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Forums Suggestion Box Drawdown per trade statistic
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Drawdown per trade statistic

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May 27, 2012 03:32 pm
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CFXsignals User

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Having a drawdown per trade statistic would really sort the good traders from the 'hopers' in trading.  Lots of newer traders tend to hold trades into losing positions hoping that they become winners.  This is an untenable strategy, but helps keep up win rates and the illusion of consistent profits.  What I would like to see is a drawdown per trade - I don't know how you would get MT4 to show this, but if implemented on fxstat it would certainly make fxstat the best signal service provider site, as it would really determine that traders are trading properly.

May 28, 2012 04:43 am
Champ User

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Originally posted by CFXsignals

Having a drawdown per trade statistic would really sort the good traders from the 'hopers' in trading.  Lots of newer traders tend to hold trades into losing positions hoping that they become winners.  This is an untenable strategy, but helps keep up win rates and the illusion of consistent profits.  What I would like to see is a drawdown per trade - I don't know how you would get MT4 to show this, but if implemented on fxstat it would certainly make fxstat the best signal service provider site, as it would really determine that traders are trading properly.



I support this suggestion. 

http://www.fxstat.com/widget/link?t=tiny&c=1&s=24959&o1=growth&o2=drawdown&o3=profitfactor

Jun 04, 2012 03:41 am
ironical User

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Good idea. 

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The good or ill of a man lies within his own will. – Epictetus

Jun 04, 2012 10:21 am
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Especially it will weed out people who were hoping for the euro shorts and holding it, or holding for euro longs hoping it will go up.

Jun 08, 2012 03:00 am
Jogi User

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[aww]Additional stats means better analysis. So drawdown per trade will be a good addition

http://www.fxstat.com/widget/link?t=wide&c=1&s=26883&o1=growth&o2=drawdown&o3=monthly&o4=equity

Jun 08, 2012 09:21 am
CFXsignals User

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It would effectively rule out martingale strats, and prove high win rates are made with good judegment, and not just waiting for trades to come back.

Jun 09, 2012 05:00 pm
ironical User

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Originally posted by CFXsignals

It would effectively rule out martingale strats, and prove high win rates are made with good judegment, and not just waiting for trades to come back.



Usually martingale dont last longer except a few lucky ones. But even those lucky ones have extremely high DD.

The good or ill of a man lies within his own will. – Epictetus

Jun 13, 2012 04:44 pm
CFXsignals User

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If admin is reading this - check out zulu because they have a 'high' and 'low' per trade so that you can see what the high or low pip count of the trade was - so that traders aren't just hoping for a pullback and know the best time to close trades.  The fact they employ it means it is surely implentable here as well.

Jul 06, 2012 11:26 am

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I like this suggestion. +1 vote.

Stick to your rules

Nov 12, 2012 05:25 am
Sasha User

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Performance history download option is now available. I think drawdown per trade and other additions will also be available one by one. Actually there r so many suggestion under review. Every suggestion seems to be most important especially for the one who suggested it.

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