Recent Content by Ardit13

  1. Altucher

    Is there something else you are looking for here when you go long a stock that gapped down 5%? For instance, was the stock trending up? Would it...
    Post by: Ardit13, Oct 2, 2005 in forum: Strategy Building

  2. Which FX broker? An illustrated answer.

    Essentially, I think the problem (scam, or whatever you want to call it) is that the Forex broker is taking the other side of your trade. Forex...
    Post by: Ardit13, Sep 30, 2005 in forum: Forex Brokers

  3. Mechanical System for Trading the E-minis

    rtstrading, So if I understand you right, you're saying that a system developer should leave out the last year of data for creating the...
    Post by: Ardit13, Sep 30, 2005 in forum: Strategy Building

  4. Altucher

    James, In an interview you did, you said, "Normally I only like to trade gap downs. Gap ups tend to keep going. And who am I to get in the way...
    Post by: Ardit13, Sep 30, 2005 in forum: Strategy Building

  5. Mechanical System for Trading the E-minis

    Let me try to get this thread back on track. When looking at the TradingStation summaries from someone else's system, is there something...
    Post by: Ardit13, Sep 30, 2005 in forum: Strategy Building

  6. Mechanical System for Trading the E-minis

    I think a very, very small percentage of traders are using mechanical systems, so I don't think your conclusion logically follows. And certainly...
    Post by: Ardit13, Sep 30, 2005 in forum: Strategy Building

  7. Bad-boy trader booted by Merc

    I thought Borsellino's book was entertaining. Most pit traders that I've met or read about are entertaining. I just listened to an interview...
    Post by: Ardit13, Sep 29, 2005 in forum: Wall St. News

  8. Mechanical System for Trading the E-minis

    Of course you were kind of enough to show us the results that were NOT a 34-period moving average. But in most cases, we don't get that extra...
    Post by: Ardit13, Sep 29, 2005 in forum: Strategy Building

  9. Mechanical System for Trading the E-minis

    When you write "bars to be used for a moving average," what do you mean by that? If you are using a 100-period moving average, see what happens...
    Post by: Ardit13, Sep 29, 2005 in forum: Strategy Building

  10. Mechanical System for Trading the E-minis

    I appreciate the effort you put into your responses. I haven't found better explanations searching the web. I like the idea of doubling the...
    Post by: Ardit13, Sep 29, 2005 in forum: Strategy Building

  11. Mechanical System for Trading the E-minis

    I see a lot of people viewing this thread, but no one leaving any explanations. Maybe the TradeStation summaries will help. I can't figure out...
    Post by: Ardit13, Sep 29, 2005 in forum: Strategy Building

  12. Mechanical System for Trading the E-minis

    Here's a mechanical trading system for the e-minis that's posted on a free site. Here are the individual signals for longs—shorts are the...
    Thread by: Ardit13, Sep 29, 2005, 26 replies, in forum: Strategy Building

  13. Did you get your MBA?

    I would agree with the thoughts that (1) an MBA is only "worth it" if you go to a top 15 (or so) school or if your employer pays for it, and (2)...
    Post by: Ardit13, Sep 28, 2005 in forum: Professional Trading

  14. What did Cramer do to have the SEC restrict his trading???

    I think Cramer is about being a personality, not a trader. It's possible he makes less money by not trading, but that's okay because he has a...
    Post by: Ardit13, Sep 28, 2005 in forum: Trading