EdgeWare FastBreak Standard Version 5 User Manual
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11. “Delay” of 1 day 
 
12. “Short loss” any value will work (Without setting a stop, or using a signal file, Short 
loss will not be used)
 
13. Check the “Set sell rank = buy rank” 
 
14. “Start date” of 01/01/1989 (notice that FastBreak will change to 01/03/1989, the next 
available trading day)
 
15. “End date” of 12/31/1995 (notice that this date is changed to 01/02/1996, the next 
available trading day)
 
16. “Buy min” of 2 days 
 
17. “Buy max” of 50 days 
 
18. “Delta buy” of 1 day 
 
19. Don’t check the “Use signal file” box 
 
20. Check the “Balance” option (no effect because only one fund is held but this is good 
practice)
 
21. Select the Output Tab 
 
22. Check the Summary file box and enter a name for the summary output file 
 
23. Don’t check “Create detail” (because many cases are being run) 
 
24. Don’t check “Create FNU” because multiple cases are being run 
 
25. Click the Execute button (left most button on Tool Bar) 
 
You should see a window open on the menu showing what is going into the “Summary 
file”. 
 
After the execution is complete: 
 
1. Look the Summary Grid Tab and look at the results of each test case. 
 
2. Use the Sort Summary Tool Bar button to sort the summary output by descending 
annual return.
