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			<title type="html"><![CDATA[Re: How to make a losing strategy take the opposite trades (CONTRARIAN)]]></title>
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			<content type="html"><![CDATA[<p>This is your strategy:</p><p><strong>A same direction signal</strong> - <em>Does nothing</em><br /><strong>An opposite direction signal</strong> - <em>Reverses the position</em></p><p><strong>[Opening point of the position]</strong><br /><strong><span style="color:blue">Bar Opening</span></strong><br />&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<strong><span style="color:teal">Enter the market at the beginning of the bar</span></strong><br />&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<strong>Base price</strong>&nbsp; -&nbsp; <em>Open</em></p><p><strong>[Opening logic condition]</strong><br /><strong><span style="color:blue">Stochastics</span></strong><br />&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<strong><span style="color:teal">The Slow %D is higher than the Level line</span></strong><br />&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<strong>Smoothing method</strong>&nbsp; -&nbsp; <em>Exponential</em><br />&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<strong>%K period</strong>&nbsp; -&nbsp; <em>20</em><br />&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<strong>Fast %D period</strong>&nbsp; -&nbsp; <em>6</em><br />&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<strong>Slow %D period</strong>&nbsp; -&nbsp; <em>5</em><br />&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<strong>Level</strong>&nbsp; -&nbsp; <em>20</em><br />&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<strong>Use previous bar value</strong>&nbsp; -&nbsp; <em>Yes</em></p><p><strong>[Closing point of the position]</strong><br /><strong><span style="color:blue">Bar Closing</span></strong><br />&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<strong><span style="color:teal">Exit the market at the end of the bar</span></strong><br />&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<strong>Base price</strong>&nbsp; -&nbsp; <em>Close</em></p><br /><p>The direction filter is: <strong><span style="color:teal">The Slow %D is higher than the Level line</span></strong><br />Making it opposite <strong><span style="color:teal">The Slow %D is lower than the Level line</span></strong> does not make it profitable: </p><p><strong>Forex Strategy Builder v2.5.3.1</strong><br />Strategy name: <strong>straight down</strong><br />Exported on: 10/14/2007 7:57:55 AM</p><p>Market: USDJPY 1 Hour<br />Spread: 2 pips<br />Swap Number: 1 pip</p><p>Intrabar scanning: Not accomplished<br />Interpolation method: Pessimistic scenario<br />Ambiguous bars: 0<br />Tested bars: 16981<br />Balance: <strong>-10323</strong> pips<br />Minimum account: -10328 pips<br />Maximum drawdown: 10336 pips<br />Time in position: 29 %</p><p><strong>A same direction signal</strong> - <em>Does nothing</em><br /><strong>An opposite direction signal</strong> - <em>Reverses the position</em></p><p><strong>[Opening point of the position]</strong><br /><strong><span style="color:blue">Bar Opening</span></strong><br />&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<strong><span style="color:teal">Enter the market at the beginning of the bar</span></strong><br />&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<strong>Base price</strong>&nbsp; -&nbsp; <em>Open</em></p><p><strong>[Opening logic condition]</strong><br /><strong><span style="color:blue">Stochastics</span></strong><br />&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<strong><span style="color:teal">The Slow %D is lower than the Level line</span></strong><br />&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<strong>Smoothing method</strong>&nbsp; -&nbsp; <em>Exponential</em><br />&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<strong>%K period</strong>&nbsp; -&nbsp; <em>20</em><br />&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<strong>Fast %D period</strong>&nbsp; -&nbsp; <em>6</em><br />&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<strong>Slow %D period</strong>&nbsp; -&nbsp; <em>5</em><br />&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<strong>Level</strong>&nbsp; -&nbsp; <em>20</em><br />&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<strong>Use previous bar value</strong>&nbsp; -&nbsp; <em>Yes</em></p><p><strong>[Closing point of the position]</strong><br /><strong><span style="color:blue">Bar Closing</span></strong><br />&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<strong><span style="color:teal">Exit the market at the end of the bar</span></strong><br />&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<strong>Base price</strong>&nbsp; -&nbsp; <em>Close</em></p><br /><p>This logic loses money even when the spread and the swap are 0.</p>]]></content>
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				<name><![CDATA[Jar Jar]]></name>
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			<updated>2007-10-14T05:03:45Z</updated>
