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Re: [amibroker] Unusual Backtest Behaviour



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were they tested over the same time period (date to date) as set in AA window 

On 7/25/05, eric paradis <thechemistrybetweenus@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I have backtested a strategy and recently the results
> were shown to be better by a significant margin, and
> several days later, significantly less in the end
> capital, eventhough ALL parameters and code were the
> same.
> 
> Has anyone had such odd behavior from the backtester?
> I have reinstalled my database, and the results have
> gone  back to those before the last week or so. I
> can't place the source of the problem other than
> possibly the database corrupting somehow.
> 
> In addition, the backtest results indicated that the
> system had undergone a drawdown of -95.88%, while the
> equity curve is clearly positive and healthy for the
> tested period. None of this makes sense, and I'd
> appreciate any suggestions. Possibly, I'll install the
> newest version of AmiBroker.
> 
> 
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