System Equity: Short Trades

Abbreviation: SystemEquityShort
Category: Trading Strategy: System Information
Input Parameters:

Name Range Default
Trading Strategy

 
Calculation:

(Gross Short Profit ) – (Gross Short Loss ) + Open Short Position Profit

For short trades,
Open Position Profit = (entry price – current closing price) * shares – entry & exit commissions

Note that the entry price incorporate any specified slippage and/or point value.

 
Discussion:

Returns the total dollars profit/loss for all previous trades combined with any open position profit/loss. When graphed, provides a useful means of analyzing, troubleshooting and improving a trading strategy.
 

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