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Forum: Psychology and Money Management January 26th, 2023, 11:12 AM
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Posted By OccamsRazorTrader
https://www.toptradersunplugged.com/podcast/ttu125...

https://www.toptradersunplugged.com/podcast/ttu125-michael-pomada-president-and-ceo-of-crabel-capital-management/

@32:00 Talking of order execution and HFT's- "the shorter you go, the more...
Forum: EasyLanguage Programming December 3rd, 2022, 09:51 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 6,099
Posted By OccamsRazorTrader
I didn't actually try to improve performance, I...

I didn't actually try to improve performance, I was actually wiling to give up some performance in an effort to moderate trading and reduce trade costs. Attempting to reduce daily volatility. If I...
Forum: EasyLanguage Programming December 2nd, 2022, 03:36 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 6,099
Posted By OccamsRazorTrader
Absolute return- means just letting the system...

Absolute return- means just letting the system run as is, no adjustments are made to the system for leverage (increased or decreased), volatility or position sizing purposes. Some funds attempt to...
Forum: EasyLanguage Programming December 1st, 2022, 06:37 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 6,099
Posted By OccamsRazorTrader
My system is an absolute return system. I've...

My system is an absolute return system. I've tried equity curve trading for each market and also for the combined portfolio, I've attempted to filter trades based on 10 or so different factors, I've...
Forum: Jokes November 30th, 2022, 04:06 PM
Replies: 4,391
Views: 387,708
Posted By OccamsRazorTrader
At least it's not 'Florida Man' .......... that...

At least it's not 'Florida Man' .......... that guy IS crazy .................
Forum: EasyLanguage Programming November 29th, 2022, 09:11 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 6,099
Posted By OccamsRazorTrader
I had a previous post about the obsession with...

I had a previous post about the obsession with trading fees, dominent with older traders that were used to $120 round turn trades, placed by phone btw. In any other industry margins are low because...
Forum: EasyLanguage Programming November 28th, 2022, 09:47 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 6,099
Posted By OccamsRazorTrader
It was a trade issue that started at the trade...

It was a trade issue that started at the trade desk but was escalated to customer service, as I laid out in the attached post. With that in mind, I feel more secure having an API programmed to trade...
Forum: EasyLanguage Programming November 28th, 2022, 07:34 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 6,099
Posted By OccamsRazorTrader
It was more a way to see if the fast or slow...

It was more a way to see if the fast or slow system was doing better at any given time, being flat a position while being the same portfolio wise- was different system wise.

I'd chalk that up to...
Forum: EasyLanguage Programming November 27th, 2022, 11:18 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 6,099
Posted By OccamsRazorTrader
The problem as I see it are opposing signals. If...

The problem as I see it are opposing signals. If one system takes a long position and the other a short position the result is no position. In the end profit from a long position (or loss) is negated...
Forum: TradeStation October 15th, 2022, 08:49 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,402
Posted By OccamsRazorTrader
Interactive Brokers filled the orders, with large...

Interactive Brokers filled the orders, with large slippage- TradeStation killed the orders, as their latency was so pitiful, that the market slipped outside the exchange parameters.

It's not...
Forum: TradeStation October 14th, 2022, 11:32 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,402
Posted By OccamsRazorTrader
TradeStation Terrible Order Execution Yet Worse Customer Service!

TradeStation sucks- I've had issues in the past but yesterday was the worse experience ever. Obviously during days of increased volatility you really need a broker you can trust- TradeStation is NOT...
Forum: Emini and Emicro Index September 11th, 2022, 10:22 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,889
Posted By OccamsRazorTrader
I've played with it awhile, it's seems there is...

I've played with it awhile, it's seems there is no place to find commodity data to import- probably something to do with exchange fees...? Delayed stock data is possible.
Forum: Traders Hideout September 7th, 2022, 11:23 AM
Replies: 113
Views: 30,260
Posted By OccamsRazorTrader
For me ....? Lots of things ............ ...

For me ....? Lots of things ............

