I've seen a articles where they talk about the implied volatility of forex options like options on the EURUSD, and then they have a chart. Is...
I used to have to be places on time, so I always walked fast. If people walked slowly, so be it -- but it was so aggravating, the people who drift...
I've found Forex Strategy Builder very useful. It's not only Forex -- put your data in the right csv format and it can test it. It has easy to use...
Thank you Mr Deco for the earlier responses to my previous questions, they have added a lot. Do you trade one strategy on an instrument at a...
I went to live abroad for a few years when I was younger, partly to understand what it's like for so many people who come to the US and try to get...
Thanks for the response Mr Deco, sounds like you have the idea I was going for. I agree about coding, the best way to test ideas. For anyone who...
Sorry for interfering with Happy Hour, I'll give an example and with easy numbers. Suppose an instrument with its volatility usually moves about...
Thanks for the previous responses Mr Deco, I've found them insightful. Happy to be of service. I hope I've worked my way up from noob to boob --...
Thanks for the previous responses Mr Deco. I don't know -- it seems like there is a lot of trying to apply rules and look for regularities where...
Hello Mr Deco, thanks again for the previous responses. One of my favorite hobbies is to make a note of some interesting formula or info, let...
Hello Mr Deco, thanks for previous responses. Ok, the part about rigorous backtesting, then system trading, with R:R over 2.5 or so, not in a...
Mr Deco, thanks for your input a while back on how to tell if 2 strategies are related. From yours and others posts, I coded a tool that has been...
Do you find this helps you tell if the session is going to have strong moves or just be kind of choppy? That's the problem I have now, telling...
The only one I can comment on is groceries: 2006: $230 / month average 2007: $260 / month average 2008: $245 / month average 2009: $255 /...
I like gray backgrounds for text. In programming, I set my IDE and text editor backgrounds all to (192, 192, 192), reduced the brightness and...
TD80 -- thank you for the explanation, it's an interesting metric to consider to pursue compounding.
Today, you have to learn new skills every 5-10 years or so. That time span has been shrinking over the past few decades, and probably will...
thanks for the responses. The Dell is $400, a bit high. I'm going with an off-lease from TigerDirect, they've got one for $110.
I'm old fashioned and I like the 4:3 monitors, not the new 16:9 widescreens. I had a 1600x1200 19" monitor, and I really liked it. Mostly, I liked...
Could you explain a bit more "% average profit"? Is it the average % of Win amount / Account balance at time of win, as inverse of "2% of account...
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