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Output: Signal
Input: Rule inputs, market state and execution constraints
Horizon: The system holding period
Best use: Make entry, exit and abstention rules testable as one procedure.

Input: Rule inputs, market state and execution constraints.
Output: signal.
Use boundary: Make entry, exit and abstention rules testable as one procedure.

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Rule-based entry4 readings

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Seasonal trading4 readings

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Linear regression9 readings

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Robustness testing24 readings

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Mechanical trading system25 readings

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System optimization28 readings

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1986Degrees of freedom in trading system optimizationSystem design 1988Walk-forward and neighborhood tests after optimizationSystem design 1988Testing re-optimization calendars against random parameter controlsSystem design 1990Two-gate out-of-sample tests for trading rulesStatistical tests 1990Three-window walk-forward system evaluationSystem design 1990Building the construction layer of a mechanical trading systemSystem design 1991Constructing walk-forward neural trading rulesSystem design 1991Constructing neural trading systems from facts to walk-forwardSystem design 1992Constructing forecast models with regression, walk-forward, and robustnessTime series and forecasting 1992Walk-forward evaluation of weekly price-change patternsTime series and forecasting 1992Split-sample floors, ceilings, and standing asideTrend and mean reversion 1992Diagnose regimes before you lock parametersSystem design 1992Walk-forward evaluation of stop overlays on average crossoversEntry and exit rules 1992Audit mechanical system tests for fills and regimesSystem design 1992Linked futures series for mechanical system evaluationSystem design 1993Walk-forward evaluation of monthly yield and real-rate forecastsTime series and forecasting 1993Constructing walk-forward forecasts with linear and moving-average baselinesTime series and forecasting 1993Walk-forward halt rules for forecast modelsTime series and forecasting 1993Walk-forward hybrid rules for intermarket forecast stacksTime series and forecasting 1994Walk-forward evaluation of genetic index rulesSystem design 1994Neural-net construction as a mechanical trading-system problemSystem design 1995Constructing an intermarket neural net trading systemSystem design 1995Evaluating contrarian sentiment thresholds for bond futuresEntry and exit rules 1995Walk-forward evaluation of a municipal futures timed fund switchIntermarket and spreads

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