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  1. System testing questions.

    Its a huge deep dark secret. If stock is less than 50 days ma and its up 3 days in a row. Sell the open on the 4th day and buy the close. I have...
    Post by: jim c, Aug 3, 2009 in forum: Strategy Building

  2. System testing questions.

    This makes sense. In my simple mind I imagine "no stops" as the simplest or purest way to backtest (even though I would NEVER trade without...
    Post by: jim c, Jul 15, 2009 in forum: Strategy Building

  3. System testing questions.

    I apprectiate the response. This is just a rough way to see of the system would work at all. I would like to think that using stops with this...
    Post by: jim c, Jul 14, 2009 in forum: Strategy Building

  4. list of filters

    Hey Travis. I was asking a similar question in this thread---> http://elitetrader.com/vb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=168540 Nitro made one...
    Post by: jim c, Jul 14, 2009 in forum: Automated Trading

  5. Opening price descrepency?

    Great answer Don. I have been struggling with bad opening prices with IB. Does anyone know if there is a primary market vs consolidated market...
    Post by: jim c, Jul 13, 2009 in forum: Trading

  6. System testing questions.

    Thanks Hook. I agree with you on this. At this point I dont have a great way to backtest using stops. I backtest on daily data with no stops and...
    Post by: jim c, Jul 10, 2009 in forum: Strategy Building

  7. System testing questions.

    Hello! Thx for taking a look. I have used excel for backtesting my stuff. I use IB for trading. I am not an expert on backtesting and I can...
    Post by: jim c, Jul 10, 2009 in forum: Strategy Building

  8. Volume--- how to use it and WHY

    exactly...special relativity?
    Post by: jim c, Jul 2, 2009 in forum: Strategy Building

  9. System testing questions.

    Here are the full results with the new filter of vix > 20. It seemed to help alot. I have checked once again for possible errors but havent...
    Post by: jim c, Jun 30, 2009 in forum: Strategy Building

  10. System testing questions.

    Post by: jim c, Jun 30, 2009 in forum: Strategy Building

  11. System testing questions.

    forgot the excel
    Post by: jim c, Jun 30, 2009 in forum: Strategy Building

  12. System testing questions.

    Wow. I tested the first few applying only the vix filter. You can see it improved the first few alot. Pushed up the win % cut down on # of...
    Post by: jim c, Jun 30, 2009 in forum: Strategy Building

  13. System testing questions.

    Im working on it now. jim
    Post by: jim c, Jun 30, 2009 in forum: Strategy Building

  14. System testing questions.

    I will get to work. Btw this system is short only. thx again! jim
    Post by: jim c, Jun 30, 2009 in forum: Strategy Building

  15. System testing questions.

    Ok. The fair value thing might take me a while. So you are thinking the lower the vix the better the system might perform? Or it wil perform...
    Post by: jim c, Jun 30, 2009 in forum: Strategy Building

  16. System testing questions.

    Didnt mean to post this yet. Oh well. I would appreciate some general comments or critisism. thx. JIm
    Post by: jim c, Jun 30, 2009 in forum: Strategy Building

  17. System testing questions.

    I have attached (I think) some results from a simple backtest I did this morning. I am VERY new at backtesting and I have some basic questions. I...
    Thread by: jim c, Jun 30, 2009, 25 replies, in forum: Strategy Building

  18. esignal formula question.

    I did respond back directly to Starr, twice actually. Why couldnt the two women I spoke with on the phone simply give me a username or password?...
    Post by: jim c, Jun 23, 2009 in forum: Trading Software

  19. esignal formula question.

    Hello. I have spoke with two diff people on the phone. Starr personally sent me an email that I responded to. I have sent the forum e-mail...
    Post by: jim c, Jun 23, 2009 in forum: Trading Software

  20. esignal formula question.

    You would think I could just simply get signed up to the forum esp since I am ( was) a paying customer. Esignal has the worst service ever! I...
    Post by: jim c, Jun 23, 2009 in forum: Trading Software
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