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[amibroker] Re: System Performances



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Seriously ? ... A rotational system is different in scope then what 
I thought was being discussed here which appears to be a rotating 
universe of tradables that have some life and get traded intraday 
based on them meeting some form of buy & sell rules.

--- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "dingo" <dingo@xxx> wrote:
>
> How about an example of how to do that using a sharpe ratio of 
each security
> and maybe trade on a rotational basis every month?  
>  
> Seriously.
>  
> d
> 
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> From: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] 
On Behalf
> Of Fred
> Sent: Tuesday, April 18, 2006 1:37 PM
> To: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [amibroker] Re: System Performances
> 
> 
> If the list is a result of some analysis you do then you can 
assign 
> a PositionScore to each security for each bar.  This would yield a 
> constantly changing and potentially prioritized list of available 
> securities to be traded.
> 
> --- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Ed Hoopes" <reefbreak_sd@> 
> wrote:
> >
> > As I mentioned in the first post - I have been trading this 
system 
> for
> > about 1.5 years.  The first quarter of this year had no severe
> > declines in the market, so the Max DD looks better than it 
really 
> is.
> >  Typically the system goes to 100% cash after about a 5% 
drawdown. 
> > 
> > There is another major component in my trading system that I 
didn't
> > mention - that of market timing.  I use stock index futures (ES, 
> YM,
> > ER2, NQ) to hedge based on 6 indicators.  This hedging, while not
> > perfect, reduces the drawdown considerably so the system plus 
> hedging
> > results in about 4% drawdowns.
> > 
> > On the subject of drawdowns, there has not been a >10% market
> > correction in over three years.  Since I have only traded this 
> system
> > for 1.5 years, I don't know what will happen when we eventually 
get
> > one of these more typical market declines.  
> > 
> > The main reason for not posting a longer trading history is that 
> the
> > stock list is updated every couple of weeks, which actually 
> improves
> > results.  I used the list that was current as of Dec 31, 2005 
for 
> this
> > test.  I don't know how to simulate a constantly changing list of
> > stocks in the backtester. 
> > 
> > Reef-Break 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > --- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Phsst" <phsst@> wrote:
> > >
> > > 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@> 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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