POLL : What's your Profit Factor ?

Discussion in 'Trading' started by fluttrader, Feb 23, 2008.

Let us know !

  1. 1 - 1.25

    13 vote(s)
    15.1%
  2. 1.25 - 1.50

    13 vote(s)
    15.1%
  3. 1.50 - 1.75

    4 vote(s)
    4.7%
  4. 1.75 - 2.00

    7 vote(s)
    8.1%
  5. 2.00 - 2.25

    7 vote(s)
    8.1%
  6. 2.25 - 2.50

    4 vote(s)
    4.7%
  7. 2.50 - 2.75

    4 vote(s)
    4.7%
  8. 2.75 - 3.00

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  9. 3.00 - 3.25

    5 vote(s)
    5.8%
  10. 3.25 - 3.50

    2 vote(s)
    2.3%
  11. 3.50 - 3.75

    1 vote(s)
    1.2%
  12. 3.75 - 4.00

    1 vote(s)
    1.2%
  13. + 4.00

    25 vote(s)
    29.1%
  1. I need 100 votes :)
     
    #11     Mar 4, 2008
  2. I think those 19 votes with +4 PF are outliers.
     
    #12     May 27, 2008
  3. Nice idea for a poll !
    But I believe there are too many possible choices for the answer and that there should have been 5-6 tiers max (0-1; 1-2;2-3 etc)
    This way we won't get a clear picture.
     
    #13     May 27, 2008
  4. BJL

    BJL

    (out)liers?
     
    #14     May 27, 2008

  5. You are one smart cookie , I tried to be diplomatic :)
     
    #15     May 27, 2008

  6. The numbers could be reality on a small sample size but I doubt that a profit factor over 4 is possible on a sample of +1000 trades.
     
    #16     May 27, 2008
  7. what is profit factor? i am going to take a stab in the dark and guess it is just up efficiency over down efficiency times winning %?
     
    #17     May 27, 2008
  8. Profit Factor is the total profit divided by the total loss. According to the poll, 100% of the ET traders are profitable. :)
     
    #18     May 27, 2008
  9. No surprise to me since this is ELITEtrader :)
     
    #19     May 27, 2008
  10. BJL

    BJL

    Wow... I must really suck. Managed to achieve 1.56 over the last 11 months.

    I should get back to equity trading. 2007 scored 3.7 in that portfolio.
     
    #20     May 27, 2008