cool thread mine was 102 pts on 3 rts...allin and scaleout actually that wasn't the highest, my highest was 129 on 15 rts but the former...
the 'what' and 'how' of it. what: 4 futures mkts: ym/qm/er2/eur how: intraday trend following using cci... from the description you...
your trailin stop rules are arbitrary. You would do better to use sup/resis on the chart than an arbitrary (if i have +15-20, then move up stop)....
if i dis-believed these guys' numbers i never would have gotten into trading to begin with. I never came into trading thinking there was a...
i think the biggest point to remember is that your stop should not have anything to do with money management. your stop is there for a variety...
i am an intra-day trendfollower small losses large wins under 50% win rate 2:1 and up risk/reward i also stop trading in a day when...
remiraz, when you state that you essentially don't think trend following is worth it...or that it's 'that' good do you realize you STOP your...
example: long 3 ym contracts exchange goes down... question: how would you hedge this position with option(s)? doesn't necessarily need...
considering he didn't even respond to my earlier question which was basically, "hey, want to let us in on your idea?" i would agree too
i would be interested in hearing the general principles of your method bensyl. i'm not asking you to divulge details, but the general...
do trends exist? find a way to bet in the direction of the trend. why? because a trending market isn't the same as a trend in coin flipping....
why in the world would you be trading (i'm assuming the contract is the ZB/31.25/tick?) when you've consistently lost so much? (i'm not trying...
risk, you don't have to worry about all that stuff if you don't trade the chop... and you won't have to trade the chop if your edge doesn't...
have an edge and trade it. if it's not present, do nothing. what's the problem here?
a target of 2 times your stop is an easy way to overcome the patience issue. you'll have to backtest of course to see what your ideal target is.
no, no hosting just keep at it, and stay small till you get some verifiable evidence (example, 1-2 months) consistent results, then look to...
here's a thought coolweb. keep it simple. follow 1-2 stocks everyday only trade 100 shares at a time USE a stop loss place a target...
there are two things here. as traders we need to let profits run...but we also need to secure the trade as it moves in our favor for precisely...
yes martys i know. if you have a 45% win rate, 2to1 will make you profitable commissions and slippage these days shouldn't be a problem for...
being 'convinced' and following your rules are two different things. you ACTED upon a feeling, an emotion, a thought, outside your rules. If...
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