Hello ~rhelfer,

What is the first one or two things that you look at in MCSimulations?

Can you recommend anyone/anywhere as the best training source for MCS 
applications to trading?

Brian_z

--- In [email protected], "rhelfer123" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Use Monte Carlo Simulation (MCS) first, above all else. If you 
don't 
> get worthwhile results with that, don't even waste your time with 
> other stats. I'm speaking from a pure statistics point of view. If 
> you don't do MCS testing, it will be like building a hot rod from 
> scratch, but never actually looking under the hood to make sure it 
> goes fast.
> 
> Beyond that, good stats include K Ratio. That's my fav.
> 
> From my notes...
> 
> a.    COMPLETE SINGLE BULL-BEAR CYCLES
>  i.   In Sample = 4/1/2002 - 2/1/2004
>  ii.  In Sample = 11/1/1998 - 10/1/2001
> b.    ULTRA-BEAR CYCLES
>  i.   In Sample = 10/1/2000 - 10/1/2002
> c.    ULTRA-BULL CYCLES
>  i.   In Sample = 1/1/1996 - 4/1/2000
>  ii.  In Sample = 4/1/2003 - 2/1/2006
> 
> and also...
> 
> d.    ROI ratio = ( net profit / maximum trade drawdown )
>  i.   If comparing ROI ratio between systems, must use same 
> historical data for each system test. Look for highest ROI ratio.
> e.    Sharpe Ratio = measure of risk adjusted ROI.
>  i.   Above 1.0 is good, above 2.0 is very good, 3.0 is excellent
>  ii.  Decreasing ratio means system losses hurt more than gains 
> help
> f.    K-Ratio = Detects inconsistency in returns. Measures both 
> profitability and consistency of returns and then returns them in 
> one single number.
>  i.   Should be 1.0 or more.
>  ii.  Ratio dependent on length of historical data used.
> g.    Pessimistic Return to Risk Ratio (PRRR) = Large positive 
> returns are not penalized like with the Sharpe Ratio.
>  i.   ADD = avg daily drawdown, AWT = avg winning trade, ALT = avg 
> losing trade, Wins = number of winning trades, Losers = number of 
> losing trades
>  ii.  PessimisticNet = AWT*(Wins-sqrt(Wins))-ALT*(Losers+sqrt
> (Losers)
>  iii. PRRR = PessimisticNet/ADD
> 
> Have fun,
> 
> ~rhelfer
> 
> 
> 
> --- In [email protected], "Michael.S.G." <OzFalconAB@> 
> wrote:
> >
> > Hi Fred,
> >     As per previous posts, The common stats are realy just a 
start 
> > point. The ability to test said formula/system in a controlled 
> > environment for more detailed analysis is what the rest of the 
> framework 
> > is designed for.
> > 
> > Thanks for your list too.
> > 
> > ATB
> >     Michael.
>


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