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Frequently Asked Questions
What does this applet show?
This applet simulates an equity curve of your account over the
long term after systematically applying your trading rule with known
parameters of Win Probability and Win/Loss ratio. A whole curve consists
of about 450 pixels, or trades. Random generator decides (as the market
does)with a given probability whether you win or lose in a given trade.
So the equity trajectory is generated.
What is a "Win/Loss ratio" parameter?
Divide your average winner by your average loser and you get Win/Loss
ratio
What is a "Win Prob" parameter?
This is the number representing probability of a winning trade of your
trading system. For example, if you traded 100 times and won in 61 trades,
then the probability to win is about 61% or 0.61.
What is a "Lines Qty" parameter?
This is abbreviation for "Lines quantity". This is the number
of equity curves to be generated and plotted simultaneously. This feature
gives you an opportunity to see "what if" scenarios for any
'level of luck'. In other words, even your system wins in 99.9% of times,
there's non-zero chance that all your trades can lose for example 10
times in a raw.
What are the "Kelly Val" and "Math Expect"parameters?
Kelly Value and Mathematical Expectation of the trading system respectively.
The first one determines the percentage of your capital you should put
in a single trade in order to maximize the over-all account performance
in a long run and minimize the risks of ruin. The second one is interpreted
this way : if it is positive than historically your system wins on average,
if it is negative then you better look for another strategy...
These are calculated values. Read more about these important parameters
here
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