System Achievement Score

Discussion in 'Automated Trading' started by kut2k2, May 31, 2013.

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  1. kut2k2

    kut2k2

    Yes, PF = 2 for system [ -1, +2 ].
     
    #21     Jun 7, 2013
  2. kut2k2

    kut2k2

    It has been pointed out to me that what I described is not, strictly speaking, the profit factor.

    The profit factor (PF) is the ratio of gross profits ($) to gross losses ($).

    What I described above (the ratio of the sum of all positive returns to the absolute value of the sum of all negative returns) is better called Omega Zero (OZ). Technically speaking, OZ is the value of the trading system's Omega function (aka Omega ratio aka Omega measure) when its return threshold equals zero.

    PF and OZ are identical when and only when the trade size is a constant dollar value over all trades in the evaluation. If the trade size varies in dollar value between trades in the evaluation, then PF and OZ become different numbers.

    So the final version of the SAS contains two key elements of the trading system's Omega function: Omega Zero and the expectation, which is the return threshold when the Omega function equals one.

    Enjoy. :)
     
    #22     Jun 8, 2013
  3. I have actually a simply solution: The higher the Kelly, the better the system. I believe this is true.
     
    #23     Mar 10, 2014
  4. You have a 0.25 Kelly. So see what your friends have to see who is the better trader!
     
    #24     Mar 10, 2014
  5. Good, with HFFT I'm seeing pf 1.9 and have [-5,+9].
     
    #25     Mar 10, 2014
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