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Forum: Emini and Emicro Index

December 1st, 2014, 03:37 PM

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What should be the next step in my backtesting??

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Posted By budfox

Wondering how to speed up the learning process for becoming proficient at ninjascript

Hi Traderpards,

Really want to speed up the learning curve in becoming a ninjascript backtester.

So I am learning the basic course of C# at Lynda, I would like you to take a look at the course...

Forum: Emini and Emicro Index

November 16th, 2014, 12:34 AM

Replies: 76

What should be the next step in my backtesting??

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Posted By budfox

Thanks for the formula Fat TAils, but I was...

Thanks for the formula Fat TAils, but I was actually asking how to determine the Std DEv part of it.

@ Fat Tails

Forum: Emini and Emicro Index

November 13th, 2014, 10:48 PM

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What should be the next step in my backtesting??

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Posted By budfox

or instead of finding the Std Dev , I could...

or instead of finding the Std Dev , I could just do 1/ SQRT (N)

this was your shortcut formula you had in an earlier post.

you sure?

I think if you are using a trading platform it...

Forum: Emini and Emicro Index

November 13th, 2014, 10:28 PM

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What should be the next step in my backtesting??

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Posted By budfox

What value do you use for the standard deviation

Hello Trey treydog999

I was reading Pardo's book and he is giving the formula for standard error:

Standard Error = Standard Deviation / Square Root of the Sample Size

Forum: Emini and Emicro Index

November 11th, 2014, 08:17 PM

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What should be the next step in my backtesting??

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Posted By budfox

Hi Trey, treydog999 sam028 What...

Hi Trey,

treydog999 sam028

What if I tested the same model with the same parameters (during the same timeframe) on the ES or GBP/USD......would you estimate or expect similar metrics? ...

Forum: Emini and Emicro Index

November 10th, 2014, 06:45 PM

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What should be the next step in my backtesting??

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Posted By budfox

How would I factor in slippage in my model? ...

How would I factor in slippage in my model?

(I am manually backtesting)

Thanks shodson!

Forum: Emini and Emicro Index

November 10th, 2014, 03:38 PM

Replies: 76

What should be the next step in my backtesting??

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Posted By budfox

Hi Trey, No this was not walkforward testing...

Hi Trey,

No this was not walkforward testing (not quite sure how you define it), but like I said in the previous post two individual samples (of 50 trades each), First sample = Jan 1 - April...

Forum: Emini and Emicro Index

November 8th, 2014, 05:03 PM

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What should be the next step in my backtesting??

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Posted By budfox

UPDATE> Backtesting complete>> please advise

Hi Guys,

so I have completed my manual backtesting of 101 trades

First sample is from 1 Jan - 23 April 2014.

Second OS is from 1 Aug - Oct 30 2014 .

Forum: Emini and Emicro Index

October 29th, 2014, 03:41 PM

Replies: 76

What should be the next step in my backtesting??

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Posted By budfox

QUICK UPDATE

Ok so now I completed manually backtesting another 50 trades on my third model, lets call it Model D.

Here are the stats:

Win ratio = 40% :(
Max DD = 56% :)
Ave Win = 0.0013 ...

Forum: Emini and Emicro Index

October 29th, 2014, 01:15 PM

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What should be the next step in my backtesting??

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Posted By budfox

Great! Thanks a lot TellyTubby ! After...

Great! Thanks a lot TellyTubby ! After getting through the Lynda material, I will start playing with some basic exercises in C# and then maybe start tackling some small scripts in ninja.

Forum: Emini and Emicro Index

October 28th, 2014, 02:15 PM

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What should be the next step in my backtesting??

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Posted By budfox

Key things to learn when learning C#

Hi there,

So I am learning the basic course of C# at Lynda, I would like you guys to take a look at the course curriculum I have in blue below and tell me what are the main items I should know...

Forum: Emini and Emicro Index

October 25th, 2014, 10:17 PM

Replies: 76

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Posted By budfox

Yeah I have visual studio and I run script in it...

