Abbreviation: GrossLossShort
Category: Trading Strategy: System Information
Input Parameters:
| Name | Range | Default |
| Trading Strategy | ||
Calculation:
Sum of all Short Trade Losses
For short trades with an exit price > entry price,
Trade Loss = (exit price – entry price) * shares traded – entry & exit commissions.
Note that the entry and exit price incorporate any specified slippage and/or point value.
Discussion:
Returns the total loss for all previous losing short trades. When graphed, provides a useful means of analyzing, troubleshooting and improving a trading strategy.