Here's a little bonus - a system I designed last year, but haven't yet implemented. Pretty entertaining, and I think a pretty solid system....
Risk Robustness When the market is closed, a given position should not pose a risk to the portfolio greater than the system setting, based on its...
Pre-determined Targets When opened, a position should have a specific target price at which the system profit protection function is enacted....
Pre-determined Risk Each position should have a specific risk measure which, if lost, triggers the close of the position. In such cases, a new...
Hello again, friends old and new. I have been busy with non-automated trading, and except for getting crushed by the swoon a year ago I've been...
Hey guys, thanks for commenting. For some reason I didn't receive my normal email notifications. Regarding my earlier results, there were...
I am now working on my Trading System 2.0, which will be a new system that builds on some of the tools and learning that we went through over the...
May was an OK month - I updated most strategies to have an average loss of about $100 per losing trade (R). We ended at $37,800, or -5R for the...
Gonzo, I have a thread, Chabah on Automated Trading, that describes my failed attempt to crash and burn. I have a similar background to you,...
If you have 5k BP or so then the best possible investment you can make is about $50. Buy (and read) "Trade Your Way to Financial Freedom" by Van...
I read some of the other threads, and it seems some people doubt if you can have a successful automated trading system. That's a pretty funny...
edbar, As a computer programmer and automated trader, it is good news to hear that automated trading is becoming more accessible to the masses....
The strategy you describe sounds OK. I think when you actually code it you may realize there are a couple factors that need to be described. I...
My system is the same for each stock, but the variables are optimized. When I say I do a lot of analysis I am referring to doing optimizations...
Oh, one more point. My system is very stock specific - I have to backtest and optimize and do a bunch of analysis before I can add a stock. Once...
5talents, Yes, I trade short, and yes, I sometimes have my orders rejected. By sometimes, I mean probably 30%-40% of the time they are...
April was a pretty good month, and the first where I would consider the results "typical" for what I expect. With the average R at about $75, we...
So March and the 1st quarter ended on Friday. For March, we were +4R, or $300, to about $36,800. With only 8 stocks going, most of the account...
Here's an update on my use of a Mac with TradeStation: No problems. I have been using Parallels for more than 4 months now, and haven't had...
TradeStation has a bit of a reputation for not filling short orders on a lot of stocks that they *should* be able to. Their message says to call,...
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