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Mechanical Investing - Frequently Asked Questions, Startup Guide

April '23: Selection of any lost legacy Fool board posts can be accomplished by using the datahelper.com utility linked below.

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Guide to MI (v2)

Screen Definitions

• StockInvestor Pro screens (in the Gritton backtester): https://backtest.org/screens.html
• VL screen definitions: (3 posts) http://www.datahelper.com/mi/search.phtml?nofool=youBet&mid=17388455,
  • http://www.datahelper.com/mi/search.phtml?nofool=youBet&mid=22362718,
  • http://www.datahelper.com/mi/search.phtml?nofool=youBet&mid=22362721
• GTR1 Screen Definitions, SIPro: http://www.datahelper.com/mi/search.phtml?nofool=youBet&mid=32264718
• Guide to fields & usage in screen definitions: http://www.datahelper.com/mi/search.phtml?nofool=youBet&mid=26775200

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