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psrkn
Posted : Thursday, December 6, 2007 1:37:18 PM
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Hi,

I would like to see P/L (Profit/Lost) summary of my initail money start up, let say $30,000, for  5 years of backtesting data with a specifed watchlist, and assumimg that the interest rate is %3.00.

Currently, the watchlist strategy summary mainly shows  the winning % and Ann Return/trade. The trade may have a high Ann Return/trade, but I my be forced to be out of the market due to the market condition and may earned just %3.00 in interest instead.

Can I set the initial investment, run the backtest,  and see how my investment grown for differrent trategies?

Thank you for a great product.
Bruce_L
Posted : Thursday, December 6, 2007 1:54:36 PM


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The Equity Line is designed for this purpose but cannot be seeded with specific startup capital (it always starts with $100). Money management features are on the to do list, but I do not know the specifics of how they will be implemented or have a specific timetable for when they might be added.

-Bruce
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psrkn
Posted : Thursday, December 6, 2007 2:07:52 PM
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Thank you Bruce. 

I don't see The Equity Line that you mentioned. Is it under the settings tab? I don't  see it.

Thanks
Bruce_L
Posted : Thursday, December 6, 2007 2:12:35 PM


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Please try selecting Add Study to Chart Add Study to Chart | Strategy Plots. You will want either the Strategy Equity Line or the Strategy Symbol Equity Line.

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