This is a math question not a trading question A trader has $20,000. He wants to trade a system the often has a 50% drawdown. The min margin is...
let me try this one more time. Forget the numbers for a minute, just tell me if this concept has any value. Start with $10,000 and the...
I told you I only need 1 handle a day, but this is gonna catch up with me Always in long 855 short 854 -1.00 long 855.25 -1.25 short...
I think the reason beginners like myself like straight money management systems is because that's all we can conceive of programming into a...
I'm going to design a computer especially for trend system traders. It will be programmed so that after a few whipsaws, it will start sputterng...
for es example 1. use a 1 point stop and reverse but do not trail. 2. When market finally moves away from your stop, then trail a very very...
ok we'll try again, here is the original post by inandlong 08-26-02 07:18 AM It is that easy. The simplest system I know constructs a...
The simplest system I know constructs a horizontal line at the current price and is long above it and short below it.
The most (and about the only) valuable thing about a series 3 is, you get to see lots and lots of account statements. And winning traders account...
Any comments on always in (either discretionary or mechanical)systems? I have blown up more than one account using always in trading, but I think...
At the miniscule level I'm trading at, these doggone indicators aren't worth a darn. By the time I get them peaked and tuned to run at scalping...
Breakout Everything is all right Uptight Out of Sight dahh dah dah dah daaahhh dah daty dahh
Introducing E-history - a new, automated historical data service available from Chicago Mercantile Exchange. This new service makes it easy...
Ever notice how you get the best signals after you have taken a break? You come back to the computer and say, "Oh man, everything is down I better...
1. Pick a system which has a maximum drawdown of 50%. 2. Trade the system until you have a 25% drawdown. 3. Stop trading the system and say,...
Some traders impose a maximum daily loss, and I suppose there is someone out there who quits while he's ahead, but I'm thinking a better way to go...
here, I'll start a new thread. If you want to talk about profits of less than 2 handles in a first in first filled enviroment, you can ramble on...
Here's what I've been doing for the last several days. Not sure what affect it will have over time, probably not good. When I'm up 3 ticks I...
If I give myself bad advice, and I act on that bad advice, do I still have to accept responsibility for my own actions, or can I just blame myself?
Bollinger bands bring bad boy bukoo bucks...Baby! The secret is, I switched from macd to rsi as a confirming indicator. Well, it's not really a...
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