Hi Fred, You are right. Optimization isn't a dirty word in my book, as it is, in one form or another, necessary. The mere act of choosing a trading system is an optimization. It must be done, validated and interpreted properly, as you well know.
It only becomes a dirty word when improperly used and expectations exceed reality. Onward and upward! Thanks, Carl --- In [email protected], "Fred" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Optimization is one of those things that some people consider to be > a dirty word ... But when PROPERLY used it is one of the powerful in > the toolkit ... > > IO too is fully capable of automated WF adaptive analysis and with > the right pieces of companion AFL can be used for data mining, > automated pattern definition and recognition as well as automated > rule generation or creation, selection and combination ... > > --- In [email protected], "Carl Cook" <carl@> wrote: > > > > Ed, > > > > Being an AmiBroker user and Dakota's author, I can clearly say > they > > are complimentary. Dakota is not an optimizer, so Fred's work > fits > > in the grand scheme too. Dakota isn't at all like AmiBroker. > While > > AmiBroker is a great trading system package, Dakota is principally > a > > walk-forward adaptive "signal generator" and numerous happy > customers > > use both. You can use Dakota's signals in AmiBroker as > indicators, > > and thus in your trading systems. > > > > Thanks! > > > > Carl > > > > --- In [email protected], "Ed Cottrell" <emc@> wrote: > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > > > > > > > I'm aware of IO; I use it, now. My question is whether or not > > anyone uses > > > and can evaluate Dakota as either a compliment or an alternative. > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > Ed > > > > > > > > > > > > _____ > > > > > > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > On Behalf > > > Of Fred > > > Sent: Friday, July 20, 2007 8:41 AM > > > To: [email protected] > > > Subject: [amibroker] Re: BioComp Dakota > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks for the mention ... and a new improved version will be > out > > > shortly ... > > > > > > --- In [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:amibroker%40yahoogroups.com> > > ps.com, > > > "Tomasz Janeczko" <groups@> > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > Intelligent Optimizer (IO) better than Dakota is available as > a > > > free add-on for AmiBroker. > > > > > > > > http://finance. > > > <http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/amibroker/files/IO.zip> > > > groups.yahoo.com/group/amibroker/files/IO.zip > > > > > > > > Best regards, > > > > Tomasz Janeczko > > > > amibroker.com > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > From: Ed Cottrell > > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:amibroker%40yahoogroups.com> > > ps.com > > > > Sent: Friday, July 20, 2007 8:51 AM > > > > Subject: [amibroker] BioComp Dakota > > > > > > > > > > > > Has anyone used it in real trading? How effective has it been? > > > Is scripting systems easier or harder than in AmiBroker? Is > Dakota > > > worth the money, if the other route I'm looking at is a paid > > > Intelligent Optimizer license? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Any thoughts on these questions or Dakota generally are much > > > appreciated! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > > > Ed > > > > > > > > > >
