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The composite idea is a good one but I'm afraid if you do
anything it will become a thing on its own (like everything
else)...
You'll get requests like:
"How about letting us give you the percentages to use of
each ticker?"
"Why can't we just specify a ticker ( or watchlist or
... ) to use in building the composite?"
"Could you make the composite xxxx
weighted?"
ad naseum.
But then I'm the grumpy one. 8-)
d
Hello,
This was the reason why I did not include it when I wrote
portfolio backtester, but since then
I was considering adding this option for comparison
purposes.
One idea (as suggested by Allan) is to use benchmark such as
SP500, but it won't be very useful
when testing some small watch lists of stocks that are
little correlated with large caps.
Also for some
instruments there is no benchmark (see forex for example),
that's why I am thinking about another
solution:
creating own "benchmark" by using all symbols under test to
create equal weighted composite
and test buy and hold strategy on such artificial composite.
This would give you some idea how
well given strategy performs compared to passive
investment.
Any comments?
Best regards,
Tomasz Janeczko
amibroker.com
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Tuesday, July 11, 2006 4:21
PM
Subject: RE: [amibroker] Comparitive
Buy and Hold returns
How would you go about calc'ng B&H on an entire
portfolio where you used scoring, etc?
d
with that said,I can not find buy and hold returns on the new
report....
----- Original Message -----
From: Tomasz Janeczko <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Monday, July 10, 2006 5:08 pm
Subject: Re: [amibroker] Comparitive Buy and Hold returns
> Hello,
>
> 1. Yes
> 2. Yes from
mathematical standpoint however you would NOT be able
> to enter
that many positions with limited capital
> so these results are
theoretical only.
>
> 3. OLD backtester is phased out. It is
there only for people who
> had some resutls from versions 4.40 or
earlier stored somewhere and
> want to reproduce old backtests for
some reason.
>
> All new code should use NEW portfolio-level
backtester only.
>
> Best regards,
> Tomasz Janeczko
> amibroker.com
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> To:
[email protected]
> Sent: Monday, July 10, 2006 9:59
PM
> Subject: Re: [amibroker] Comparitive Buy and Hold
returns
>
>
>
> So,if the system is a
losing system and has a an average loss as
> opposed to profit,will
the result be apx((approx (number of
> symbols) * avg. loss )
??
>
> Are the buy and hold stats accurate?
>
> Where can i find the definitions for the old backtest??
>
>
>
>
>
>
> -----
Original Message -----
>
>
> From: Tomasz
Janeczko <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
> Date:
Monday, July 10, 2006 2:59 pm
>
> Subject: Re:
[amibroker] Comparitive Buy and Hold returns
>
>
> > Hello,
> >
> > Please
note that OLD backtester is not portfolio backtester.
> >
It backtests each security *separately* and sums up the
> results
> > so your profits will be much higher (approx (number of
> symbols) *
> > avg. profit )
> >
> > Best regards,
> > Tomasz Janeczko
> > amibroker.com
> > ----- Original
Message -----
> > From: "matrix10014"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > To:
<[email protected]>
> > Sent: Monday, July
10, 2006 6:35 PM
> > Subject: [amibroker] Comparitive Buy
and Hold returns
> >
> >
>
> > Can someone please tell me where in reports you can easily
> see
> > how
> > > your system
did relative to a buy and hold strategy??
> > >
> > > I did see some Buy and Hold stats in the Old
backtester,but
> some
> > of
> >
> the numbers were of by a factor of 10-100..
> > >
> > >
> > > Total net profit:
532108.89 Total commissions paid: 0.00
> >
> Return on account: 6.82 % Open position gain/loss
> 11931.24
> > > Buy&Hold profit:
3657774.41 Bars (avg. days) in test:
> 13351
> > (250)
> > > Buy&Hold % return:
46.89% System to Buy&Hold index: -
> 85.45%
> > >
> > > Annual system %
return: 10.11% Annual B&H % return: 75.32%
>
> >
> > >
> > > those
numbers posted were on a $100,000 account!!I have no
> idea
> > where
> > > the total net profit
number of 532,108.89 came from..And I
> > really dont
> > > know how a 532,108 profit only generates a 6.82%
return on a
> > $100000
> > > account
> > >
> > > Thanks
>
> >
> > > Allan
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Please note that this group is for discussion
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> >
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