Filtering Results

Results are filtered using Results View Parameters. Click to view these parameters:

 

General

 

Component

Description

Bar out

Use this menu to change which bar is plotted on the profit curve, distribution, summary, and portfolio windows.

The number of bars is selected in Evaluation Parameters: Exits.

Show

Values: Both Entries, Long Entries, Short Entries

Sort

Values: Chronological, Reverse Chronological, Selected Bars Profit, Select Bars Losses

Display As

Values: Dollar Amounts, Percent Changed

Display Bars

Type the bar number in this field to filter details results by bar. In this way, you see data only for the bars listed here.

Enter bar numbers or bar ranges separated by commas starting from 0. For example: 1, 3, 5-7

Display opens for first five bars

Select this check box to add the first 5 open bars to the displayed results.

 

Portfolio

When working with portfolios of symbols, these parameters include a list of symbols in that portfolio.

You can select all or some symbols to be displayed in the results. Save this abridged list as a new portfolio by clicking the Save checked in new portfolio button.

Summary

 

Values that are checked are displayed as rows on the Details results window.

 

Value

Definition

ClosedNetProfit

 

Total profit/loss for all trades or zero if no trades

N - total number of trades (wins + losses + break even trades)

PercentLong

Percentage of long trades to total number of trades, or zero if no trades

AverageProfit

Average profit/loss for all trades, or zero if no trades

AverageWin

Average profit/loss for wins, or zero if no wins

MaximumWin

Biggest profit/loss of wins, or zero if no wins

AverageLoss

Average profit/loss for losses, or zero if no losses

MaximumLoss

Smallest profit/loss of losses, or zero if no losses

MaxClosedDraw

Largest amount lost (largest difference between previous highest profit/loss peak and the following lowest profit/loss value), or zero if no trades

MaxConsecWins

Largest number of consecutive wins (between losses and/or break even trades)

MaxConsecLosses

Largest number of consecutive losses (between wins and/or break even trades)

PercentWinners

Percentage of wins to total number of trades, or zero if no trades

ProfitToMaxDraw

ClosedNetProfit /MaxClosedDraw

ProfitLossRatio

Total profit/loss for wins/total profit/loss for losses, or empty if no losses

RemoveToNeutral

Number of the most profitable trades that have to be removed in order to make the total profit zero percent of the total number of trades, or zero if the total profit is negative or zero