Hello,
Things you should check
1. Your custom metric name 
          MUST be unique
2. The "optimization target" selected in the 
          AA->Settings- >Walk Forward
must be typed EXACTLY as it is 
          defined in the code, including case senstivity.
If you define 
          "Profit" in the code, but "profit" as optimization target,
it won't 
          recognize it.
3. Go to Tools->Preferences, "Miscellaneous" tab, 
          
make sure that "Thousand separator" field is empty,
press OK 
          then re-run WF.
Best regards,
Tomasz 
          Janeczko
amibroker.com
----- Original Message ----- 
From: 
          "Joe" <j0etr4der@xxxxxx com>
To: <amibroker@xxxxxxxxx ps.com>
Sent: Saturday, 
          June 14, 2008 2:25 AM
Subject: [amibroker] Possible Problem with 
          Walk-Forward and Custom Metrics
> If you are using a Custom 
          Metric as your Optimization target in the
> Walk-Forward 
          settings, you should hand-check your results. I am
> frequently 
          getting incorrect results, in that the highest value of the
> 
          Custom Metric is not the one selected by W-F for a date range.
> 
          
> I documented the problem in the 5.08beta to AB support on May 
          13th and
> have not received a reply as yet.
> 
> 
          This is the metric that is currently causing(?) the problem:
> 
          [code snippet]
> ProfitMetric = ( NetProfitpc + RecFactor * 20 ) 
          * 10 ;//make them
> ~equivalant
> if( 0 > NetProfitpc 
          AND 0 > RecFactor AND 0 < ProfitMetric )//if
> both 
          negative & result positive
> ProfitMetric = abs( 
          ProfitMetric );
> 
> bo.AddCustomMetric( "Profit", 
          ProfitMetric );
> [end code snippet]
> 
> Other of 
          my metrics exhibit the same type of incorrect results in my
> 
          testing. I'm using Release 5.10.1 now, so I thought it was 
          appropriate
> to bring this to the attention of the 
          group.
> 
> Good trading,
> 
> Joe
> 
          
> 
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