ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...Using ProfitTaker by Terry Apple Currently, numerous software packages are available that employ optimization to create technical models for futures trading. Every day I receive calls from traders around the country who are considering buying one of these packages. Since many of these traders have little or no previous experience with technical trading software, the most common question that I am asked is, ""How would you perform an optimization test to find a profitable trading model?"" This series of three articles will provide a general description of three of the most widely used software...