How Long a Losing Streak Is Normal
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Chance of at least one losing streak of five, eight or ten in a 200 trade series
Chance of at least one losing streak of five, eight or ten in a 200 trade series
| win_rate_pct | pct_run_of_5 | pct_run_of_8 | pct_run_of_10 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 75% | 13.444 | 0.221 | 0.014 |
| 70% | 28.627 | 0.885 | 0.079 |
| 65% | 49.528 | 2.796 | 0.343 |
| 60% | 71.371 | 7.356 | 1.199 |
| 55% | 87.969 | 16.527 | 3.535 |
the exact SQL behind every number
WITH 200 AS n_trades
SELECT
concat(toString(toUInt8(round(win_rate * 100))), '%') AS win_rate_pct,
round(100 * (1 - arraySum(arrayFold(
(run_mass, trade) -> arrayPushFront(
arrayMap(mass -> mass * (1 - win_rate), arrayPopBack(run_mass)),
win_rate * arraySum(run_mass)),
range(n_trades),
[1.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0]))), 3) AS pct_run_of_5,
round(100 * (1 - arraySum(arrayFold(
(run_mass, trade) -> arrayPushFront(
arrayMap(mass -> mass * (1 - win_rate), arrayPopBack(run_mass)),
win_rate * arraySum(run_mass)),
range(n_trades),
[1.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0]))), 3) AS pct_run_of_8,
round(100 * (1 - arraySum(arrayFold(
(run_mass, trade) -> arrayPushFront(
arrayMap(mass -> mass * (1 - win_rate), arrayPopBack(run_mass)),
win_rate * arraySum(run_mass)),
range(n_trades),
[1.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0]))), 3) AS pct_run_of_10
FROM
(
SELECT arrayJoin([0.75, 0.70, 0.65, 0.60, 0.55]) AS win_rate
)
ORDER BY win_rate DESC
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