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  1. globalarbtrader replied to the thread Algo & Quant traders.

    What do you mean by 'printing'??? If you want to know what returns I had, I was uncorrelated: Jan 2020 me +9.7% S&P 0% Feb 2020...

    Apr 26, 2024 at 7:43 AM
  2. globalarbtrader replied to the thread Fully automated futures trading.

    SR measured across entire asset class Rob

    Apr 26, 2024 at 7:37 AM
  3. globalarbtrader replied to the thread Fully automated futures trading.

    Shrug my shoulders, noting that if all my trades were delayed for 2 weeks in my backtest it would lead to a loss of 3bp a year in SR, or...

    Apr 26, 2024 at 2:02 AM
  4. globalarbtrader replied to the thread Algo & Quant traders.

    You didn't do 50% though did you. You did 13/15 years as optimisation. Then in two years out of sample you got lucky or perhaps there...

    Apr 25, 2024 at 3:21 PM
  5. globalarbtrader liked Frederick Foresight's post in the thread Algo & Quant traders.

    Just to put a finer point on it and for the sake of clarity, I don't think there is anything wrong with curve fitting per se. In fact,...

    Apr 25, 2024 at 2:04 PM
  6. globalarbtrader replied to the thread Algo & Quant traders.

    No... you're wrong. And you're right - not in a million years should you be allowed near an algo. Curve fitting makes performance...

    Apr 25, 2024 at 12:50 PM
  7. globalarbtrader replied to the thread Algo & Quant traders.

    Yes I use previous market data. But there are ways to avoid producing a long bias in your strategies as a result. The fact my Beta is...

    Apr 25, 2024 at 8:44 AM
  8. globalarbtrader liked MrMuppet's post in the thread Algo & Quant traders.

    Thread of the year. A guy gambling in the Emini casino with 2 grand to his name, a chart cultist who finds cutting losses an interesting...

    Apr 25, 2024 at 8:43 AM
  9. globalarbtrader replied to the thread Algo & Quant traders.

    No, that isn't what you do. That's called overfitting. Proper algo traders don't do that. GAT

    Apr 25, 2024 at 6:23 AM
  10. globalarbtrader replied to the thread Algo & Quant traders.

    "I am a brilliant trader who can beat any algo" Also "I am paying $7 to trade mini NQ" Hmm.... GAT

    Apr 25, 2024 at 6:22 AM
  11. globalarbtrader attached a file to the thread Algo & Quant traders.

    That might be relevant if I traded a long only strategy with S&P 500 stocks Whilst in fact my correlation and beta to that are zero. GAT

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  12. globalarbtrader liked Darc's post in the thread Algo & Quant traders.

    You know Rob, you and SML have something in common - you both write Systems. Maybe thats where the similarity ends. SML's Systems didn't...

    Apr 25, 2024 at 2:42 AM
  13. globalarbtrader liked taowave's post in the thread Algo & Quant traders.

    It is with zero sorrow and massive relief that I have placed Simple and Wxy on ignore till they demonstrate they aren't the most...

    Apr 25, 2024 at 2:40 AM
  14. globalarbtrader replied to the thread Algo & Quant traders.

    I use IB, I think most people on ET do but there are others. On say mini NQ they charge $0.25 per contract. GAT

    Apr 25, 2024 at 1:58 AM