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To: Patrick Slevin who wrote (17618)	4/15/2013 2:35:12 AM
From: John Pitera	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 17639

yes we are dilegently back testing a number of mechanical trading systems....... paying programmer $100 Hour to Back test data............... people who want to remain anoymouns...... are involved... they have alimony payments..... and every other manner of complications in their lives....... we have some currency systems that look they can return 20% month after month....... but as you know with back testing and data optimizing you have several months of those returns in your account. Also anyone who has every done backtesting and really gotten serious about it knows that the more you tweek a system to enhance trailing 12 month trading and earnings finds that they have over tuned the system and they need a system that is more robust and not as specific regarding the very specific values you use for your trading systems........... that's like a million dollars of free advice...... but it's a tragedy........... that so few people do their homework and learn about this. John