EdgeWare FastBreak Pro Version 6.2 - Manual (Page 29)

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You are not required to use the second period. If you want a single stop value to be found
for the entire time period a fund is held, check only the first box and put a large value,
e.g., 9999, in both date range fields:
Note: It is very important that you understand this concept. Many users have only
checked the first stop range and accepted the default Day Range of 10 to 50 days. The
effect of this is that the optimizer may select a stop but the stop gets turned off
somewhere between 10 and 50 days. At this point the strategy may not have any stops
activated.
If you only want the stop in effect during an initial number of days after a fund is
purchased replace the 9999 values with the number of calendar days you would like. For
example, if you want the stop in effect for 20 days after purchase then put 20 in both Day
Range fields. Or if you don’t know when you want the stop to be deactivated, you can
put a range of days in the Day Range fields.
Other Stops
All other stops are activated just as the above example using the Loss% option. Some
stops have multiple variables. For example, Parabolic has a Start value and an
Acceleration value. Just move from left to right on the screen to understand how the
options are set up:
In this example, the optimizer will try Start values between 0.01 and 0.03, and it will try
Acceleration values between 0.0001 and 0.003. It will then optimized a switch over day
between 10 and 50 days after purchase and then find Parabolic values for the second
period.
Adjust Trailing and EMA Stops
These options are covered in the Standard manual. A few comments on how the
optimizer uses the options. Obviously, if these adjustment factors are to be used then the
corresponding stop, i.e., Trailing Loss or EMA Stop, need to be selected.
Another consideration is that the Adjust EMA Stop option can affect the earliest IS start
date. FastBreak Pro will look at the maximum adjustment factor and the maximum EMA
Stop value used. The IS start date can be adjusted to allow enough data to calculate the
worst (longest) EMA value.