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Forum: Commodities

January 8th, 2014, 03:11 AM

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Calculating Ratio-Adjusted Data (RAD)

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Posted By whipsaw

You seem to agree that RAD contracts accurately...

You seem to agree that RAD contracts accurately (or close enough) represent the ratio of prices for a price series, so I will precede with that assumption. In case you don't agree take a look at the...

Forum: Commodities

January 6th, 2014, 04:59 PM

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Calculating Ratio-Adjusted Data (RAD)

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Posted By whipsaw

We can certainly do a backtest if you would like,...

We can certainly do a backtest if you would like, but we are going to have to match trading strategies, platforms and data. Again I am trying to understand why you don't believe the RAD perform as...

Forum: Commodities

January 6th, 2014, 01:17 AM

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Calculating Ratio-Adjusted Data (RAD)

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Posted By whipsaw

I'm sorry I don't understand what you mean when...

I'm sorry I don't understand what you mean when you say "You cannot calculate the exact average gain/loss from ratio-adjusted data. All ratios are more or less inaccurate". Why not? I thought that is...

Forum: Commodities

January 5th, 2014, 12:59 AM

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Calculating Ratio-Adjusted Data (RAD)

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Posted By whipsaw

I use ratio-adjusted because I am interested in...

I use ratio-adjusted because I am interested in knowing the average % gain/loss of my trades and translating them into today's dollars. With a RAD backtest the profit factor, average trade %...

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