If you would like to end up with a small fortune from trading, start out with a large one. :sneaky:
You're correct about the size limit. I like Access for the rapid development.
I have a Microsoft Access database with 4+ million quotes. It's very easy to use and its inexpensive, especially compared to SQL Server.
Agree. "As I explain in Modeling Trading System Performance, the sweet spot for a trading system has these characteristics: - Trading frequently....
Make sure you do out-of-sample testing.
IMHO, the shorter the timeframe, the harder it is to be profitable. I believe there are more successful swing traders than daytraders. Trends...
Losing money is always hard and doubly hard when you start worrying about whether the loss is normal or the automated system is broken.
I agree and cope with this through back-testing which gives a history of losing trades and drawdown periods. For example, if I have a 20 year...
I'd have concerns with one or both systems if 100% of the historical data was used to optimize the input parameters and no historical data was set...
Selling naked puts (without the protective leg) can lead to catastrophic losses. But you're right that a decent spread width is needed to make it...
I trade every week, dip or no dip. I've traded ICs in the past. After trading them and backtesting ICs vs. put credit spreads, I found that the...
I think I agree with ElOchoCinco. I used to do ICs but found the call side didn't pay much, especially considering the risk. So now I trade put...
I do index option trading with price targets and "stops" sort of. My profit price targets are hard contingent orders. My max loss stops started...
You need to decide on what your entry and exit rules (or tentative) rules are for your IC trading and then backtest them with historical data,...
This system does look like it has potential. The code appears to be in Amibroker. But, if you've optimized over all the data, then these trades...
I would check out www.optionstack.com/learn/. It has an excellent interface. There is a free trial with a limited amount of data, but enough to...
This does seem like a good system. One poster wrote that the trades may have been in a fortunate sequence. If you can export the trades into a...
The section 1256 has 2 tax advantages: taxed paid and ease of reporting. A large portion of your SPX short term gains are taxed as long term....
You're welcome. If you want to look into it more, Adaptrade does a free, 30 day, full functional trial of their products. I can relate to your...
Along these lines, you might want to look at the Adaptrade Builder (http://www.adaptrade.com/Builder/index.htm) It's under $1000 and the latest...
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