glm47 51 posts msg #42535 - Ignore glm47 | 
3/26/2006 5:44:35 PM
  Cut and pasted from your post earlier in this thread:
 
 /* dvpct - percentage dollar volume increased(+)/decreased(-) */ 
 
 set{dv1, close 1 day ago * volume 1 day ago } 
 set{dv, close * volume } 
 set{netdvchg, dv - dv1} 
 set{dvpc, netdvchg / dv1 } 
 set{dvpct, dvpc * 100} 
 
 /* valchg - percentage value increased(+)/decreased(-) */ 
 
 set{netchg, close - close 1 day ago} 
 set{CCC, netchg / close 1 day ago} 
 set{VVV, volume / volume 1 day ago} 
 set{CCCVVV, CCC * VVV} 
 set{valchg, CCCVVV * 100 } 
 
 
 add column dvpct 
 add column valchg 
 
 close above 50 
 volume above 1000000 
 
 
 
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TheRumpledOne 6,529 posts msg #42536 - Ignore TheRumpledOne | 
3/26/2006 6:05:07 PM
  "Anyway, here are the backtest results of TRO's Volume Change filter with my own Swing Trade parameters along with RSI(10) entry and exit signals. I was impressed by the 61% ROI... "
 
 You didn't post YOUR filter.
 
 The close/volume selection criteria I used was just for example purposes.
 
 
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glm47 51 posts msg #42539 - Ignore glm47 | 
3/26/2006 6:14:47 PM
  Yes but those parameters are a filter by themselves...
 
 
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TheRumpledOne 6,529 posts msg #42540 - Ignore TheRumpledOne | 
3/26/2006 7:01:36 PM
  So you're NOT going to post your filter?
 
 
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glm47 51 posts msg #42541 - Ignore glm47 | 
3/26/2006 7:17:17 PM
  TRO you have the filter, you made it!
 
 Here is what I have done with your post.  I clicked the Fetcher magnifying glass on the second Fetcher filter you posted in this thread.  I browsed through a few pages of results and was impresssed by the ratio of green to red in the Performance column.  
 
 So impressed in fact I decided to backtest it and used the following criteria in my backtest.  
 
 
 
 | Approach Information |  | Approach Name: TRO Volume Change  - Win Ratio Test (Swing Trade Params) |  | Test started on 12/30/2005 ended on 03/24/2006, covering 57 days |  | Filter used: |  | TRO Volume change - high win ratio (saved filter) |  
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 | Trade Statistics |  | There were 150 total stocks entered. Of those, 140 or 93.33% were complete and 10 or 6.67% were open. |  | Of the 140 completed trades, 81 trades or 57.86%resulted in a net gain. |  | Your average net change for completed trades was: 1.00%. |  | The average draw down of your approach was: -2.65%. |  | The average max profit of your approach was: 3.77% |  | The Reward/Risk ratio for this approach is: 1.87 |  | Annualized Return on Investment (ROI): 61.72%, the ROI of ^SPX was: 16.76%. |  
 
 | Exit Statistics |  | Stop Loss was triggered 0 times or 0.00% of the time. |  | Stop Profit was triggered 0 times or 0.00% of the time. |  | Trailing Stop Loss was triggered 0 times or 0.00% of the time. |  | You held for the maximum period of time (4 days) 140 times or 100.00% of the time. |  | An exit trigger was executed 0 times or 0.00% of the time. |  
 
 | Statistics By Holding Period |  |   | Completed | 2 day chg | 5 day chg | 10 day chg | 25 day chg | 40 day chg |  | Winners: | 81 | 80 | 80 | 64 | 50 | 29 |  | Losers: | 58 | 58 | 60 | 55 | 40 | 21 |  | Win/Loss Ratio: | 1.40:1 | 1.38:1 | 1.33:1 | 1.16:1 | 1.25:1 | 1.38:1 |  | Net Change: | 1.00% | 0.31% | 1.01% | 0.10% | 0.37% | 0.07% |  
 
