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This featured post is about ChartAlert, a Real-Time-Enabled and End-of-Day Technical Analysis Advisory, Charting and Scanning Desktop Software

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ChartAlert® is a Microsoft® Windows® compatible Real-Time-Enabled and End-of-Day Technical Analysis Advisory, Charting and Scanning Desktop Software that complements your trading and investing needs.

ChartAlert features three seamless modules.

1. The Charting module includes Charting and Masks.

2. The Reporting module includes Basic Advisory Content and Market Reports.

3. The Scanning module includes Basic Scanner, Advanced Scanner, RS Matrix & Trend Matrix, Trading Systems Builder and the Backtester.

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Backtesting: The Risk-Reward ratio

The Risk-reward ratio in backtesting a trading strategy quantifies the potential profit relative to the assumed risk on each trade, helping traders assess the strategy’s ability to generate returns that justify the level of risk undertaken

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Backtesting: The Win-Loss ratio

The win-loss ratio in backtesting a trading strategy is a metric indicating the proportion of winning trades to losing trades, offering insights into the strategy’s risk-reward profile and the balance between profitability and potential losses

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Backtesting: Challenges associated with incorporating stop losses

In backtesting a trading strategy, relying solely on a stop-loss strategy may overlook the intricate dynamics of market conditions, potentially leading to suboptimal risk management outcomes and underperformance in live trading scenarios with varying volatility and price movements

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Backtesting: Drawbacks of ignoring brokerage or slippages

Neglecting to factor in brokerage charges or slippages in backtesting a trading strategy can lead to overestimation of profitability and unrealistic expectations, as the simulation fails to account for real-world transaction costs and execution discrepancies

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Backtesting: The dangers of periodicity mismatch

The dangers of periodicity mismatch, such as using weekly data to trade daily data in backtesting, include distorted performance metrics, mistimed trade signals, and a heightened risk of overfitting, as the strategy may not adequately account for the nuances of different time frames

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Backtesting: Challenges to replicate real-world trading results accurately

It is challenging to accurately replicate real-world trading results in backtesting due to the inherent complexity of financial markets, dynamic market conditions, and the difficulty in accounting for factors like slippage, brokerage, and behavioral nuances

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Backtesting: Why it’s important in trading and investing

Backtesting is crucial in trading and investing as it provides a historical simulation of a strategy’s performance, allowing market participants to assess its viability, refine parameters, and make informed decisions based on past market conditions

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Backtesting: What is a backtester?

A backtester in trading and investing is a software tool that simulates the application of a trading strategy to historical market data, allowing users to evaluate the strategy’s performance and effectiveness before implementing it in live markets

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Relative Strength Rating; Relative Strength Line

The RS Line is a line chart illustrating a stock’s performance relative to a chosen market index, providing a visual representation of its trend in outperforming or underperforming the broader market over a specific time period; the RS Rating is a numerical score ranging from 1 to 99, with 99 indicating the strongest relative strength over the past 12 months, enabling investors to identify leading stocks with potential for continued outperformance in the market

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This feature is expected in the upcoming version of ChartAlert in Dec-2023


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“Bearish Shark” Harmonic Pattern Stock Screener

The Bearish Shark harmonic pattern is a technical analysis pattern that assists traders by identifying potential trend reversals through its specific geometric structure, enabling traders to make more informed decisions in the financial markets

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This post focuses on customizable factory scans associated with Bearish Shark harmonic pattern, which can be edited, modified, or rewritten and then scanned using ChartAlert’s native stock screener or technical analysis scanner, namely the Basic Scanner and Advanced Scanner.

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