This thread is better comedy than "Seinfeld", "Curb your enthusiasm", "Arrested Development", "...", "...", ... combined. Hilarious and don't stop, please!
Hey NetTecture, I guess your IQ may had increased few 100% from 2009 to now, because back in 2009 you were asking which data feed you should use and you even just started to test something stupid like NinjaTrader and thought about would you use it or not. http://www.elitetrader.com/vb/showthread.php?s=&postid=2341063#post2341063 http://www.elitetrader.com/vb/showthread.php?s=&postid=2363853#post2363853 How do you increase your IQ? Your IQ was like 80 and now you sound like 200, is that because you watched a lot of Marvel? I am very impressed that you said this: Have some nice order entry mechanism that I REALLY like...then hit "ENTER" and be done. wow, you really like to press the "ENTER" key right? You are impressed by NinjaTrader because you can just press enter key and get something done! You are such a programming genius! Your IQ has just increased to 300! Who is too stupid to who is too obvious. I hope you really enjoy your enter key with NinjaTrader. If you press too hard and break the enter key of your keyboard, remember to buy a mechanical keyboard so you can get better feeling when you press enter key with NinjaTrader to get some amazing things done. Alright I said these just because you were a jerk. I read your post and sound like you had some alright programming experience with C#, but your own trading experience also started from nothing back in 2009, I don't think you should sound like what you are no matter how good or bad you are doing now. You definitely talked stupid back in 2009 and you are still the same person even you may have improved.
Isn't that what distinguishes the geniuses from the less intelligent? That some actually learn and develop! It doesn't matter if you're a complete novice today if you can be a master tomorrow. I myself didn't know a shit two years ago and now I return 300%+ per year with 10 clients. Unless you have the right attitude about what you are able to accomplish, you'll never succeed with anything. Some lose! They just lose!!!
The bigger question is who are the ET posters who are self taught and now return 100% on a large account starting from no trading knowledge 3 years ago? As the saying goes, a rising uptrend masks all stupidity. I'll bet not one of these are around in 5 years. In my experience very few loud mouth braggart types can survive very long in this business. Once the market gets choppy their egos can't take the market whipping.
Not sure whether I fall into this category, but if my back testing is half as good in reality (see 2008-2009 performance attached), and if my system continues equally well as in the past, I'd me more than happy. The only thing I know though, is that I won't fall victim to my own psychology.
Look like s very curve fitting graph. Anyone can create super profit backtest result with luck or curve fitting. Show us some stats showing your backtest has good chance happen in real future.