yes. fixed stops make any system less effective. because thousands upon thousands of tests have been performed that justify reckoner's position. the static nature of fixed stops when applied to a dynamic enviroment hurts rather than helps the trader. HOWEVER, fixed stops to help support the markets infrastructure hence their support among almost everyone involved in feeding off of the markets structure. surfer
There are different kinds of stops: dynamic, fixed, time. Fixed stops are among the least effective stops I have seen through testing. Volatility based stops, tested historically, have tested better. Still, that does not change my still unrefuted contention: stops sometimes work, sometimes not. IT DEPENDS.
Looks like Marketsurfer had some catching up to do. Must be a bitch trying to manage "pinkbunny", "reckoner", "exodus", "jimmyjam" all at once. Guy probably has a spreadsheet to track all the passwords for the other 20+ aliases of his. Why bother arguing with this nutcase.
you parrot tradings accepted wisdom. its written all over your posts. no offense meant. surfer ps. i do apprieciate your handle. does it come from the original cynics?
do you seriously believe i am all those people? don't worry, i am not looking in your window also! get real, surfer
Define "traditional wisdom." You keep avoiding the questions/arguments I offer, instead choosing to throw out condescending labels. If your arguments were so strong, you would not have to resort to cheap tricks. SmilingSynic=happy skeptic. I value rigor, yet try to avoid taking things too seriously. Life is too short.