Patent ID: 8600859

Claim:
A computer-implemented method for defining and back testing at least one personal indicator based on at least one user selectable timeframe and user selectable criteria, the method comprising: creating, by a computer, a multidimensional set of timeframes and criteria, wherein one dimension comprises timeframes and one dimension comprises criteria, and wherein at least one timeframe in the timeframes dimension relates to at least one criterion in the criteria dimension; displaying, by the computer, the multi-dimensional set of timeframes and criteria; selecting, by a user via the computer, at least one timeframe of a plurality of user selectable timeframes and at least one criterion of a plurality of user selectable criteria for a financial instrument, defining a personal indicator; receiving, by the computer for at least one selected timeframe at least one set of data for the financial instrument of the timeframe, wherein the set of data includes price data; receiving or calculating, by the computer, at least one value of a technical indicator; back testing, by the computer, the personal indicator defined by the multidimensional set of the at least one selected timeframe and the at least one selected criterion, wherein the back testing is based on determining at least one value of at least one selected criterion and selected timeframe, said determining using at least one value from the technical indicator; storing, by the computer at least one determined value from said back tested personal indicator.