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			<title type="html"><![CDATA[Re: How to make a losing strategy take the opposite trades (CONTRARIAN)]]></title>
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			<content type="html"><![CDATA[<p>I would think that you would only need to reverse the &quot;Nothing, Reverse&quot; Action on Direction.</p><p>Unfortunately, it isn&#039;t currently possible to do the required &quot;Reverse, Nothing&quot; Action on Direction.</p>]]></content>
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				<name><![CDATA[dan9mar]]></name>
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			<updated>2007-10-13T20:11:06Z</updated>
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			<title type="html"><![CDATA[How to make a losing strategy take the opposite trades (CONTRARIAN)]]></title>
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			<content type="html"><![CDATA[<p>The simple stochastic rule below loses money big time. </p><p>All I want is to make it take the opposite trades, consequently it should do the opposite (win)..</p><p>How??</p><p>&lt;?xml version=&quot;1.0&quot; ?&gt; <br />- &lt;strategy&gt;<br />&nbsp; &lt;programName&gt;Forex Strategy Builder&lt;/programName&gt; <br />&nbsp; &lt;programVersion&gt;2.5.3.1&lt;/programVersion&gt; <br />&nbsp; &lt;strategyName&gt;straight down&lt;/strategyName&gt; <br />&nbsp; &lt;instrumentSymbol&gt;USDJPY&lt;/instrumentSymbol&gt; <br />&nbsp; &lt;instrumentPeriod&gt;hour1&lt;/instrumentPeriod&gt; <br />&nbsp; &lt;spread&gt;2&lt;/spread&gt; <br />&nbsp; &lt;swapNumber&gt;1&lt;/swapNumber&gt; <br />&nbsp; &lt;sameDirSignalAction&gt;Nothing&lt;/sameDirSignalAction&gt; <br />&nbsp; &lt;oppDirSignalAction&gt;Reverse&lt;/oppDirSignalAction&gt; <br />&nbsp; &lt;openFilters&gt;1&lt;/openFilters&gt; <br />&nbsp; &lt;closeFilters&gt;0&lt;/closeFilters&gt; <br />- &lt;slot slotNumber=&quot;0&quot; slotType=&quot;Open&quot;&gt;<br />&nbsp; &lt;indicatorName&gt;Bar Opening&lt;/indicatorName&gt; <br />- &lt;listParam paramNumber=&quot;0&quot;&gt;<br />&nbsp; &lt;caption&gt;Logic&lt;/caption&gt; <br />&nbsp; &lt;index&gt;0&lt;/index&gt; <br />&nbsp; &lt;value&gt;Enter the market at the beginning of the bar&lt;/value&gt; <br />&nbsp; &lt;/listParam&gt;<br />- &lt;listParam paramNumber=&quot;1&quot;&gt;<br />&nbsp; &lt;caption&gt;Base price&lt;/caption&gt; <br />&nbsp; &lt;index&gt;0&lt;/index&gt; <br />&nbsp; &lt;value&gt;Open&lt;/value&gt; <br />&nbsp; &lt;/listParam&gt;<br />&nbsp; &lt;/slot&gt;<br />- &lt;slot slotNumber=&quot;1&quot; slotType=&quot;OpenFilter&quot;&gt;<br />&nbsp; &lt;indicatorName&gt;Stochastics&lt;/indicatorName&gt; <br />- &lt;listParam paramNumber=&quot;0&quot;&gt;<br />&nbsp; &lt;caption&gt;Logic&lt;/caption&gt; <br />&nbsp; &lt;index&gt;2&lt;/index&gt; <br />&nbsp; &lt;value&gt;The Slow %D is higher than the Level line&lt;/value&gt; <br />&nbsp; &lt;/listParam&gt;<br />- &lt;listParam paramNumber=&quot;1&quot;&gt;<br />&nbsp; &lt;caption&gt;Smoothing method&lt;/caption&gt; <br />&nbsp; &lt;index&gt;2&lt;/index&gt; <br />&nbsp; &lt;value&gt;Exponential&lt;/value&gt; <br />&nbsp; &lt;/listParam&gt;<br />- &lt;numParam paramNumber=&quot;0&quot;&gt;<br />&nbsp; &lt;caption&gt;%K period&lt;/caption&gt; <br />&nbsp; &lt;value&gt;20&lt;/value&gt; <br />&nbsp; &lt;/numParam&gt;<br />- &lt;numParam paramNumber=&quot;1&quot;&gt;<br />&nbsp; &lt;caption&gt;Fast %D period&lt;/caption&gt; <br />&nbsp; &lt;value&gt;6&lt;/value&gt; <br />&nbsp; &lt;/numParam&gt;<br />- &lt;numParam paramNumber=&quot;2&quot;&gt;<br />&nbsp; &lt;caption&gt;Slow %D period&lt;/caption&gt; <br />&nbsp; &lt;value&gt;5&lt;/value&gt; <br />&nbsp; &lt;/numParam&gt;<br />- &lt;numParam paramNumber=&quot;3&quot;&gt;<br />&nbsp; &lt;caption&gt;Level&lt;/caption&gt; <br />&nbsp; &lt;value&gt;20&lt;/value&gt; <br />&nbsp; &lt;/numParam&gt;<br />- &lt;checkParam paramNumber=&quot;0&quot;&gt;<br />&nbsp; &lt;caption&gt;Use previous bar value&lt;/caption&gt; <br />&nbsp; &lt;value&gt;True&lt;/value&gt; <br />&nbsp; &lt;/checkParam&gt;<br />&nbsp; &lt;/slot&gt;<br />- &lt;slot slotNumber=&quot;2&quot; slotType=&quot;Close&quot;&gt;<br />&nbsp; &lt;indicatorName&gt;Bar Closing&lt;/indicatorName&gt; <br />- &lt;listParam paramNumber=&quot;0&quot;&gt;<br />&nbsp; &lt;caption&gt;Logic&lt;/caption&gt; <br />&nbsp; &lt;index&gt;0&lt;/index&gt; <br />&nbsp; &lt;value&gt;Exit the market at the end of the bar&lt;/value&gt; <br />&nbsp; &lt;/listParam&gt;<br />- &lt;listParam paramNumber=&quot;1&quot;&gt;<br />&nbsp; &lt;caption&gt;Base price&lt;/caption&gt; <br />&nbsp; &lt;index&gt;0&lt;/index&gt; <br />&nbsp; &lt;value&gt;Close&lt;/value&gt; <br />&nbsp; &lt;/listParam&gt;<br />&nbsp; &lt;/slot&gt;<br />&nbsp; &lt;/strategy&gt;</p>]]></content>
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				<name><![CDATA[EXDECIE]]></name>
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			<updated>2007-10-13T19:26:30Z</updated>
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