Drawdown and other score indicators on By Symbol tab
Author: ALC77
Creation Date: 6/9/2014 10:52 AM
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ALC77

#1
I'm wondering if there is a way to customize the columns on the "By symbol" window of the "strategy":
Profit, Buy&Hold, Profit per Bar, Trades... How can I add other indicators like the drawdown for example? Is there a way to do it as default (without modifying the strategy on the editor)?
Thanks.
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Eugene

#2
In general, there is no way to add performance indicators on the By Symbol tab even by modifying the Strategy. Wealth-Lab doesn't support access to the performance metrics and series (such as equity curve, drawdown etc.) in Strategy. They are calculated after Strategy finishes executing: first a run to collect all trades in Raw Profit mode, then goes position sizing overlay, and finally, performance visualizers come in play.

For any other, a regular DataSeries, there's no need to take special steps for their final value to appear on the By Symbol tab (with few exceptions: see the User Guide for details). Wealth-Lab automatically displays them in the rightmost columns.

Just to be sure: are you specifically looking for drawdown etc. on a by instrument basis?
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ALC77

#3
Thank you Eugene, so, in order to perform a back test and rank a single trading system against a list of instruments which is the easiest way. I need a sort of strategy ranking report but for single symbols. Any advice?
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Eugene

#4
There's a few performance metrics that Contribution pie chart can aggregate and visualize on a By Instrument basis: PnL, entry/exit, by calendar month, average % P/L per bar. Unfortunately, the drawdown by instrument is not on the list.
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KGo

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QUOTE:
so, in order to perform a back test and rank a single trading system against a list of instruments which is the easiest way. I need a sort of strategy ranking report but for single symbols.


This strategy provides a very nice symbol ranking report with many performance indicators including drawdown. Follow the instructions here:
https://www.wealth-lab.com/Forum/Posts/New-By-Symbol-Analysis-Available-40088/
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