Recent Content by MaxPastukhov

  1. I present you a rather unconventional trader...

    There were a guy who made $2,000,000+ out if $20,000 in less than a year in 2001. Here is all information I was able to find about him:...
    Post by: MaxPastukhov, Jul 29, 2018 in forum: Trading

  2. Removing the golden handcuffs

    Here is an interesting and important pattern I found between all people questioning an idea of getting into software business. I heard it numerous...
    Post by: MaxPastukhov, Jul 28, 2018 in forum: App Development

  3. Removing the golden handcuffs

    Forex Tester - about $10,000,000 in the last 10 years. Yes, their earnings significantly dropped recently, but they are still alive :) As you...
    Post by: MaxPastukhov, Jul 28, 2018 in forum: App Development

  4. Removing the golden handcuffs

    Software business isn't about the number of features a product has. I can give you numerous examples of feature-rich products losing to simpler...
    Post by: MaxPastukhov, Jul 28, 2018 in forum: App Development

  5. Removing the golden handcuffs

    The same here: software developer + AI will always beat any software development AI :) The main problem for software market isn't in AI, it's in...
    Post by: MaxPastukhov, Jul 28, 2018 in forum: App Development

  6. Removing the golden handcuffs

    Do you have any idea how much search traffic and advertising income does Google get today? Why don't we launch yet another Google? Newbie retail...
    Post by: MaxPastukhov, Jul 28, 2018 in forum: App Development

  7. Is backtesting simply simulated trades on historic data?

    Now I understand what do you mean by time-based stops. I personally tested 2 approaches: 1. Closing positions after some time. It's the easiest...
    Post by: MaxPastukhov, Jul 26, 2018 in forum: Automated Trading

  8. Is backtesting simply simulated trades on historic data?

    Yes, I actually tried to do it. The problem is in getting the right entry price, not in exiting the trade. By using tighter stops I increased...
    Post by: MaxPastukhov, Jul 26, 2018 in forum: Automated Trading

  9. Is backtesting simply simulated trades on historic data?

    Yes, I came to the same conclusion :) Every person should be in its place. I'm happy for you that you decided to make this bet. Can you please...
    Post by: MaxPastukhov, Jul 26, 2018 in forum: Automated Trading

  10. Removing the golden handcuffs

    While I don't believe in the future of automated trading, I still feel that there is nothing wrong with selling tools to those who believe. Here...
    Post by: MaxPastukhov, Jul 25, 2018 in forum: App Development

  11. Forex? Discussion

    There is a simpler and practical definition: one's mind follows one's action. It's enough to do something accidentially to believe that there was...
    Post by: MaxPastukhov, Jul 24, 2018 in forum: Trading

  12. Forex? Discussion

    There are two types of persistence: being persistent at what works and being persistent at what doesn't. I feel that our persistence to make this...
    Post by: MaxPastukhov, Jul 24, 2018 in forum: Trading

  13. Anyone interested in developing a new trading platform?

    One time it happened magically: when I struggled to launch my first product, which was barely covering my current expenses, some guys from Asia...
    Post by: MaxPastukhov, Jul 23, 2018 in forum: App Development

  14. Removing the golden handcuffs

    Thank you! For me selling my own products is freedom, I did it for the last 15 years. I worked in a corporate world for the first 2 years of my...
    Post by: MaxPastukhov, Jul 22, 2018 in forum: App Development

  15. Removing the golden handcuffs

    Thank you for the link. Yes, you are right that there may be some inefficiences that may still be exploited at the market. They may even last...
    Post by: MaxPastukhov, Jul 22, 2018 in forum: App Development