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Part "A" Very true. Part "B" I disagree strongly an untested Plan has no more chance of success than no plan. There is an important Missing Link. Doesnt it then make sence that before you trade any plan you make every effort to test that that plan will be profitable.In otherwords you backtest...

I'm interested in the way this thread is. Great detail and even papers on a "Trading Template". Developing one is fine but one question. How do you know that once developed and placed into practice it will be profitable? Worse still having traded it for a few weeks/months and then finding its...

Hello. Been a while since I visited this site back in March. Now Janurary and the method mentioned above now has a capital holding of $265,000 + $60000 bank. We developed it now nearly 4 yrs ago and has been trading live for the full time. Everything is disclosed and there are 100's of pages of...

Ive come in way after the start here--------but seems the discussion is at heavy drawdowns. With a portfolio trading system there are simple solutions. (1) Historical peak to Valley Drawdown as mentioned particularly if tested using Montecarlo simulation. But it never ceases to amaze me that...

Hi Jenny An Australian and from my home town.! I have but now dont.I was trading discretionarily before before I knew what I was doing! Now iIknow what Im doing (Im a mechanical systems developer and trader),I wouldnt return. There are easier markets. Why do you want to trade the SPI? If you...

I personally cant fault the theory.Im where Tim would like to be,and can say that the adaptation of all rules(certaintly in my case) has lead to profit consistantly trading my style (Position trading stocks) over the last 3 yrs.I'm not a fulltime trader and dont wish or have to be. Tim I have a...

The trick is ofcourse to make it profitable. Regardless of trading tools selected this cannot occur (Profitability) without a positive expectancy. Most think its the method of trading that makes the profit. Those making a profit realise that this is only part of it!

Well it is a long term method. The average winning trade is held for just under a year. If its performing why close it and go trading another which you hope will do exactly the same?

Questions (1) whats the return on each win? I cant see it anywhere in this new thread sorry! (2) if your first trade is a 90% loser how many consecutive wins do you need to return to even. (3) how many if you have 2 consecutive first trades lose 90% each. (4) with this 75% win method what is the...

Duc Both Islands. 2 weeks South and one North. Meeting up with ZZ.so why not join us. Ill post more on Reef.

Hi Duc Ill be in NZ next week. Greg. Can you explain this : Cross(H,Ref(HHV(H,10),-1)) Todays high crosses the highest high of the last 10 days AND H > Mov(C,40,E) And the high is above the 40 day exponential Moving average of the close AND HHVBars(H,70)=0 And the high is the highest...