxx> 
wrote:
> > > 
> > > Fred,
> > > 
> > > I had already tracked down your formula for KRatio, but it 
> > > requires "Equity" to work (as in a backtest). I was hoping for 
> > > something which could calculate K-Ratio from price data. Am I 
> > asking 
> > > the impossible?
> > > 
> > > Steve
> > > 
> > > --- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Fred" <ftonetti@xxxx> wrote:
> > > > 
> > > > I think I posted an article some time back regarding the 
formula 
> > > for 
> > > > KRatio and you could probably find something related on the 
web. 
> > 
> > > > However the older, seeming incorrect ( although I like it 
> > better ) 
> > > > version of the formula can be found inside either of the 
> > > > portfolio.afl's in IO.zip in the files section as it's one 
of the
> > 
> > > > statistics that I show in the title of the equity curve I 
like to
> > 
> > > > use.  The number will NOT match what comes out of AB's 
statistics
> > 
> > > as 
> > > > that has the newer version in it.  However it wouldn't be 
> > > difficult to 
> > > > modify the calc to the newer version as it's only a slightly 
> > > different 
> > > > from the original formula.
> > > > 
> > > > --- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "steve_almond" 
<steve2@xxxx> 
> > > wrote:
> > > > > 
> > > > > I know the backtest report includes the (new) K-Ratio. 
> > > > > Is it possible to calculate the K-Ratio and add it to an 
> > > Amibroker 
> > > > > Exploration AFL? I'm thinking to try and use it as a 
measure 
> > > > > of "Quality of Return" for comparing stocks over the past 
year 
> > > (for 
> > > > > example). I'm trying to identify stocks which have a 
> > consistent, 
> > > > > rather than extremely high, return.
> > > > > 
> > > > > Any help with the formula would be much appreciated.
> > > > > 
> > > > > Steve
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> 
> Warm regards, 
> Natasha !
> 
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