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[amibroker] Re: System Performances



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Fred's point is accurate IMO....

If the Trader has spent blood, sweat and tears over a period of years
building up a serious trading equity, then a 28% System Drawdown would
be demoralizing (only after causing a serious case of "Butt Pucker").

A subsequent post from Ed showed a 'Max Sys DD = -3.6%', but only
included 48 trades... which because of the small number of trades
seemed to me to be statistically irrelevant.


--- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Fred" <ftonetti@xxx> wrote:
>
> A Comment and a suggestion ... 
> 
> - DrawDowns ... I could be wrong but I suspect most people can't 
> tolerate 28% DD's ... To bring that number down to the point where 
> at least some people would be comfortable with it using real money 
> one would I think have to cut it half.  Doing that with an existing 
> system by restricting how invested one is will result in the CAR 
> being reduced to the square root of its original number.
> 
> - Objective Testing ... Take your data, cut in half ... Optimize 
> your system over half of the data and then test the parameter values 
> on the other half.  This rudimentary view of out of sample testing 
> will give you some idea of what you are likely to experience in real 
> trading as opposed to totally in sample results.
> 
> --- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "intermilan04" <intermilan04@> 
> wrote:
> >
> > Since I have optimized my system between 1996-2006, I guess the 
> > answer would be the same time period.
> > 
> > --- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Fred" <ftonetti@> wrote:
> > >
> > > That doesn't answer my question ...
> > > 
> > > In the development of the system what range of data ( time 
> period ) 
> > > did you use ?  The same time period ? An earlier one ?
> > > 
> > > --- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "intermilan04" <intermilan04@> 
> > > wrote:
> > > >
> > > > The numbers are the result of backtesting my system with
> > > > NASDAQ and NYSE tickers (around 7000 tickers) between
> > > > 1996/1/1~2006/1/1.
> > > > 
> > > > --- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Fred" <ftonetti@> wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > Are the numbers you posted in sample or out of sample ?
> > > > > 
> > > > > --- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "intermilan04" 
> <intermilan04@> 
> > > > > wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I know it depends on what you want personally for 
> risk/reward, 
> > > but 
> > > > > I'm
> > > > > > curious as to what other people's systems (developed in 
> > > Amibroker) 
> > > > > are
> > > > > > performing like. You don't have to share your code or the 
> idea 
> > > behind
> > > > > > your system (unless you want to), but I'm curious.
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > Over the last 10 years, say, what is your annual profit %, 
> max
> > > > > > drawdown, % winning trades, etc.?
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > I have a long system that has returned around 110% since 
> > > 1996.  Its
> > > > > > winning % is 47%, and the system drawdown is 28%.  It is a
> > > > > > reversal-based, swing-daytrade system.
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
>






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