Another great software is Genesis Financial Trade Navigator. They have a tick-by-tick replay for futures, stocks and forex for any day and...
There are a few factors that you need to consider when determining the period for backtesting your trading system: Trade frequency How many...
NOT fully specifying entries, exits, stops and profit targets is the No.1 reason why traders fail. Having a trading system means having a...
Dear chovi, I used many different trading platforms to automate my trading strategies, and in my opinion Strategy Runner is the most reliable....
You might want to take a look at Portfolio Merge: http://www.portfoliomerge.com/ It's reasonable priced, and I am happy with its reports and...
Yes, exactly. If the system uses a 100-period moving average then you should test it with 85, 90, 95, 100, 105, 110 and 115. It should...
1. Look at the rules You can eliminate almost all losers by adding enough rules. Simple example: If you see that on Tuesdays you had more...
Ardit, since you "insist" on an answer, here are my 2 cents: The first figure to look for is the Net Profit. Obviously you want your system...
Dear Vinny, The plan is to stop selling the system when Rockwell has 100 subscribers. Purchased systems are deducted from the number, i.e. if...
Dear Nana, 1.) The strategy is programmed into a DLL which resides on the PATS-Server of your broker. So you don't have to have your computer...
Basically there are only four exit rules: A fixed dollar amount (e.g. $1,000) A percentage of the current price (e.g. 1% of the entry price) A...
Wouldn't that be great: You just subscribe to MRCI's services for $30 per month, then based on their "strategies" you tell your broker when to...
Yes, IMO the argument is wrong! Examples: A wheat spread could be profitable 14 out of 15 years, but if in the current year some tornados...
Pretzel, let me quote MRCI: When you read Moore's "Spread Portfolio" you should keep in mind that no trade management techniques are applied...
That's a fantastic move if you were long Wheat. But what, if you would have been short Wheat? That may sound strange, but maybe you are trading...
Backwardation, good choice! :) Did you take the spread? The support level was at 69.25. The spread closed at 76.5 today (see attached...
Backwardation, GoldTrader, just for fun: I am holding the other side of the bet :) I will enter SX3-SN3 if it closes above -69.0 tomorrow...
GoldTrader, excellent list of do's and don'ts. Thanks for your contribution. Markus
wavetrader, Usually I want to see a daily volume of 1,000 or more contracts in each underlying futures contract. Let's take an example from...
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