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Originally Posted by garr8107  James,
The figures shown in the "Live Quick Stats" box are current balance, which is great because it's a real-time snapshot. But wouldn't it make sense to include the equity figure as well? Just now Evolution X shows floating P/L of -$545 which is about one-third of the amount gained in closed trades. This skews the equity considerably. This might lead to an unfair comparison between rabbits like Evolution and turtles like RoboMiner, which usually maintains a far smaller floating P/L figure.
What do you think?
Thanks,
Bill |
I fully agree. I have already planned a setup where you will have a little "I" icon next to each one, and you can mouse over it and a little window will appear with all the detailed stats. Of course, the floating P/L really doesn't always matter, I've seen several times where it has turned out fine, so in some regards since it's not final it shouldn't matter.
Of course, visitors would be remiss to not look at the detailed statements, especially since all the data is provided just one click away!
Ultimately, no one should be trading these live based off of a few days or weeks of activity. It defeats the purpose of a complete review, so I would hope no one is looking at the balance and saying "Hey, big balance, I'm going to trade live with that!" I've seen several EAs (such as the 10 points 3) build up a balance very quickly, and then wipe out the account in a matter of hours.