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[amibroker] Re: meaning of acronym



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Hi,

I will follow your advice. 

We have got an idiom for that, "to have the head into the handlebars".
Probably it's not an equivalent translation.

It means that I go the wrong way, it is for somebody that does not
stand back.

Thank you.

PS : Hope that HB will do a noble commercial gesture for such an apt
salesman...

Regards

--- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Mike" <sfclimbers@xxx> wrote:
>
> Hi,
> 
> If you are struggling with AB, that would perhaps be all the more 
> reason to get Howard's book ;) It is the only one, that I am aware 
> of, that has a heavy AB focus. All sample code (*lots of it*) is 
> provided in AB.
> 
> Mike
> 
> --- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "reinsley" <reinsley@> wrote:
> >
> > Hello Mike,
> > 
> > I missed the link ...w_report. Excellent.
> > 
> > Search engines are difficult to use for acronym when you have no 
> idea
> > of the meaning. With the full name it's quite easy.
> > 
> > I followed the post concerning Howard's book, but I'am struggling 
> with
> >  AB for the moment. I'll buy it probably one day.
> > 
> > Thank you  and have a good week-end.
> > 
> > Regards
> > 
> > --- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Mike" <sfclimbers@> wrote:
> > >
> > > From the user guide: http://www.amibroker.com/guide/w_report.html
> > > 
> > > A search engine will give you plenty of definitions for most of 
> the 
> > > values.
> > > 
> > > Which to use is pretty much personal preference. But yeah, books 
> will 
> > > help you make a more informed decision.
> > > 
> > > Howard's book covers the topic in Chapter 4 - Measuring Success 
> > > http://www.quantitativetradingsystems.com/
> > > 
> > > Similarly, his Las Vegas workshop, and again at NAAIM, covered 
> the 
> > > topic.
> > > 
> > > His slides are available from the link provided in message 
> #123929, 
> > > along with the conditions of using the slides, which is why I 
> don't 
> > > simply include the link directly.
> > > 
> > > In those slides he suggests a few starting points that emphasize 
> > > smoothness of equity curve and take into consideration drawdown.
> > > 
> > > That should give you a good running start.
> > > 
> > > Mike
> > > 
> > > --- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "reinsley" <reinsley@> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > 
> > > > Thank you Paul.
> > > > 
> > > > Hovering the mouse in the report gives the full name.
> > > > A good start for next research.
> > > > 
> > > > Regards
> > > > 
> > > > --- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Paul Ho" <paultsho@> wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > You will find the meanings of all the acronym in the help 
> file, 
> > > look up
> > > > > backtester report.
> > > > > 
> > > > > 
> > > > >   _____  
> > > > > 
> > > > > From: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
> [mailto:amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> > > > On Behalf
> > > > > Of reinsley
> > > > > Sent: Thursday, 15 May 2008 7:25 PM
> > > > > To: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > > > Subject: [amibroker] meaning of acronym
> > > > > 
> > > > > 
> > > > > 
> > > > > Hi,
> > > > > 
> > > > > Where can I find the meaning of acronym such as RAR/MDD, 
> > > CAR/MDD...
> > > > > the things related to backtester and WFO ?
> > > > > Some are easy to catch but some are chinese.
> > > > > I found the AB metrics in Porfolio Backtester Interface 
> > > Reference, but
> > > > > no details.
> > > > > 
> > > > > To go further, does it exist a web place to investigate some 
> > > basic of
> > > > > the metrics ?
> > > > > To understand why should I use fitness car/mdd, I guess I 
> have to 
> > > buy
> > > > > books.
> > > > > 
> > > > > Thank you.
> > > > > 
> > > > > Regards
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
>



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