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> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:owner-metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Kevin243@xxxxxxx
> Sent: Wednesday, February 03, 1999 1:34 PM
> To: metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: Improving the system (Downloader)
>
>
> No flame intended. But what exactly do you do with 5700 tickers.
> 200 buys and
> 200 sell signals a day? I only have a 1000 and am wondering why
> I have that
> many.
>
> My effort lately has been pruning that number down to a few that
> will actually
> make money. I've made good returns on just 30 (32% IRR). I
> think Jim G has a
> great idea in testing them to see if your system ever made any
> money. If it
> doesn't, then why would you expect it to in the future? Yes that
> is a form of
> curve-fitting. But it may work. Some stocks I can just look at
> and tell that
> my system wouldn't work on it (liquidity, slippage, volatility, etc.)
exactly. you look and filter these by hand. I do it automatically everyday.
>
> Kevin Campbell
>
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