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If
only it was that easy. I can not get the data out of MS, short of manually
transferring every symbol. I select the results but the only right mouse click
option is "discard". I have tried all the Windows tricks I know, no
luck.
Scott
I'm sorry Scott, I meant to say copy results
from the system tester,
not the explorer. You open your test results page
and follow the steps
I've explained. Highlight the results you want to
transfer to excel,
copy to the clipboard, etc.
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In Metastockusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Scooter" <mariani@xxxx>
wrote:
> Super,
> Thanks for taking some time to help me!
>
> I know how to get the results from the Explorer, I do not know
how
to get
> the results from the System Tester.
> I am excited
to try what you suggest but need a little more help to
start.
>
> Scott
> -----Original
Message-----
> From: superfragalist
[mailto:jackolso@xxxx]
> Sent: Thursday, April 14, 2005
11:05 AM
> To:
Metastockusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [Metastockusers]
System Tester Results (Redu) Idea for Scott
>
>
>
> Scott,
>
> Here's an idea that
you can use to test your theory. I explained how
> to copy
results from an exploration into excel and then from excel
>
back into various MS lists.
>
> Run your systems test
year by year on your expert.
>
> Sort the test
alphabetically, and then copy the entire test for each
>
year into a new excel worksheet for that year.
>
>
From each worksheet copy the symbol and it's annual percentage
return
> into a new worksheet. Once you have delete symbols
that don't match
> across all ten columns, you can delete
all of the symbols except the
> first year's. You'll be left
with a year by year comparison of the
> return on each
symbol with your expert.
>
> You can then see which
symbols were consistently profitable and which
> one
weren't. This will answer your question.
>
>
>
>
>
> --- In Metastockusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Scooter"
<mariani@xxxx> wrote:
> >
Super,
> > I did read Mr. Wright's series of articles as
you suggested
> previously. I
> > found
it very informative. I found that I was already doing many
of
the
> > things he suggested in developing a system. I
have applied many of
> the ideas
> > he
talked about since reading the articles, more like a book!
>
>
> > He does not address the validity of throwing out
losers, based on a
> system
> > test,
from an available list of potential stocks to trade.
>
>
> > I know there are a cagillion system developing
books to read. I will
> pick up
> > a
few to read when I have the time.
> >
>
> Can you C&P system test results from MS8.0?
>
>
> > Scott
>
>
> >
> > -----Original
Message-----
> > From: superfragalist
[mailto:jackolso@xxxx]
> > Sent: Wednesday, April 13,
2005 8:34 PM
> > To:
Metastockusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject:
[Metastockusers] Re: System Tester Results (Redu)
>
>
> >
> >
>
> Looks like you're using the systems tester without
much
knowledge of
> > systems
development.
> >
> >
Read a few books on system design and then you'll see
you're
wasting
> > your
time.
> >
> > There's a
very good article on this coming up in the May issue of
>
> Roy's newsletter.
>
>
> > Don't ask for book recommendations
because one book won't do it.
> > You'll need
to read around a dozen or so systems development
books
to
> > get a really good take on how things
work. Once you've done that,
> > you'll soon
figure out that using TA by itself is not the
best
method
> > for picking stocks to
trade, the performance of any system
based on TA
>
> is going to dramatically change each year with a lot of
losing
years,
> > there are no indicators
that work even reasonably well across a
> >
variety of stocks or in changing market conditions, and
searching
> > thousands of stocks every night
for something to trade is in
the long
> >
run a losing idea.
> >
>
> Does that mean you can't make money using TA. You can, but
you
have to
> > have a well thought out
strategy and apply the strategy
appropriately
>
> for the market conditions.
>
>
> > I'm amazed at how many people that
refuse to spend a dime on
> > education,
information, good data or anything else that might help
>
> them, but they'll pay a guru thousands for useless
trading
methods or
> > lose thousands more
making bad trades. It's baffaling.
>
>
> > You can read Charlie Wright's series
of articles called
Trading as a
> >
Business. That will give you some basics about how to
approach
this.
> > Read all the articles
in the series. They all have something
important
>
> to say.
> >
>
> http://www.elitetrader.com/tr/index.cfm?s=17
>
>
> > Give Roy's newsletter a try. It's
all about MS with the code for
> > everything
discussed in it. You'll learn more from that in a
few
hours
> > of reading the back issues than you
will from playing with the
systems
> >
tester for next few years.
> >
>
> www.metastocktips.co.nz
>
>
> >
> >
>
>
> >
> >
>
>
> > --- In
Metastockusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Scooter"
<mariani@xxxx>
wrote:
> > > O.k.,
>
> > I have finally cooked the indicators enough (nothing
new) to
come up
> > with
a
> > > system that is profitable over
several different period back
tests,
> >
at least
> > > in MS. My question is, do I
remove the loosing or zero trade
tickers
>
> from my
> > > potential
list of tradable tickers I will run my Exploration
on
when
> > looking
>
> > for a new trading opportunity? MS seems to be keen on
"cleaning
> up" by
> > >
removing the losers. Doesn't make sense to me to say because
the
> > tickers did
>
> > not hit or make a profit over x amount of periods they
will not
> make a
> > >
profit in the future. Or does it increase my potential
>
profitability by
> > > removing them? Can
I somehow export the remaining ticker
symbols to
>
> excel or
> > > csv so I
can adjust my HSQuote list accordingly?
> >
> Thanks, Scott
> >
>
>
> >
> >
>
>
> >
>
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