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RE: Mathematica



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I'm more and more convincted that your  Mathematica Technical Analysis
library is somewhat bugged...

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> -----Message d'origine-----
> De : MikeSuesserott [mailto:MikeSuesserott@xxxxxxxxxxx]
> Envoyé : dimanche 29 juillet 2001 22:51
> À : Patrick Gamble; Omega-list
> Objet : AW: Mathematica
>
> Here is a scenario you might want to think about. Suppose a TS user has
> programmed a little system in which an entry signal is generated when two
> indicator lines intersect. He tests the system and is satisfied with the
> results. Little does he know that, due to the "built-in" propagation of
> floating-point errors, the true intersection points are a few days off,
> sometimes too early, sometimes late, and he is actually trading a
> completely different system than the one he thought he wrote.
>
> Why use EL at all if one can't rely on the results?
>
> Best,
>
> Michael Suesserott
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