Recent Content by jboydston

  1. Globex halted???

    Anyone know what thier network looks like? Can't they afford the best? What a disaster, somebody better get fired for this.
    Post by: jboydston, May 1, 2003 in forum: Index Futures

  2. Mechanical ES system

    Wow, Mr. Hershey, you are obviously very sophisticated, wise and experienced. I won't attempt to understand all that you've explained here in this...
    Post by: jboydston, Apr 15, 2003 in forum: Journals

  3. Mechanical ES system

    4/14/2003 Cover previous short from 868.75 @ 873.25 -225 Buy 873.25 @ 8:30 Sell 879.00 @ 12:30 +287.50 Short 879.00 @ 12:30 Still...
    Post by: jboydston, Apr 14, 2003 in forum: Journals

  4. Mechanical ES system

    4/11/2003 Cover previous short from 876.25 @ 879.75 -175 Buy 879.75 @7:30 Sell 868.75 @ 8:30 -550 Short 868.75 @8:30 Still short...
    Post by: jboydston, Apr 14, 2003 in forum: Journals

  5. Mechanical ES system

    I have included the TradeStation workspace I am trading from, for those of you who use it. You will need to change the extension back from .txt to...
    Post by: jboydston, Apr 14, 2003 in forum: Journals

  6. Mechanical ES system

    I am trading from California, so maybe this accounts for the discrepancy?
    Post by: jboydston, Apr 14, 2003 in forum: Journals

  7. Mechanical ES system

    4/10/2003 ... Short position still open from yesterday 876.25 @ 9:30 P&L -362.50 [/B] Commis = -5.60 Slippage = 0 Total Trades 1 Net...
    Post by: jboydston, Apr 10, 2003 in forum: Journals

  8. Mechanical ES system

    I realize that 5-10K is possibly too small an account to trade this system. But, is a backtested system feasible in real life? Are backtested...
    Post by: jboydston, Apr 10, 2003 in forum: Journals

  9. Mechanical ES system

    Good point. Most of the systems I've come up with short more aggressively than long. Is this because of market trend or maybe markets fall faster...
    Post by: jboydston, Apr 10, 2003 in forum: Journals

  10. Mechanical ES system

    If anyone wants some documentation, please just ask. I have covered what I think to be my bases. But your objective opinions are why I am here ;-)...
    Post by: jboydston, Apr 10, 2003 in forum: Journals

  11. Mechanical ES system

    Yes, it is optimized. I started with 6-month back to present. Then took out the top few trades by narrowing down the optimization range....
    Post by: jboydston, Apr 10, 2003 in forum: Journals

  12. Mechanical ES system

    I'm not trying to be sarcastic. I seriously have no idea what you are talking about. Must have been absent from class that day. ;-) I appreciate...
    Post by: jboydston, Apr 10, 2003 in forum: Journals

  13. Mechanical ES system

    Thanks gms that was enlightening. Mechanical trading is definitely not full-proof and without it's own set of obstacles. You comments are appreciated!
    Post by: jboydston, Apr 10, 2003 in forum: Journals

  14. Mechanical ES system

    This is correct. different criteria for long/short positions.
    Post by: jboydston, Apr 10, 2003 in forum: Journals

  15. Mechanical ES system

    Since I am correcting my previous posts, let me make one more:
    Post by: jboydston, Apr 10, 2003 in forum: Journals