Hi Snowsword,
It is a good idea and I'd put it out to all participating forecasters for their viewpoint for comment?
This competition is managed and run by the members and it was instigated by one of our old members Pat, who is no longer here sadly. The format is to keep it simple and we did try some variations. The last one was to add a negative score for incorrect direction.
The spreadsheet has evolved into this current format what you see and the medals to represent proximity and points works well and reasonably simple.
Thinking about the extra work involved in effectively forecasting the weekly CandleStick formation, will add complexity to the scoring and representation of the league table. I'm not clear on the example you have given either with respect to how points are awarded.
High = 3
Low = 0
Close = 1
Direction = 1
Is that right? What if direction was Low?
I think there has to be cost to over-guessing highs and lows.
Getting market direction and trend I reckon is important in trending so that needs to be rewarded or punished if incorrect.
Perhaps what I'm getting at is what is the value in predicting the lows and highs in a weekly move.
Happy to consider it but if we can have a little more info and feedback from the forecasters that would be helpful.