1) I didn't say it coudn't be done. I am saying it is less likely to be over fit. It really depends on your number parameters, etc, etc 2)...
jem, I believe much of the bad press about otimization came from the days when people used only end of day data. It is so easy to over fit EOD...
I have found their tech support to be ok for the most basic "duh!" types of issues. However, if you have knotty questions you are better off...
for intraday systems: 0-1 shitty 1-2 good >2 excellent
True, TradeStation does have many limitations. Do you use Wealth Lab, liquidtox? I am trying the demo now. I find it very nice, except it seems to...
I don't agree with this at all. Anything with parameters is curve fitting, which isn't particularly bad. You can't expect a curve fit system to...
savage, you should increase the resolution on those pics. They show up on my monitor as 2 inches wide and half as tall. Impossible to read!
Try the NQ with 200 MA and BBands (avg @ 200 as well), using 1min bars. If you look at that setup, you'll see that it explains itself. This works...
ahahahaha let me guess, you read the manual! I feel somewhat stupid:D Seriously though, I was totally unaware that there was a hotkey for it. I...
I strongly recommend all the TS users here to get in the habit of at least once a week clearing your data cache. I have been finding minor errors...
Amen kymar, Another thing you don't hear around here much is the truth: Trading is hard. Anyone who says otherwise is either some reincarnated...
As I see it, there are two types of systems. The ones with parameters, and the ones without parameters to optimize. I have yet to see a system...
OK that is my last post today. If I post again, someone please bitch slap me. Those of you who have TradeStation might find this attachment...
Nothing is "new" under the sun. Nonetheless, I found it fun to read.
Read this in the print version, it is now online. Highly recommended. http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/10.09/vegas.html
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LOL! Yep taxes sure suck. However, the upside is that they pay for the bombs we drop on terrorists, public sanitation, etc, etc Stock777, the...
Thanks for the clarification cracked. I will still do my due diligence though, don't worry. Maybe I should order that greentradertax guide...
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