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Old 04-25-2008, 03:09 PM
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Originally Posted by tdion View Post
bah

if the EA is coded right, a back test is as good as a forward test... assuming there is no scalping... and timeframes are small enough to be realistic....

but most don't know how to backtest, see a billion dollar graph and get their lamborghinis in their head until their dreams are shattered, then blame the backtester.
VERY GOOD Statement!

Why everybody does backtests with MM on (increasing Lotsize...)?
Why everybody does optimization only with balance graph?

Easy answer: Most people do not know what information a backtest will give or they donīt want to think about it.
As you said, itīs easier to look at the billion dollar picture and dream than to think!


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