EdgeWare FastBreak Standard Version 6.5 - Manual (Page 6)

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3.0 Upgrade Notes
Maintaining Existing FastBreak Trading Strategies
If you have existing FastBreak strategies that you like we recommend that you keep the
old version of FastBreak on your computer until you have verified that the strategies pro-
duce the same results with the new version. Prior to installing the new version of Fast-
Break go to the folder where the existing version is located, typically ftbreak (ftbreakp for
Pro users), and find the file ftbreak.exe (ftbreakp.exe for Pro users). Rename this file
ftbreakVx.exe
(ftbreakpVx.exe) where Vx represents your current version
(ftbreakV6.2.exe for example). Now put a shortcut to this file on your desk top.
We also recommend that if you are making a major upgrade, i.e. from Version 5 to Ver-
sion 6, then install the new version in a new folder, e.g., ftbreak6 (ftbreakp6 for Pro us-
ers). This will allow you to segregate your new files and systems that are associated with
this new major version.
If you see significant changes in favorite trading strategies then continue to run these
strategies in your old version of FastBreak until you have a chance to create new strate-
gies in the new version. You can have multiple versions of FastBreak installed on a com-
puter so there is no problem running these old strategies.
Changes for FastBreak Pro Version 6.5
Note: There was no Standard FastBreak Version 6.3 or Version 6.4. The FastBreak
Pro V6.3 releases only affected changes to FastBreak Pro. The change (Com-
bine/Complementary Systems) in FastBreak Pro V6.4 was primarily a capability that is
useful for Pro users and we didn’t build a Standard V6.4. The changes in V6.5 affect
both Standard and Pro. We want to keep version numbers consistent when functional-
ity affects both versions, which is the case for V6.5.
Combine/Complementary Systems
This was a capability added in V6.4 of FastBreak Pro but we are adding it as part of the
V6.5 Standard FastBreak upgrade; however, the full power of the capability can only be
realized in FastBreak Pro. In FastBreak Pro the optimizer will try to build a new system
to complement an existing system or two systems. In Standard FastBreak the capability
allows a user to combine a trading system in conjunction with one or two existing trading
systems and show the Summary results and FNU for the combined system. One purpose
of this capability is to build complementary systems that may reduce the MDD or volatil-
ity of an entire portfolio that is trading multiple systems.
As an example, perhaps the investor has developed a system that trades ETFs. The an-
nual return of this system may be excellent but has significant drawdowns on a regular
basis. This is often the case with a system that trades based on very long term trends