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Forum: NinjaTrader October 11th, 2009, 01:46 AM
Replies: 1,059
Views: 362,721
Posted By AynRandFan
The Truth: NinjaTrader

This is going to be a different kind of post. A different kind of thread. Mike, in fact, might not want it here, but I'm going to put it here, because it needs to be here, and what I have to say...
Forum: NinjaTrader October 5th, 2009, 01:13 AM
Replies: 92
Views: 100,840
Posted By AynRandFan
By the way, I don't have any problem with the...

By the way, I don't have any problem with the concept of using optimized parameters as a rule -- I do happen to think the market is essentially chaotic in the sense that the human mind can not grasp...
Forum: NinjaTrader October 5th, 2009, 01:01 AM
Replies: 92
Views: 100,840
Posted By AynRandFan
Yeah, back-testing it, the strategy actually is...

Yeah, back-testing it, the strategy actually is continually profitable with those bizarre parameters, but I have a personal rule about throwing away the single best trade from any back-test as an...
Forum: NinjaTrader October 4th, 2009, 12:43 PM
Replies: 92
Views: 100,840
Posted By AynRandFan
Yeah, I got one of those, too. A strategy that...

Yeah, I got one of those, too. A strategy that during the 09-09 /ES contract produced $15,553 in net profit with only $30 in draw-down and I actually achieved these numbers by optimizing for SQN --...
Forum: Traders Hideout October 4th, 2009, 06:47 AM
Replies: 549
Views: 361,455
Posted By AynRandFan
Well, the author's apparent meaning behind making...

Well, the author's apparent meaning behind making this statement concerns direction only, i.e., you have a 50% chance of being "correct" in terms of direction in any trade you make, no chart...
Forum: Traders Hideout October 3rd, 2009, 04:54 AM
Replies: 549
Views: 361,455
Posted By AynRandFan
This is gonna sound hella stupid, but one of the...

This is gonna sound hella stupid, but one of the points he made in the book that has permanently stuck itself in my head (I think it's in the preface, not sure on that) is that even without a chart,...
Forum: Traders Hideout October 3rd, 2009, 04:40 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 4,338
Posted By AynRandFan
Not that I am aware of -- although a Jurik can...

Not that I am aware of -- although a Jurik can come pretty darn close.
Forum: Traders Hideout October 3rd, 2009, 02:32 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 4,338
Posted By AynRandFan
Random Thoughts....

I've spent -- literally -- the past week or so doing nothing but back-testing and optimizing, and have really come away from this with a radically different grasp of our financial markets. A few...
Forum: NinjaTrader October 2nd, 2009, 07:20 AM
Replies: 100
Views: 52,463
Posted By AynRandFan
I like this modification by a significant degree...

I like this modification by a significant degree -- and it also seems to me that moving averages tend to be "cleaner" on these charts -- although I may be imagining that, and it only looks & feels...
Forum: NinjaTrader September 30th, 2009, 11:45 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 9,639
Posted By AynRandFan
Aaah... that worked just fine. Now, making...

Aaah... that worked just fine.

Now, making money with it is another question.

Wanted to say thanks, anyhow.
Forum: NinjaTrader September 30th, 2009, 08:50 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 9,639
Posted By AynRandFan
Mike, is there any way to simply access the color...

Mike, is there any way to simply access the color change from within a strategy? Probably there's some simple answer, I'm just not seeing it.
Forum: NinjaTrader September 30th, 2009, 08:51 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 9,639
Posted By AynRandFan
For some reason, this post sent me off to do a...

For some reason, this post sent me off to do a bit of research... and to get right to the point here, the JMA doesn't ever actually become "flat" -- from everything that I've been looking at, anyhow....
Forum: Traders Hideout September 29th, 2009, 02:39 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 14,758
Posted By AynRandFan
One of my personal "key" metrics is net profit...

One of my personal "key" metrics is net profit divided by draw-down -- it's an old poker-simulation metric, it certainly isn't original with me. I optimize for minimum draw-down for a whole array of...
Forum: Traders Hideout September 27th, 2009, 07:51 PM
Replies: 10,645
Views: 14,247,796
Posted By AynRandFan
My story, briefly, is... I first became a...

My story, briefly, is... I first became a stockbroker back in the late 1980's -- I worked at a couple of smallish regional firms in Minneapolis. Worked on a couple of IPO's, traded mostly stocks (and...
Forum: Traders Hideout September 27th, 2009, 06:17 PM
Replies: 585
Views: 410,187
Posted By AynRandFan
Wizard, you are one of the main reasons why I...

Wizard, you are one of the main reasons why I just became a donor here at the forum. No, I haven't seen your indicator/strategy yet -- I'll grab it later -- but that's not the point here, in any case...
Forum: NinjaTrader September 25th, 2009, 04:54 AM
Replies: 197
Views: 93,186
Posted By AynRandFan
May I ask you for a bit more discussion on how...

May I ask you for a bit more discussion on how you create something like this? This looks absolutely incredible... it's probably something simple that I'm just not grasping here at 4AM, but some...
Forum: NinjaTrader September 25th, 2009, 03:16 AM
Replies: 197
Views: 93,186
Posted By AynRandFan
Piersh, please forgive me for what is probably a...

Piersh, please forgive me for what is probably a stupid question, but is there some easy way to test out a strategy in multiple time periods? For example, testing a basic moving average strategy for...
Forum: NinjaTrader September 24th, 2009, 03:07 AM
Replies: 197
Views: 93,186
Posted By AynRandFan
Piersh, As my very first post here, I want to...

Piersh, As my very first post here, I want to thank you for the exceptional effort here with this optimizer -- it's an incredibly valuable tool that you've shared here with everybody! I truly wish I...
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