User`s guide

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Metrics
The metrics section in the top right shows various performance metrics from the simulation.
Metric
Definition
Profit Factor
sum of profit from winning trades / sum of profit from losing trades
(greater than 1 = profit, less than 1 = loss)
Total Trades
number of trades taken in the backtest
Avg Winner/Loser
average dollar profit per winning trade and losing trade
Strategy Return
overall percentage return from the first trade to the last trade in the
backtest
Proj. Annual Return
this is the strategy return value projected out to an annual basis
Buying Power Req.
this is the maximum buying power required during the backtest
Starting Equity
account size to begin the backtest simulation with. The amount here
affects the strategy return and then projected annual return
Dollars/Shares
this field determines position sizing. When dollars is chosen, the value
for the field is the amount of dollars to allocate for the position. When
shares is chosen, a constant amount of shares is allocated for the
position.
Commission
per trade commission
Slippage
per trade slippage per share.
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