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Performance statistics

  • #1
  • First Post: Edited 4:30am Feb 2, 2006 4:07am | Edited 4:30am
Ok, let's honour my nick.
When calculating your performance statistics how do you treat different exits from the same entry ?


Do you consider the whole as a single trade with an absolute return or do you count every single portion's entry-exit as one trade? The latter is what I've been doing for simplicity but somewhat I'm not sure if this approach is correct.


Thanks in advance and sorry for the dumb Q.

Happy and prosperous trading to all,

QG
  • #2
  • Jan 28, 2010 5:49am Jan 28, 2010 5:49am
Don't bother, mate. If it was good I cut a notch in the bedpost. If it were rubbish, I just pretend I forgot her name.
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  • #3
  • Jan 28, 2010 6:06am Jan 28, 2010 6:06am
Quoting QuestionGuy
Ok, let's honour my nick.
When calculating your performance statistics how do you treat different exits from the same entry ?


Do you consider the whole as a single trade with an absolute return or do you count every single portion's entry-exit as one trade? The latter is what I've been doing for simplicity but somewhat I'm not sure if this approach is correct.


Thanks in advance and sorry for the dumb Q.

Happy and prosperous trading to all,

QG
It's not a dumb question!

I guess it depends on how many positions you have for your stop, ie one position (risk) and then multiple/partial exits use the average price.

An easier way might be to just count % return, and the risk taken to achieve it.


(lol @ smikester)



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  • #4
  • Jan 28, 2010 6:10am Jan 28, 2010 6:10am
Quoting pipmutt
It's not a dumb question!

I guess it depends on how many positions you have for your stop, ie one position (risk) and then multiple/partial exits use the average price.

An easier way might be to just count % return, and the risk taken to achieve it.


(lol @ smikester)



http://i49.tinypic.com/s5h7c1.gif
That question I dug up from Feb. 2006... I would never make fun with a rookie question otherwise...
Gone to a better place
  • #5
  • Last Post: Jan 28, 2010 6:32am Jan 28, 2010 6:32am
Quoting smikester
That question I dug up from Feb. 2006... I would never make fun with a rookie question otherwise...
2006, lol, you got me!

Nah I know you wouldn't, you're a helpful sort of guy.
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