- Performance
Test
Novell, Inc. (NOVL)
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Tested Period (out-of-sample):
from 07/01/96 to 04/17/98
Number of Days Tested: 454
The shown results are compared with a Buy
& Hold strategy.
1. Traditionally Computed MACD
Indicator
1.1 Graph
1.2 Statistics
Controlled Equity Curve at 04/17/98
[$]
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11.234
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Gross Profit vs. Buy & Hold
[$]
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0.67
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Number of Trades
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13
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Winning Trades [%]
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46
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Average Profit [$]
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0.91
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Average Loss [$]
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-0.69
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Average Profit per Trade [$]
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0.05
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2. Five-Day Predicted MACD Indicator
Using KnowledgeMiner's Analog Complexing
Method
These results were obtained implementing the
following daily procedure:
(Blue colored steps are user-driven. Red colored
tasks are completely solved by KnowledgeMiner using a
special simulation module inside KM).
- I. Data
Base
- i. Updating the data
base with the equity's actual close price and
share volume
- II.
Modeling/Prediction using KnowledgeMiner's Analog
Complexing Method
- i. Searching for
several most similar market patterns on the
updated data base
- ii. Generating several
5-day out-of-sample predictions and combining
them to a most likely prediction
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- III.
Applying Predictions to the MACD Indicator as a
Decision Model
- i. Calculating the
indicator on historical and predicted price
data
- ii. Generating a
signal on the predicted indicator
- IV.
Decision
- i. Trading if a
buy/sell signal was suggested using the next
day's close price
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2.1 Graph
2.2 Statistics
Controlled Equity Curve at 04/17/98
[$]
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14.562
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Gross Profit vs. Buy & Hold
[$]
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3.99
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Number of Trades
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11
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Winning Trades [%]
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64
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Average Profit [$]
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0.75
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Average Loss [$]
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-0.32
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Average Profit per Trade [$]
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0.36
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