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http://reviews.cnet.com/Save_Internet_Video/4660-10165_7-6629363.html?tag=nl.e501 Steve ----- Original Message ----- From: "dingo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, August 30, 2006 2:17 PM Subject: RE: [amibroker] Backtest vs Forwardtest > And 75% isn't good enough for you? > > And don't you think the past results just might be too good to be true? > > And you checked your formula to see if it is looking into the future? > > And if it isn't then it just could be so optimized that it is "curve > fitting". > > And without your code its hard to pinpoint what's going on.... > > d > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] >> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of intermilan04 >> Sent: Wednesday, August 30, 2006 2:11 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: [amibroker] Backtest vs Forwardtest >> >> Hi all, >> >> I'm having a puzzling situation where my backtest results are >> fantastic yet my forwardtest result is nowhere near it. >> >> My system is optimized between 2001/1/1 and 2006/1/1. >> Results YTD is "forwardtest" since it is beyond the scope of >> optimized data range. >> >> Here are some numbers of backtests: >> Year-by-year-results (CAR) >> 2001/1/1-2002/1/1: 393.70% >> 2002/1/1-2003/1/1: 232.64% >> 2003/1/1-2004/1/1: 721.79% >> 2004/1/1-2005/1/1: 400.82% >> 2005/1/1-2006/1/1: 490.72% >> >> and at last--forwardtest >> 2006/1/1-2006/8/29: 74.64% >> >> I am at a loss to explain this. It's very sad that I work >> hard to come up with a system that has worked, only to see it >> not working nearly as good as it should be. >> >> Any analysis/suggestions to fix the problem above is greatly >> appreciated. >> >> Sincerely, >> >> intermilan04 >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Please note that this group is for discussion between users only. >> >> To get support from AmiBroker please send an e-mail directly >> to SUPPORT {at} amibroker.com >> >> For other support material please check also: >> http://www.amibroker.com/support.html >> >> >> Yahoo! Groups Links >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> No virus found in this incoming message. >> Checked by AVG Free Edition. >> Version: 7.1.405 / Virus Database: 268.11.7/433 - Release >> Date: 8/30/2006 >> >> > > > > Please note that this group is for discussion between users only. > > To get support from AmiBroker please send an e-mail directly to > SUPPORT {at} amibroker.com > > For other support material please check also: > http://www.amibroker.com/support.html > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > Please note that this group is for discussion between users only. To get support from AmiBroker please send an e-mail directly to SUPPORT {at} amibroker.com For other support material please check also: http://www.amibroker.com/support.html Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/amibroker/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
