Thanks for all your comments; I find it an interesting topic. I wouldn't say I was making good money though; I'm making a little bit, and always...
Thanks for clarifying. So you are saying that you want to enter anyway as you think the market is going up, then why not just enter at the...
This post seems to be the crux of the matter. It is indeed a simple question, but the answer is anything but simple. I understand what you go on...
I haven't investigated in detail, but my impression is I do best on a Monday (or a logical Monday as they used to say when I had a proper job -...
I daytrade the 5 minute timeframe, mainly the Dow, NAS100 or SPX500. I have recently been doing ok, using an automated system with occasional...
Glad to hear it is working. "Everyone" in retail trading is wrong most of the time, which is why most of us lose. That's why testing your own...
Thanks for this. Personally i have found moving averages too laggy to use as the basis of a trend following system, though the charts often look...
Various strategies, mainly trend following day trading based on trend strength using simple Price Action or a Kalman Filter, using minute data...
Well ... the fact that it's quite hard to know where the market is going. That's what we are all trying to do isn't it? Have you cracked it, and...
That would surely depend on the timescale you are trading? 5 years sounds plenty for a day trader say.
I agree that markets seldom move in a straight line one way for long, but the downside of waiting for any kind of reversal is that you can miss...
Doesn't that just show that a mean reversion strategy works when the market reverts to the mean? What if the trend continues?
Yes I agree with you. The data seems to support that, but maybe others have found otherwise?
You said "You really need to know the market you're trading - where it's at and where it's going". That would be ideal wouldn't it?
If only...
Thanks for this. Good to know I am not alone in finding waiting for pullbacks to not be particularly successful. I can understand that different...
It seems the prevailing wisdom is that when a market starts to move in one direction, you should wait for a pullback before you hop on board the...
In reply to the OP, I think perhaps trading is simple rather than easy. I now trade a small amount a few times a day (sometimes not at all) when...
I agree with all the recent comments. I play some online chess to a reasonable standard, and I am amazed by the number of threads started by...
That's interesting, thanks Millionaire. I have experimented a lot with automated systems, and have found the same as you. A lot of them look...
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