| Kevin_in_GA 4,599 posts
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 | 2/23/2010 7:56:49 AM 
 BUT ISN'T SOMETHING GOING ON WITH 4/40 TO 4/50
 I MEAN 10 PROFITABLE CROSSES THAT USE 4 AND THE SECONDARY IS EVERY LINE FOR 10 POINTS????
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 IF THE 4/40 CROSS IS PROFITABLE AND THE 4/50 CROSS IS PROFITABLE, IT IS VERY LIKELY THAT ALL EMAs IN BETWEEN ARE ALSO GOING TO BE PROFITABLE.
 
 JUST TO HELP NARROW THE FIELD OF RESULTS A BIT ...
 
 
 
 
 
 OR ANOTHER TWIST ON THIS ...
 
 
 
 
 
 
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| chetron 2,817 posts
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 | 2/23/2010 8:03:02 AM 
 oops, thanx kev ;  )
 
 
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| chetron 2,817 posts
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 | 2/23/2010 8:06:58 AM 
 the way you have the filter written is that today's ema7 value crossed above yesterday's ema47 value.
 
 maybe......
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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| chetron 2,817 posts
 msg #88561
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 | 2/23/2010 8:56:00 AM 
 very good, kev
 
 
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| calhawk01 135 posts
 msg #88619
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 | 2/24/2010 12:46:39 AM 
 Good job guys. Thanks for running that Kev
 
 
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| fortyfour 189 posts
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 | 2/24/2010 1:48:24 AM 
 Maybe I am not understanding the methods here but it was my beleif that a high rated IBD stock included high relative
 strength for the last "X" months. Long backtesting is always going to show good results on such a stock.
 
 Wouldnt it be better to run  tests on a fixed index such as the SP100 ?
 
 
 Is the method to only "test" after the stock makes the list ?
 or
 is this realtive testing and the absolute performance numbers dont matter ?
 
 Just curious...
 
 
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| chetron 2,817 posts
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 | 2/24/2010 4:21:01 PM 
 HOW ABOUT..
 
 
 
 
 FOR ADVANCED FOLKS.......
 
 
 
 
 
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| Kevin_in_GA 4,599 posts
 msg #88672
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 | 2/24/2010 6:16:56 PM 
 Maybe I am not understanding the methods here but it was my belief that a high rated IBD stock included high relative
 strength for the last "X" months. Long backtesting is always going to show good results on such a stock.
 
 Wouldnt it be better to run tests on a fixed index such as the SP100 ?
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 This is a very good question.  The testing goes back to 2007, and it is unlikely that many of these have been IBD top picks for that long a time (most of these have since fallen well below the 90 rating).
 
 Also 458 stocks is a good large number for testing - the main purpose here is to have a set of stocks that broadly reflect the overall market.
 
 Long backtesting over the past year is only going to give you a good result.  No real way around it.  That's why I originally posted the long/short system.
 
 
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