That sucks. I scaled up to 12,575 contracts on the TF when it hit 820, and exited the trade with a net profit $675.00 when it retraced to 821.3.
Madness? What do you mean? John Carter trades this particular trade all the time, closing the trade a few minutes before the 4:15pm futures...
That's what I heard. Something like 20 months without a loss, and today he took over a $300k loss. That's too bad, hopefully he can brush this...
Before your start accepting your platitudes for building an ATS, I imagine this forward testing period is going to be pretty educational for you...
I know you're only 14 but Julian you've really got to thicken your skin. Don't get into pissing contests with anonymous people on the internet,...
I see, so you wait until the next bar to get in or out. Okay, final question: who do you use are your data provider? IQ Feed, or someone else?...
What software did you use to backtest, or did you go through everything manually? Are you only using 10 min charts to evaluate whether or not...
One other question, when backtesting, did you get get bars that hit your limit and then hit your target and/or stop in the same bar? If so, how...
Sounds interesting! Some questions: -Have you forwarded tested this or is the results only from backtesting? -How many trades a day do you...
Don't get so down on yourself and your systems. Your system looks like a nice steady up-and-to-the-right result. I would kill to have that PnL...
NoDoji, don't take what these guys say to heart. The fact that these guys took the time to hate on you means that you have a significant enough...
For what it's worth, I have a co-worker that trades a great deal. He makes on average about 2-3k/day, and has made 30k+ on some single trades....
You're going about it the wrong way. Instead of giving yourself 3 losers, give yourself ONE SINGLE TRADE PER DAY. You need to reserve this...
Nice week neke. On average, what is considered a "good" day for you? And have you considered ending your trades early if you are making a...
isn't AAPL supposed to be halted? did it halt at all or did they trade through the earnings release?
Does this hold true for all countries that go through a recession? For example, if the Canadian housing bubble bursts and it affects the banks,...
Week 15 TF: 2 full losses, 3 moved stops, 2 discretionary losses Corn 1: 3 wins, 5 full losses Soy: 3 full losses, 1 moved stop for a gain, 1...
Japan's tourism industry is about 2.2% of the GDP. This is on par with the automobile industry at 2.3%. This is as of 2000, but I don't imagine...
It may be irrational, but it's how people feel. I live in California, thousands of miles away, and people still ask me if California is safe to...
It really seems like at this point Japan is in deep trouble. I'm wondering what the consequences of this are? 1) Japanese tourism will be...
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