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Re: [Metastockusers] Which is Better?



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> ideally greater than 100 before the results are statistically valid...
That's correct.
The figures I gave were not real, but were based on a small portion
of a backtest of over 10,000 trades.
Bodaire
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Tom Sprunger wrote:
 IMHO, the results from all are useless
from a statistical point of view.
You don't have enough trades in any of them for the results to
be
statistically valid.  You need a minimum of 30 and ideally
greater than 100
before the results are statistically valid.
 
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bodaire" <bodaire88@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: "EquisMetaStock" <equismetastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; "MetastockUsers"
<Metastockusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, July 27, 2004 12:22 AM
Subject: [Metastockusers] Which is Better?
 
> I've been thinking about this question and I can't
> decide which is better.  The figures are for 1.00
> Lots per trade with no MM.  I don't know which
> would give better results with MM.  Here are some
> sample figures for A, B and C:
>
> %Profit         
A) 48     B) 65    C) 80
> #Trades         A) 12    
B) 18    C) 25
> #W/#L          A)
1.87  B) 1.98  C) 2.79
> %Prof/Trade A) 4.00  B) 3.51  C) 3.21
> %Prof/Day    A) 1.49  B) 2.01  C) 2.50
>
> What's more important in the long run? Making more
> money per trading day (1 week=5days)?  Making more
> money per trade with less trades?  The better W/L
> ratio?  Something else?
>
> Bodaire
> -----------








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