EdgeWare FastBreak Pro Version 6.5 - Manual (Page 24)

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When using the (NC) alpha ranking method, you need to enter the alpha index to use.
The default is the S&P 500 (SP-CP).
Short EMA/Long EMA
Users of earlier versions of FastBreak Pro found that the optimizer often found an
optimum parameter in which the Short EMA was actually a larger value than the Long
EMA. This happened because the optimizer found that buying the weakest funds was
often the best solution historically. This can be compared to the “buy the dips” technique
of the late 1990s. The unfortunate problem is that, in a bear market, this is a losing
philosophy. FastBreak now has the ability to force the optimizer to find a Short EMA
value that is, in fact, smaller than the Long EMA value. To force this condition check the
following option:
Options Screen
To bring up the next group of parameters screen use this icon:
This screen is mostly self-explanatory with the parameter choices discussed fully in the
standard manual. Again, check those options that you want FastBreak Pro to consider
during optimization: