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Automated Traders proprietary tradability metrics are environmental statistics intended to assist those building trading models/systems in determining which markets and timeframes are most favourably responsive to which generic types of model.

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Trend Alphability

The Alphability stats for determining the ‘trend friendliness’ of markets shown here are based upon determining the amount of noise around a hypothetical trend. The simplest variant of Trend Alphability depicted here consists of the R2 (coefficient of determination) of a linear regression line plotted through the data points between the bars on which the low and high of a trading session were made (or the reverse if the high was made first). The calculation is based on the mid point of price bars in a variety of time frames. Multiplying this daily Alphability metric by the high/low range for the day (expressed as a percentage change) gives a ratio of ‘trendiness’ to the maximum available reward. ...

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