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You don't seem to understand. According to Mark H,
HE IS MAKING 126% THE LAST 3 YEARS. We are not talking
about his system producing 126% the last 3 years. He is
MAKING THAT AMOUNT IN REAL LIFE (According to his story).
So what you talked about below is true but irrelevant to Mark H.
intermilan04
--- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "MailYahoo" <MailYahoo@xxx> wrote:
>
> Unfortunately your back-testing only curve fits your trade system
making it
> optimal with already known data.
>
> If you were to use IO with it out of sample I would think that it
would fall
> apart and you would have to wait for that huge win to dig you out
>
>
>
> I rather have my system with a Mdd of about 9% and Annret of 38%
>
>
>
>
>
> Mark
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> _____
>
> From: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
On Behalf
> Of Mark H
> Sent: Monday, June 19, 2006 10:02 PM
> To: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [amibroker] Has anybody made any money???
>
>
>
> That's why I said it was the most difficult part of the system :-)
>
> When I couldn't sleep at night, I just ran a backtest again, and
compared
> the current market conditions with historical conditions with similar
> drawdowns.
>
> That helped me breathe and relax!
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
>
> From: MailYahoo <mailto:MailYahoo@...>
>
> To: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
> Sent: Monday, June 19, 2006 8:56 PM
>
> Subject: RE: [amibroker] Has anybody made any money???
>
>
>
> Mark,
>
> 40% MDD?
>
> I would be up all night with that
>
> To me that is not a trading system that I could live with, more of a
hope
> and pray type of system
>
> Mark
>
>
>
> _____
>
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> From: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
On Behalf
> Of Mark H
> Sent: Monday, June 19, 2006 5:30 PM
> To: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [amibroker] Has anybody made any money???
>
> Dr Gaine$
>
> My strategy is dip buying. When the market is bullish, buy strong stocks
> when they dip steeply and sell them when they rise.
>
> The secret is to use time stops (5-8 days) to let your capital work
harder
> for you.
>
> The most difficult part is to sit tight when market is not good and also
> stomach the drawdown up to 40%.
>
> Backtest helps a lot to pull the trigger when you are down 40%.
>
> - Mark
>
> ----- Original Message -----
>
> From: richard <mailto:dr_richard_gaines@...> gaines
>
> To: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
> Sent: Sunday, June 18, 2006 9:40 AM
>
> Subject: Re: [amibroker] Has anybody made any money???
>
> Share your strategy with us Mark.
>
> Dr Gaine$
>
> Mark H <amibroker@xxx> wrote:
>
> Absolutely. Average 126% for the last three years.
>
> But you should know that software are just tools and not money printing
> machines. It is what between your ears matters.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
>
> From: tom_katch <mailto:tom_katch@...>
>
> To: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
> Sent: Saturday, June 17, 2006 7:04 AM
>
> Subject: [amibroker] Has anybody made any money???
>
> I own Amibroker software, and have the latest version (standard). I
> also have Metastock, Vectorvest and some other software. But I am
> sorry to say that Amibroker is the only software I ever bought that I
> did not study up on. I understand that most of the users are very
> pleased with it from looking at this forum. Most of the postings are
> of a technical nature, with questions as how to understand and use the
> software. But I don't recall seeing postings from people noting their
> success in using the software. Have any of you had great/good/fair
> success in using it? Have you made a lot/some/little money with it?
> Maybe some of your positive comments will give me a kick in the ass,
> and I'll start on the 800 page manual.
>
> Thanks
>
> Fred
>
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