Well, I feel no pity for traders that put absolute stop losses instead of relative ones, as these are surely gonna be eaten by almost equally...
To achieve $500 per day on average, day in and day out, on one contract, sounds overly optimistic. To do it occasionally is not a feat. On the...
Good for you.
No curve fitting is taking place.
I can't imagine trading algos using Excel besides for very very simple ones.
I'm on the way...
Not sure whether I fall into this category, but if my back testing is half as good in reality (see 2008-2009 performance attached), and if my...
Ever thought about forming an own opinion about anything?
I use stops, I'm small, but still made $170 today - how come???
Isn't that what distinguishes the geniuses from the less intelligent? That some actually learn and develop! It doesn't matter if you're a complete...
Maybe a barbell strategy is the solution for you?
Couldn't have said it better. Weightlifting would do as physical exercise too though.
emg JUST LOSES! HE JUST LOSES! *lol* :D
This rally is sick, and not sustainable in the long term. I expect a pull-back of at least 10% from today's levels before the end of the year!
Sure, if you have a one- or two-tick stop you're surely gonna get stopped out, but then you're a fool in the first place, even in absence of HFTs....
Oh I see, you're that sort of granny fetischist... :)
Can't imagine that's a very critical factor - you obviously need a line of sight, and humidity etc. can influence attenuation, but we're talking...
Maybe a silly question, but why would microwave links be more expensive than say, a fiber-optic cable, which has to be dug into the ground?...
Are the results generated from live data or from back tests on historical data? Would be interesting if you could customize the...
Question: Where do you get the tick data from? Nanex? Which database are you using at the moment? How do you rate MS SQL vs. MySQL?
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