Posted by twedlediva on 29th of Apr 2011 at 03:58 pm
Thanks ascr. I understand reduced losses for multi vs single,
but the return far out weights the losses over a long period of
time. Just curious what system everyone is going with...
It depends on how many dollars you are committing, what
percentage of your portfolio it represents, and how much risk you
can tolerate. The largest drawdown since 1994 is 10% (single
entry), but that is no guarantee that there will not be a larger
drawdown in the future. Will you stick with the system if
your $1,000,000 turns into $900,000 or less in a matter of
days?
Posted by twedlediva on 29th of Apr 2011 at 05:28 pm
Yojimbo,
I only see 3.36% as the largest losing trade. At 91% of
profitable trades and 35% ARR, that beats anything I have seen in
30 years. And yes, if there was a draw down of 10% or more, I would
stick with the system. I plan on taking a chunk of my retirement $
and just stay with the plan. The back testing proves, no matter
what, u will come out ahead, and I need that for a certain part of
my portfolio in these crazy times. Good luck.
Drawdown is not necessarily the same as the largest losing
trade. Go to the Single Entry Overview/Statistics tab, then
scroll down to Run-Up/Drawdown. It shows the largest drawdown
is $10,041.50. That's about 10% (of $100,000). It also
shows that this drawdown occurred on March 6, 2009. To see
this drawdown on Matt's screen capture, go to the Single Entry
Trade Examples tab and then find the long trade that was entered on
Feb 23, 2009. At the close on Feb 23, the system bought 1330
shares of SPY @ $74.65 = $99,284.50. On March 6, at
the low of the day ($67.10), those shares were worth
$89,243.00 (1330 @ $67.10). That's a drawdown of
$10,041.50 (99,284.50 - 89,243.00). Between Feb 23 and Mar 6
(9 trading days), the value of 1330 shares went from $99,284.50 to
$89,243.00, which is more than a 10% drop. If you had
invested approx $99,284.50 on Feb 23, could you stomach being
down by $10,041.50 in a matter of days. And what if you
had started with $1,000,000 on Feb 23? Could you stomach
being down by more than $100,000 on Mar 6? Drawdown
- See what I mean, jelly bean?
Posted by twedlediva on 29th of Apr 2011 at 04:29 pm
I've read all of Matt's System pages several times. I have
compared the systems and have concluded the single is the way to go
for me as well. I'm committing funds and 100% compounding
till i'm dead!! It's like a warm blanket and certainly gives peace
of mind, ad day trading is just not my thing...thanks for your
thoughts...
Single vs multi
SPY System
Posted by twedlediva on 29th of Apr 2011 at 03:58 pm
Thanks ascr. I understand reduced losses for multi vs single, but the return far out weights the losses over a long period of time. Just curious what system everyone is going with...
It depends on how many
Posted by yojimbo on 29th of Apr 2011 at 04:47 pm
It depends on how many dollars you are committing, what percentage of your portfolio it represents, and how much risk you can tolerate. The largest drawdown since 1994 is 10% (single entry), but that is no guarantee that there will not be a larger drawdown in the future. Will you stick with the system if your $1,000,000 turns into $900,000 or less in a matter of days?
Yojimbo, I only see 3.36% as
Posted by twedlediva on 29th of Apr 2011 at 05:28 pm
Yojimbo,
I only see 3.36% as the largest losing trade. At 91% of profitable trades and 35% ARR, that beats anything I have seen in 30 years. And yes, if there was a draw down of 10% or more, I would stick with the system. I plan on taking a chunk of my retirement $ and just stay with the plan. The back testing proves, no matter what, u will come out ahead, and I need that for a certain part of my portfolio in these crazy times. Good luck.
twedlediva, Drawdown is not necessarily the same
Posted by yojimbo on 29th of Apr 2011 at 07:10 pm
twedlediva,
Drawdown is not necessarily the same as the largest losing trade. Go to the Single Entry Overview/Statistics tab, then scroll down to Run-Up/Drawdown. It shows the largest drawdown is $10,041.50. That's about 10% (of $100,000). It also shows that this drawdown occurred on March 6, 2009. To see this drawdown on Matt's screen capture, go to the Single Entry Trade Examples tab and then find the long trade that was entered on Feb 23, 2009. At the close on Feb 23, the system bought 1330 shares of SPY @ $74.65 = $99,284.50. On March 6, at the low of the day ($67.10), those shares were worth $89,243.00 (1330 @ $67.10). That's a drawdown of $10,041.50 (99,284.50 - 89,243.00). Between Feb 23 and Mar 6 (9 trading days), the value of 1330 shares went from $99,284.50 to $89,243.00, which is more than a 10% drop. If you had invested approx $99,284.50 on Feb 23, could you stomach being down by $10,041.50 in a matter of days. And what if you had started with $1,000,000 on Feb 23? Could you stomach being down by more than $100,000 on Mar 6? Drawdown - See what I mean, jelly bean?
I'm going with the Single.
Posted by ascr on 29th of Apr 2011 at 04:02 pm
I'm going with the Single.
single entry
Posted by twedlediva on 29th of Apr 2011 at 04:29 pm
I've read all of Matt's System pages several times. I have compared the systems and have concluded the single is the way to go for me as well. I'm committing funds and 100% compounding till i'm dead!! It's like a warm blanket and certainly gives peace of mind, ad day trading is just not my thing...thanks for your thoughts...
single for me with 3x etf. I want to retire tomorrow
Posted by onoffon on 29th of Apr 2011 at 04:34 pm