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Mechanical Investing - Frequently Asked Questions, Startup Guide

Guide to MI (v2):

Screen Definitions

1. StockInvestor Pro screens (in the Gritton backtester):
https://backtest.org/screens.html

2. VL screen definitions:
- please post to Shrewdom / Mechanical Investing Board and provide new link to Manlobbi -

3. Guide to fields & usage in screen definitions:
- please post to Shrewdom / Mechanical Investing Board and provide new link to Manlobbi -

The Backtesters
Full reference guides to GTR1 and the Helper app.

Timing Methods
Brutal bear markets in 2001-3 and 2007-9 taught a hard lesson: there are times when everything loses. Having defenses against significant portfolio drawdowns is critical.

Best of, Annually
Through September 2021, use the Datahelper link, put in 'the' in message body, and sort the results by Recs.
http://www.datahelper.com/mi/search.phtml

MI Board Search
Search the history of MI (an actual search tool that works)

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