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Z Systems, CBI, New Versions, Reinvesting, & Withdrawing
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01/09/18 04:40
01/09/18 04:40
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Hi jcl. How should the Z Systems (and other strategies) CBI be handled when new Zorro versions are implemented; and when funds are reinvested and/or withdrawn? Specifically: a) New version: Say I start a Z system with Capital at 5000 based on Test result CR and whatever safety margin I want. A new Zorro version comes out, and to maintain the same CR and safety margin I need to set Capital to 7500. Do I continue to use the old .dbl file? Or do I copy the new .dbl file from the Test on the new Zorro version to the Production Data directory? b) Reinvesting: Say I start a Z system with Capital at 5000 based on Test result CR and whatever safety margin I want. The Z system does wonderfully, makes a lot of $$$, and I want to reinvest by increasing Capital to 6000. Do I continue using the same .dbl file? Or do I run a new Test to reflect the reinvestment and copy the new .dbl to the Production Data directory? c) Withdrawing: Say I start a Z system with Capital at 5000 based on Test result CR and whatever safety margin I want. The Z system does wonderfully, makes a lot of $$$, and I want to withdraw (of course per the square root rule ). Do I continue using the same .dbl file? Or do I run a new Test and copy the new .dbl file to the Production Data directory to account for the withdrawal? Thanks.
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Re: Z Systems, CBI, New Versions, Reinvesting, & Withdrawing
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01/10/18 18:13
01/10/18 18:13
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Thanks jcl.
I can see that this makes sense for the c) question - as long as I don't withdraw more than the square root rule specifies then I'm still within the Test parameters and the CBI should be good using the original .dbl file.
Re. b), I can also see how that makes sense for reinvestment, for basically the same reason. But does the compensation also work if I add totally new Capital and change the slider for that reason? Or withdraw more than the square root rule allows?
Re. a), I think it hinges on what "the same initial Capital slider setting" means. Different Zorro versions have produced very different results for the same Capital (previously Margin) value. If version A Tests to a Capital value of 5000 for a CR of 4000, and version B Tests to a Capital value of 10000 to get the same CR of 4000, when I upgrade from A to B, which .dbl file do I use? The original one from version A? Or the new one from version B? It seems to me since I'll be changing the Capital slider from 5000 to 10000 to maintain the same CR, I should also replace the .dbl file. Is this correct?
Lastly, a d) question: Since the CBI is based on equity, how does a safety margin figure in? For example, if Test gives a Capital setting of 5000 for a 4000 CR, but I want a 2x safety and fund the account with 8000 doesn't this distort CBI using a .dbl file from the 5000 Test?
Thanks.
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Re: Z Systems, CBI, New Versions, Reinvesting, & Withdrawing
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01/16/18 16:25
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Thanks jcl. I believe the exact definition of "same initial capital" needs to be clarified when upgrading from one Zorro version to the next. Using a specific example:
On Version A, Testing Capital=10000 gives CR=4000. I fund the account accordingly and start Trading with the Capital slider set to 10000. I use the .dbl from this Test for the CBI.
Version B appears. I find via Testing Capital=10000 gives a CR much greater than 4000 - in fact way more than I funded the account with. I need to set Capital=5000 to get the same CR=4000.
When I upgrade to Version B, I therefore reduce the Capital slider from 10000 to 5000.
In this example, what is the "same initial capital"? 10000 or 5000? Do I continue using the .dbl file from the Version A Test with Capital=10000? Or do I change to the .dbl file from the Version B Test with Capital=5000?
It seems to me since Version B has required reducing the Capital slider to 5000 as a consequence of the version change rather than reinvesting, withdrawing, etc. that I need to use the .dbl file from the Version B Test. Is this correct?
Thanks.
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