Yeah I have visual studio and I run script in it console apps , I'm not just reading code lol

Forum: Emini and Emicro Index

October 23rd, 2014, 12:58 PM

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Posted By budfox

static void Main(string[] args) { int...

static void Main(string[] args)
{ int result1;
int arg1 = 25;

but didn't I also declare int as 'result1' too?

so how will it know whether to use arg1 or result1?

Forum: Emini and Emicro Index

October 22nd, 2014, 12:24 PM

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What should be the next step in my backtesting??

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Posted By budfox

trying to learn C#

Hi

as you know I have been trying to learn c#. Just have a question about 'theVal'

tellytub treydog999 shodson

So this is a piece of code we are learning in Lynda.com, to illustrate...

Forum: Emini and Emicro Index

October 16th, 2014, 04:06 PM

Replies: 76

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Posted By budfox

Thanks for taking the time to respond mate..........

Thanks for taking the time to respond mate....... btw I saw all your webinars and they are kickass!!!

Forum: Emini and Emicro Index

October 16th, 2014, 02:03 PM

Replies: 76

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Posted By budfox

you dont need any skill to use the wizard.

you dont need any skill to use the wizard.

Forum: Emini and Emicro Index

October 16th, 2014, 02:00 PM

Replies: 76

What should be the next step in my backtesting??

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Posted By budfox

UPDATE

SO I signed up and paid $$ for Lynda

I could program a simple 'Hello World' console

I am still in the "basics" part of my learning curve where I am learnig conditional statements.

Learning...

Forum: Emini and Emicro Index

October 14th, 2014, 01:07 PM

Replies: 76

What should be the next step in my backtesting??

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Posted By budfox

Should I be learning visual C# or just the...

Should I be learning visual C# or just the C# language (whatever the difference is)

My objective is to master ninjascript

treydog999 tellytub

Forum: Emini and Emicro Index

October 5th, 2014, 11:55 PM

Replies: 76

What should be the next step in my backtesting??

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Posted By budfox

Update

So I did manually and painfully backtest the month of January for a total of 106 trades (N).

I also did add a another parameter (adding in a trailing stop as opposed to the fixed stop).

The...

Forum: Emini and Emicro Index

October 5th, 2014, 11:15 PM

Replies: 76

What should be the next step in my backtesting??

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Posted By budfox

Hell0 treydog999, I would like to inquire...

Hell0 treydog999,

I would like to inquire who would be doing the backtesting (that I am paying), is it a quant developer? or just someone who knows how to code?

That leads me to my next...

Forum: Emini and Emicro Index

September 29th, 2014, 11:47 PM

Replies: 76

What should be the next step in my backtesting??

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Posted By budfox

Ok. So I have to learn C# eventually. I am...

Ok.

So I have to learn C# eventually. I am not spending a few grand on anything.

For Model #2 I can B.T. 12 trades in approximately an hour (thats four days of trading), so I could backtest an...

Forum: Emini and Emicro Index

September 29th, 2014, 10:19 PM

Replies: 76

What should be the next step in my backtesting??

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Posted By budfox

I understand. What if January sample...

I understand.

What if January sample (N=50) correlates with the recent August sample? ie. has a similiar win ratio, drawdown etc?

I am considering hiring someone to code this...

Forum: Emini and Emicro Index

September 29th, 2014, 05:59 PM

Replies: 76

What should be the next step in my backtesting??

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Posted By budfox

Hi everyone, treydog999 Ming80 bobwest...

Hi everyone,

treydog999 Ming80 bobwest kevinkdog NoiseTrader716 daytrader4545josh

Like I mentioned in this previous post, I put the old model on the shelf and started backtesting a...

Forum: Emini and Emicro Index

September 20th, 2014, 12:24 PM

Replies: 76

What should be the next step in my backtesting??

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Posted By budfox

Going to start backtesting Model2

I think I will put this current model on the shelf, and start manually backtesting my next model

Reasons:

You can not set all the parameters for model1 in NT wizard> too complex
I do not...

Forum: Emini and Emicro Index

September 16th, 2014, 03:34 PM

Replies: 76

What should be the next step in my backtesting??

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Posted By budfox

But you have to be quite an experienced...

But you have to be quite an experienced programmer to 'make anything' right?

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