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Forum: Commodities February 20th, 2014, 07:24 AM
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Posted By Fat Tails
My calculations lead to Calculation Method...

My calculations lead to

Calculation Method 1: Simple Rollover Close Old, Open New.
@ T1 Buy 900, @ T2 Sell 950, Result: (950-900)/900 = 5,56%
@ T2 Buy 1000, @ T3 Sell 1050, Result:...
Forum: Commodities January 6th, 2014, 07:24 PM
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Posted By Fat Tails
whipsaw: This is not an easy subject, but let me...

whipsaw: This is not an easy subject, but let me put forward a few ideas....

% Gain/Loss

The concept of a % gain/loss should not be applied to futures, but only to investments where the...
Forum: Commodities January 6th, 2014, 03:41 PM
Replies: 14
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Posted By Fat Tails
whipsaw: Then let us calculate your ratios with...

whipsaw: Then let us calculate your ratios with both standard backadjusted and ratio-adjusted data and discuss the outcome! It is enough to perform the calculation for a single trade that covers...
Forum: Commodities January 5th, 2014, 07:29 AM
Replies: 14
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Posted By Fat Tails
You cannot calculate the exact average gain/loss...

You cannot calculate the exact average gain/loss from ratio-adjusted data. All ratios are more or less inaccurate. The reason is that returns are either skewed to the upside or downside with...
Forum: Commodities January 1st, 2014, 06:10 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 7,287
Posted By Fat Tails
Ratioadjusted and perpetual contracts falsify the...

Ratioadjusted and perpetual contracts falsify the outcome of individual trades. This cannot be corrected afterwards, therefore you will never obtain an accurate backtest.

Standard backadjusted...
Forum: Commodities December 31st, 2013, 12:01 PM
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Posted By Fat Tails
With the terminology used by Thomas Stridsman ...

With the terminology used by Thomas Stridsman

c = close of the old contract
C = close of the new contract
gap = C - c

The idea of both backadjusted and ratio-adjusted data is to eliminate...
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