 | Statistics By Variable: Match Price |  |   | <30 | <45 | <60 | <75 | <90 | <105 | <120 | <135 | <150 | <165 |  | Completed | 28:26 | 32:21 | 11:6 | 7:4 | 1:1 | 1:0 | 1:0 | - | - | - |  | 2 day chg | 32:21 | 30:23 | 10:7 | 5:6 | 2:0 | 1:0 | 0:1 | - | - | - |  | 5 day chg | 26:28 | 31:23 | 13:4 | 7:4 | 1:1 | 1:0 | 1:0 | - | - | - |  | 10 day chg | 18:27 | 29:19 | 10:5 | 4:4 | 1:0 | 1:0 | 1:0 | - | - | - |  | 25 day chg | 17:16 | 21:15 | 6:5 | 5:3 | 1:0 | - | 0:1 | - | - | - |  | 40 day chg | 12:6 | 13:9 | 3:6 | 1:0 | - | - | - | - | - | - |  
 
 | Statistics By Variable: Average Volume |  |   | <10.0M | <20.0M | <30.0M | <40.0M | <50.0M | <60.0M | <70.0M | <80.0M | <90.0M | <100.0M |  | Completed | 75:52 | 2:2 | 2:1 | - | - | - | 1:1 | 1:2 | - | - |  | 2 day chg | 72:53 | 2:2 | 3:1 | - | - | - | 1:1 | 2:1 | - | - |  | 5 day chg | 73:54 | 1:3 | 3:1 | - | - | - | 1:1 | 2:1 | - | - |  | 10 day chg | 59:49 | 2:2 | 1:2 | - | - | - | 1:1 | 1:1 | - | - |  | 25 day chg | 46:32 | 2:2 | 1:2 | - | - | - | 1:1 | 0:3 | - | - |  | 40 day chg | 25:17 | 2:1 | 1:1 | - | - | - | 1:1 | 0:1 | - | - |  
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glm47 51 posts msg #42542 - Ignore glm47 | 
3/26/2006 7:27:46 PM
  That was the first backtest result I have ever posted.  Didn't know it would not show the criteria I used for the backtest.  Here they are, pasted from the System Summary page of my backtest profile:
 
 Entry Filter 
   TRO Volume change - high win ratio (saved filter)  
 
 Basic Setup 
 Name: TRO Volume Change - Win Ratio Test (Swing Trade Params) 
 Approach Type: Long 
 Start Date: 12/30/2005 
 End Date: 03/24/2006 
 Benchmark Symbol: ^SPX 
 
 Exit Setup 
 Stop Loss: N/A 
 Profit Stop: N/A 
 Trailing Stop Loss: N/A 
 Minimum Holding Days: N/A 
 Maximum holding days: 4 
 Exit Trigger #1: rsi(10)>97 
 
 Extra Indicators 
 Entry Columns:   
 Show Performance After: after 2 days
 after 5 days
 after 10 days
 after 25 days
 after 40 days
  
 
 Advanced Options 
 Selection Method: select by rsi(10)<2 
 Entry Price: open 
 Conditional Entry: No 
 Exit Price: N/A 
 Maximum Trades Per Day: 10 
 Maximum Open Positions: 10 
 
 
 
 
 
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TheRumpledOne 6,529 posts msg #42543 - Ignore TheRumpledOne modified | 
3/26/2006 8:39:10 PM
  Ok, thanks for explaining.
 
 Too funny, I wasn't even trying to create a filter... just a display to be added to other filters.
 
 But I hardly call:
 
 close above 50 
 volume above 1000000 
 
 A filter!
 
 Of course, those stocks are probably volatile enough that you can swingtrade them.
 
 But your entry was rsi(10) < 2, that's what's causing the profit to appear!!
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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TheRumpledOne 6,529 posts msg #42544 - Ignore TheRumpledOne modified | 
3/26/2006 8:42:17 PM
 
  	    
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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glm47 51 posts msg #42545 - Ignore glm47 | 
3/26/2006 9:18:28 PM
  I didn't even read the filter before clicking the Fetcher.  I was just impressed by how much green I saw.
 
 The volume above 1 million and close above $50.00 reduces 10,000 potential stocks to only 164. This alone made me think it was a filter.  Now that I have read the filter I feel like a dope...lol
 
 
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