[amibroker] AB Back-testing Metrics

2008-05-08 Thread Robert Grigg
I have been thinking through the process of evaluating the goodness of a trading system using AB metrics and have become perplexed. Can someone who has unravelled this issue previously help? There seem to be two general approaches to portfolio sizing while doing a back-test. The first is to

Re: [amibroker] AB Back-testing Metrics

2008-05-08 Thread Robert Grigg
Hi Mike, Thank you for your response. I am comfortable with the Custom Back-tester and know how to limit trades to a realistic maximum. My concern is that once you reach the clamped effect as you put it, you would, in real life, take-out the excess (buy the Red Porche?). However,