Poll: I trade only properly optimised systems

dandxg · Dec 28, 2006

Quote from taowave:

Dan,would you be kind enough to share your thoughts on foward testing???

Does it make a significant difference if one foward tests or simply adds the "foward" test data into the initial backtest??

I have always wondered about the virtues of foward testing

Thanks in advance
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Taowave,

I am so new to backtesting I don't feel qualified to respond, sorry.I would probably forward test by using a good sim like Ninja Trader or X Trader for futures.

OddTrader · Dec 29, 2006

Quote from traderdragon2:

All my systems are highly optimized to find the "sweet spot" for parameters. You can do this without curve fitting though, and you must do this without curve fitting. Its all about system robustness. If the system behavior is erratic when you wiggle parameters, then its not a good system. All my systems make money in all markets even when using a wide set of parameters. In other words, they are robust enough to handle quite a large change in the market.
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Sounds very good indeed! What's the expected returns on average, unleveraged and reinvested?

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Poll: I trade only properly optimised systems

Trading with properly optimised systems?

Yes; That's the best way for consistent profits.

No; Don't even think about it, as you must be kidding.

Probably; Looks a pretty good and practical idea.

Unsure; What are you talking about?

dandxg

OddTrader