Think and grow rich

Discussion in 'Psychology' started by Frederick Foresight, Jul 17, 2022.

  1. Hello Overnight,

    Here is a quote I have from myself to you.

    "You will NEVER get rest, unless you back test"

    Forward testing with real money is for fools. Why would I would forward test a trading method for X months/days/weeks with real money, when I can back test a trading method in X minutes/seconds for free.

    Think about this for a few minutes as it relates to manual trading vs algo trading.

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    #71     Jul 20, 2022
  2. Overnight

    Overnight

    Just DO it.



    *sighs* Anything that worked in the past is no guarantee that it will work in the future. You will spend your ENTIRE LIFE backtesting, but never implementing.

    Just GO, dude. Figure out what the market does MOST OF THE TIME, and follow THAT.
     
    #72     Jul 20, 2022
  3. Hello Overnight,

    Do you want to know another name for forward testing without back testing first?
     
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    #73     Jul 20, 2022
  4. Overnight

    Overnight

    No.
     
    #74     Jul 20, 2022
  5. Millionaire

    Millionaire

    I got the impression @SimpleMeLike is already trading some of his algos with real money?
     
    #75     Jul 20, 2022
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  6. Hello Overnight,

    I will tell you anyway cause you are a nice guy and good ET leader.

    Forwarding testing without back testing first, is called "Getting Fooled By Randomness".

    Work smarter not harder my friend.
     
    #76     Jul 20, 2022
  7. Overnight

    Overnight

    That is not what I see in this thread. He is still backtesting.
     
    #77     Jul 20, 2022
  8. Hello Millionaire,

    Your impression is right. lol, what the heck should I be doing.
     
    #78     Jul 20, 2022
  9. Hello Overnight,

    Of course I am still back testing, what the heck else should I be doing? 1 or 2 algos is not enough. I want the holy grail. lol
     
    #79     Jul 20, 2022
  10. Life is all about finding a delicate, ideal, balance,

    SimpleMeLike will still be here on ET in 2032 talking about the same things.
    Overnight is maybe too gung ho with trading, and he prefers to Just Do It...while suffering some losses, maybe many losses.
     
    #80     Jul 20, 2022