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If cost is an issue, you can use the cheapo version of TradeSim as a
substitute for the MS system tester and buy $100 or so software for
Monte Carlo from Adaptrade, Numasoft and others.
--- In Metastockusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Gary Nielson" <gary@xxxx> wrote:
> I hear you and you raise good points, particularly about Mickey Mantle's
> bat! :) However, I *did* a search for TradeSim on this and the
metastock.com
> forum and found mostly people suggesting TradeSim as a backtesting
> alternative to MS's own system tester. Most people liked it, I
gathered, but
> on what basis I can't really figure, since not many detials were
provided.
> Without such specifics, I was hoping to elicit more in-depth replies
other
> than buy it, it's good, it's a great alternative to MS's own, or I
don't use
> it, that sort of thing. The only place I've found such details is on
their
> own site -- it's not clear to me what their official homepage is --
and we
> all know that commercial advertisements aren't always the most
objective :)
> Furthermore, it's not clear which version is owned by most. Is the Monte
> Carlo version that indispensible? I hadn't heard much of this theory
before
> other than in Kaufman's Trading Systems and Methods book and, to me at
> least, he seemed not too enthusiastic. Are the lesser versions
sufficient?
>
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> From: Metastockusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:Metastockusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> On Behalf Of Bob
> Sent: Thursday, August 25, 2005 3:39 PM
> To: Metastockusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [Metastockusers] Re: Feedback on TradeSim sought
>
>
> There are plenty of posts on this board and on the equismetastock
> group about TradeSim. You can search the archieves and find everything
> you could want to know. The members don't need to reinvent the wheel
> over and over when it's already there, if you'll look them up. Jose
> uses it and likes it a lot.
>
> TradeSim works just fine, but it's only as good as your skills at
> system development. I've developed a lot of very good systems over
> many years and still continue testing and developing. I don't use
> TradeSim. I know the problems with the MS systems tester (which are
> many), but I also know the limitations of systems testing in general
> so I don't feel I'm missing much by not having TradeSim. Results from
> TradeSim are no better in live trading than the results from the MS
> systems tester. TradeSim is a really good product and professional
> tool, but it's just one more tool and not an answer in a box.
>
> I've read many books on systems development and testing, which I
> recommend you do before spending over $1000 for a testing tool. Don't
> ask which one is the best book. Read 8 or 9 and you'll start to get it.
>
> There are a lot of posts on here (and the big site) regarding the best
> tool, the best books, the best indicators, the best system. Forget it.
> You're going to have to screw around with a lot of stuff and figure it
> out for yourself. It's about you, not the tools.
>
> If you bought Mickey Mantle's baseball bat, could you hit the ball as
> well? There are hundreds of bats for hundreds of hitting styles.
>
> Roy's newsletter www.metastocktips.co.nz is the best MS tool. Roy has
> a free set of systems testing tools, that while not a polished as
> TradeSims, do produce very good results.
>
> You'll learn more about trading from Roy's newsletter than anything
> that TradeSim will do for you.
>
>
>
>
> --- In Metastockusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Gary Nielson" <gary@xxxx> wrote:
> > I am thinking of buying TradeSim, the backtesting add-on for
> Metastock. I am
> > interested in other's comments on its pros and cons, strengths and
> > limitations, support, etc. Any feedback appreciated. Thanks.
>
>
>
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