Disliked{quote} My post I was asking if anyone else has done back testing and would like to share their results. I was kind of hoping that we could co-ordinate and back test together. You may believe AP3 has done a great job but what if someone gives 6 months of their time blindly following the ‘rules’ only to eventually have a lighbulb moment and come to the conclusion that this system doesn’t work? A fact that AP3 may already know. Who’s going to refund the 6 months? In this thread I see lots of high 5's and thigh slapping for a system that has absolutely...Ignored
The way you back/forward test is up to you. I've done it in many ways shapes and forms (used MT4 F12 key like you say, paid someone to write specific EAs that would export results to a spreadsheet, well worth the time "not spent" on demoing the strats, etc), and finally I ended up using some specific testing software, mostly because I am not keen on special types of indicators and also because it allows me to keep many years of historic data in one place, have quick reports and move on... oh, and also because I helps me to keep away from cheating and peeking the next bars..
I'd say, if totally focused, I could manually forward-test 10 years of a D1/H4 strategy in a week... so, to me it's not that much of a hassle to check out a method that interests me and doesn't come with all the stats... (BTW I'm not trying to sell anything here ).
In a perfect world, OPs would back up their claims with proofs but even then, probably, neither one of us would trade it exactly like him, so in the end, the stats would end up skewed anyway.
Anyway, all in all... fair enough.