What if it wasn't the same instrument - wouldn't that influence the outcome ?
Dear all, I currently am devising a <I>extremely simple</I> swing / position trading strategy and experimenting with various forms of scaling...
if it does happen to go sideways (ie. neither profit nor loss on your initial entry point) and holding period is not an issue (ie. swing trader or...
What criteria do you use to place your stops ? Is it volatility-based or does price have to breach a certain technical level (ie. support trend...
Would be nice to hook up and exchange views on the IBEX and Spanish equities.
OK my bad. But the basic premise is the same - either invest in further business education or destine the equivalent funds towards building a...
You do get good ones in the Euro zone for that rate.
If you had â¬50 k cash and were 27 years old working in a corporation, would you rather: get an Ivy League MBA or start averaging in to create...
Isn't any backtested strategy that produces positive results based on a certain time series of past data, curve fitted? How does one avoid this?...
Do you trade for profit or entertainment?
Joseph, I think we are trying to explain the same thing. To follow with your example: - if you first enter at 50, stop 49, your risk is 2%...
How many people here WITHOUT backgrounds in maths, finance, banking, economics, statistics, computer programming or engineering have developed a...
You mean basically an EMA?
Is this indication signalled by the green ema having crossed under the red ema? Or do you use some signal other than the emas to get short?...
MGJ, thanks for your post, it wasn't so complicated :-) It is nice how you have laid it out in order to construct a formula for quick...
Dear all, Is there a formula or quick rule of thumb that determines how many contracts / shares can one add while maintaining the initial risk...
It tracks the Main Spanish Index (IBEX-35). I've not been stopped out yet due to the wide stop. However, taking the other side of the trade...
bullish?
I have had cases over backtesting period where underlying has decreased 30%+ from position high and later gone to resume the trend to surpass that...
Trades on the Spanish Exchange. Ticker: LYXIB.
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