I've developed day trading strategies that can be profitable, they are fat tailed in nature, accumulate many frequent losses and then have a huge win to...
Forum: Traders Hideout September 6th, 2022, 09:17 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,382
Posted By OccamsRazorTrader
I've thought about this quite a bit, people use...

I've thought about this quite a bit, people use arbitrary numbers for their stops. Most trading books will talk about 2% account risk from entry or worse a (X) dollar stop loss from entry. At least...
Forum: Traders Hideout September 6th, 2022, 08:35 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 4,028
Posted By OccamsRazorTrader
Which is the cart and which is the horse? From a...

Which is the cart and which is the horse? From a purist point of view (if there is such a thing) rates are manipulated by central banks for economic expansion or contraction, whereas equities are not...
Forum: Traders Hideout September 5th, 2022, 09:29 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 4,028
Posted By OccamsRazorTrader
I have friends all the time say the market is...

I have friends all the time say the market is going down are you short?

Maybe maybe not- what's your conviction level ...?
How much are they willing to risk on a move against their opinion?

As...
Forum: EasyLanguage Programming September 5th, 2022, 12:24 PM
Replies: 119
Views: 22,409
Posted By OccamsRazorTrader
If you look at the chart in the previous posts-...

If you look at the chart in the previous posts- you see net margins (net, net) in financial services are among the best performers of all industries.
...
Forum: Psychology and Money Management September 5th, 2022, 09:39 AM
Replies: 88
Views: 15,836
Posted By OccamsRazorTrader
I knew you were going to post that ...............

I knew you were going to post that ...............
Forum: EasyLanguage Programming September 5th, 2022, 09:37 AM
Replies: 119
Views: 22,409
Posted By OccamsRazorTrader
I believe you're right- also most CTA's results...

I believe you're right- also most CTA's results are also net after fees (maintenance and performance), but when you do the math of managing 2 billion returning 20% with a 2 and 20 fee structure...
Forum: Psychology and Money Management September 1st, 2022, 07:57 AM
Replies: 88
Views: 15,836
Posted By OccamsRazorTrader
While that info is interesting, I'd like to see...

While that info is interesting, I'd like to see how those stats change throughout the day. I've noticed that slippage is clock dependent, in times of low volatility it seems spreads and slippage rise...
Forum: Psychology and Money Management August 31st, 2022, 07:22 AM
Replies: 88
Views: 15,836
Posted By OccamsRazorTrader
He didn't differentiate between markets and his...

He didn't differentiate between markets and his magic numbers was 10 contracts. He was absolutely convinced you would see diminished system results with 10 or more contracts. As for softs, in my...
Forum: Psychology and Money Management August 30th, 2022, 10:42 PM
Replies: 88
Views: 15,836
Posted By OccamsRazorTrader
I know a guy who works for FINRA, his advice to...

I know a guy who works for FINRA, his advice to me was if you ever trade more then 10 contracts,
"the algo's will start picking off your trades". I'm not even sure what that means exactly, but this...
Forum: EasyLanguage Programming August 30th, 2022, 08:25 AM
Replies: 119
Views: 22,409
Posted By OccamsRazorTrader
Some of the old school trend followers are stuck...

Some of the old school trend followers are stuck in their mindset about trading costs and seek to limit entries, exits and rollovers as much as possible. And this has served them well. I had a...
Forum: Emini and Emicro Index August 25th, 2022, 02:44 PM
Replies: 48
Views: 9,293
Posted By OccamsRazorTrader
All Market data is historical- you can only see...

All Market data is historical- you can only see trades that just took place ....
Unless you are jumping on an order that has yet to be executed as in HFT ............
Whether it happened yesterday...
Forum: Emini and Emicro Index August 25th, 2022, 10:30 AM
Replies: 48
Views: 9,293
Posted By OccamsRazorTrader
The original question- can a chart hinder...

The original question- can a chart hinder performance ..........?
From how I trade, the chart is nothing more then a graphical representation of the numbers, you can visually see changes in the...
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