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In general such long term test results dont have any value for me as you cant 
see what happenend during the time - i.e. this system below MIGHT have made 
1 million in first 5 years and then continously keep on loosing - you cant judge 
from those numbers. I like to look at an equity curve.

rgds hans



> the following results are old contract values. not a bad system . it loses
> a little on the short side but is willing to short using the same rules as
> its long side so you might expect it to do o.k. in a prolonged bear market
> if we ever get one. whether or not you can trade this from a psych
> perspective is a personal decision.
> 
> Dale  
> 
> 
> 
> 
> vsts  S&P 500 IndexDa 4600 46/00-Daily   06/14/82 - 05/13/98			 
> 
>  Performance Summary:  All Trades		 
> 
> Total net profit	$ 240135.00	Open position P/L	$  58740.00
> Gross profit    	$ 341415.00	Gross loss      	$-101280.00
> 
> Total # of trades	      32	Percent profitable	      56%
> Number winning trades	      18	Number losing trades	      14
> 
> Largest winning trade	$  95345.00	Largest losing trade	$ -23725.00
> Average winning trade	$  18967.50	Average losing trade	$  -7234.29
> Ratio avg win/avg loss	       2.62	Avg trade(win & loss)	$   7504.22
> 
> Max consec. winners	       5	Max consec. losers	       5
> Avg # bars in winners	     126	Avg # bars in losers	      42
> 
> Max intraday drawdown	$ -34200.00		 
> Profit factor   	       3.37	Max # contracts held	       1
> Account size required	$  34200.00	Return on account	     702%
> 
> 
>  Performance Summary:  Long Trades		 
> 
> Total net profit	$ 249980.00	Open position P/L	$  58740.00
> Gross profit    	$ 313490.00	Gross loss      	$ -63510.00
> 
> Total # of trades	      23	Percent profitable	      65%
> Number winning trades	      15	Number losing trades	       8
> 
> Largest winning trade	$  95345.00	Largest losing trade	$ -23725.00
> Average winning trade	$  20899.33	Average losing trade	$  -7938.75
> Ratio avg win/avg loss	       2.63	Avg trade(win & loss)	$  10868.70
> 
> Max consec. winners	       5	Max consec. losers	       2
> Avg # bars in winners	     138	Avg # bars in losers	      51
> 
> Max intraday drawdown	$ -34200.00		 
> Profit factor   	       4.94	Max # contracts held	       1
> Account size required	$  34200.00	Return on account	     731%
> 
> 
>  Performance Summary:  Short Trades		 
> 
> Total net profit	$  -9845.00	Open position P/L	$      0.00
> Gross profit    	$  27925.00	Gross loss      	$ -37770.00
> 
> Total # of trades	       9	Percent profitable	      33%
> Number winning trades	       3	Number losing trades	       6
> 
> Largest winning trade	$  26520.00	Largest losing trade	$ -13240.00
> Average winning trade	$   9308.33	Average losing trade	$  -6295.00
> Ratio avg win/avg loss	       1.48	Avg trade(win & loss)	$  -1093.89
> 
> Max consec. winners	       1	Max consec. losers	       4
> Avg # bars in winners	      67	Avg # bars in losers	      29
> 
> Max intraday drawdown	$ -21590.00		 
> Profit factor   	       0.74	Max # contracts held	       1
> Account size required	$  21590.00	Return on account	     -46%
>