I think too many traders underestimated the impact of the markets by all of the politics (e.g. mid-term elections) that was being hyped in October...
Ok...you developed a coded strategy. What software is it developed with ? wrbtrader
Regardless to our differences... My initial reply about backtesting and codes was due to your placement of your thread in the "Strategy...
You only need to know the probability of success. Lets pretend pattern you're using has a 78% success rate in a particular type of market...
You don't need a guarantee of future profits... Instead, you need to know the probability (positive expectancy) of your trade method so that you...
Seems like your observations are based upon visual inspection. Yet, actual backtest numbers supporting those observations is what you...
That's why I mention the "personal issue"...share with those you like or trust. I've had a distrust of this forum as I do others involving privacy...
Although I somewhat agree but chess may not be a good example in comparison to trading. For example, we as traders aren't competing with just one...
In 2009 I was at a local sushi store and they now have a book for sale with how they make everything including naming the locations where they get...
How long did it take you to make this into an automated trading system or program or what were the results of your backtesting ? wrbtrader
Correct...its not a fact. Yet, charts is an excellent way to visually see the results of all the interactions of many different variables in the...
If you're truly looking for a "trading buddy with vast experience"...just post your backtest results and simulator trade results. I'm sure...
Wow...that's deep twilight zone stuff statement. Now that cannabis is legal here in Canada...time to get a joint, read through my latest...
Most of the futures traders I personally know...they trade futures instead of stocks due to "tax advantages". Also, I personally know only a few...
Have you tried the "Automated Trading" thread here at Elitetrader.com ? :sneaky: Designing, building, testing, and running Automated Trading...
Come back in 14 years and review your message posts...I'm sure this forum Elitetrader.com will be still around for you to do that. ;) wrbtrader
It works on what trading instrument and which specific "gap strategy" you talking about ? wrbtrader
You can use Elitetrader.com forum "search" to look up the words back testing or use Google to become familiar with those words. You can backtest...
Is there a reason why you do not want to backtest that strategy to see if its valid/profitable instead of asking others ? Seriously, wouldn't you...
Looks like quants, algorithms and automated trading systems didn't do so well in October. Yet, I've been seeing these types of articles since...
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