I agree, don't sweat the small stuff. My CPA specializes in trading issues, and has never had a problem with summarizing a trading account....
I post a total of the trades, wins and losses, then make a note saying "Trade logs available". I haven't had any problems.
The very best use of an MA is simply the relation of current price to the MA. It is a simple, old concept. But very powerful. Backtest price...
In my opinion any newbie who enters this business by daytrading is already behind the eightball. The shorter the timeframe, the more you are...
Gorden, my two cents from someone who has been through the mental wars. You must create a mechanical system that works, and first master that....
Yes, I admit to the problem big time. My only solution was to remove myself entirely from any descretion other than position sizing, and set up...
Okay, help me out here. How can a Turtle/type trend following system do anything the past couple years? Trends have been notoriously short and...
I believe IRT can cover just about any financial security or derivative, although I personally trade only stocks and options. Much depends on the...
I have trading accounts with two different brokers, which each have their backroom systems in different parts of the country. It sometimes makes...
I found many advantages with Investor RT. Much easier to backtest, as there is little or no programming involved. You construct backtesting...
Nearly 400 point move from bottom yesterday to close today. Booked 38 long stock points, as I trade pullbacks. These are the days that make it...
bobcathy1 - I make a good living from the market, but it only began when I could admit to myself that I was trying to make discretionary...
Relief rally next week when we go Saddam Hunting. Then down, down, down from there when the reality of this quarter's terrible numbers starts to...
I've been trading a successful short system on AMEX Holders, and thinking about moving the system to futures. However, it does not appear that...
That $80. risk free profit will look pretty stupid when LU hits 1.25. No such thing as risk free. Ever. Never.
Prune, you mentioned selecting between indexes and a universe of stocks. There is another way, which is to deal with a select list of stocks...
Kind of depends on whether you lost on the trade, won on the trade, or...failed to make the trade. For me, failing to make the trade is the...
Prunepicker - If I may offer an obversation, it sounds like you have a basic problem with confidence in your system, or lack of a systematic...
I've been trading very profitably with IRT for two years now. Check them out before you make a decision on another platform. Somebody posted a...
Also hate to let you down, but a downer to this system is as follows: Your average time for a winner is 16.7 bars, which is over 3 weeks if...
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