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Dependency Tests for Trading Systems, 01/25/08
As seen in Control Charts and Forecasting, the following control chart shows some cyclicality, especially the bottom chart of the system's P&L - In addition to cyclicality, the following trade-by-trade plot of the same system, seems to show dependency of the next trade result on the prior result, especially after a winning trade - Using the tests in Ralph Vince's The Handbook of Portfolio Mathematics, I got the following results (as z scores): Runs test: 0.78These z scores are all insignificant - Z scores greater than 1.6 are the beginnings of significance - and the test results show no dependency of the next trade on the prior trade. To double-check these results, I modified the system to skip the trade following a winning trade, as would seem to be indicated by the trade-by-trade plot above. The system results were little changed, confirming the test results of no dependency of the next trade on the prior trade. You can download my R script of the Runs, Turning Points and Correlation tests from Vince's book here. And now to look into the cyclicality... |
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