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Forum: Trading Journals January 4th, 2012, 04:43 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 2,570
Posted By andyb1979
Hey there, thanks for your replies. Yes what I...

Hey there, thanks for your replies. Yes what I wanted to gauge was, is there something I could use myself or if not, would it be something people would used if I built it ;-)

Regarding pulling...
Forum: Trading Journals January 3rd, 2012, 05:00 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 2,570
Posted By andyb1979
Would you use Trade logging & Profit/Loss reporting software to plan/analyze trades?

Hello there,

I've got a question for those of you that use trade journals. I've always wanted an application that allows you to plan trades, log executed trades and show you historical PnL,...
Forum: Stocks and ETFs December 28th, 2011, 05:09 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 5,152
Posted By andyb1979
Yes, I'm a subscriber to the "no such thing as a...

Yes, I'm a subscriber to the "no such thing as a free lunch" school of thought. Having done some reading on this topic, I found out that if the Option is priced under the stock value, as is the case...
Forum: Stocks and ETFs December 27th, 2011, 09:01 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 5,152
Posted By andyb1979
Dividend Capture with Covered Call strategy - anyone do this?

Hi there,

I am thinking about my investment approach for 2012 and truth be told, its going to have to be quite passive. I have a busy year ahead of me and was thinking up some ways to get income,...
Forum: Psychology and Money Management September 14th, 2011, 02:38 PM
Replies: 358
Views: 73,631
Posted By andyb1979
Rofl yes 300k short and far less long. Just out...

Rofl yes 300k short and far less long. Just out of interest what was the input time series? If a rabid bear market then it explains the results. However I'd test it on bull market and paper trade to...
Forum: Brokers September 5th, 2011, 05:49 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 6,875
Posted By andyb1979
Thank you, that's great info. I haven't...

Thank you, that's great info.

I haven't committed to purchase yet, but I'm fairly sure I'm going to go with this combination.

Front end: open quant
Broker: MF Global futures and options
Api:...
Forum: Feedback and Announcements September 5th, 2011, 03:06 PM
Replies: 524
Views: 111,059
Posted By andyb1979
To be honest, I'm not an elite user so I'd be...

To be honest, I'm not an elite user so I'd be missing out, but for $50 its not going to break the bank to sign up.

I'd doubt it would be seen as a cynical ploy to extract cash from users as you...
Forum: Psychology and Money Management September 2nd, 2011, 05:25 AM
Replies: 358
Views: 73,631
Posted By andyb1979
Sorry ;) ... So thanks to rigourous...

Sorry ;)

... So thanks to rigourous simulation & backtest and a nice pretty equity curve, I now feel confident to pull the trigger. Whereas If I'm left to make the decisions I'll bottle it and...
Forum: Brokers September 1st, 2011, 05:41 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 6,875
Posted By andyb1979
Futures, OTCs, Fx. its all a casino game really...

Futures, OTCs, Fx. its all a casino game really and the brokers/exchanges/market makers are the "house" :)

Ok thanks again for your input. yes OQ is terrible support. However I think I've pretty...
Forum: Psychology and Money Management September 1st, 2011, 05:33 PM
Replies: 358
Views: 73,631
Posted By andyb1979
In the lab for a few days, this is what I've come...

In the lab for a few days, this is what I've come up with.

A trend/scalp hybrid strategy - basically trades the trend but also takes profit at 2 points (using ATR - volatillity estimate - for...
Forum: Brokers September 1st, 2011, 03:41 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 6,875
Posted By andyb1979
Ah Genius, I like it. Ok so Oanda are cunning,...

Ah Genius, I like it. Ok so Oanda are cunning, avoid.

Coming back to MF Global. Ok why I like them is they're in London and up the road. I can always knock on the door if I get bad fills :P
...
Forum: Brokers September 1st, 2011, 01:27 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 6,875
Posted By andyb1979
Hah! The real reason is probably because...

Hah!

The real reason is probably because they take the other side of the trade, and they want the most under prepared traders ;)

That's why a lot of cfd firms don't provide api's. Another...
Forum: Brokers August 31st, 2011, 03:27 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 6,875
Posted By andyb1979
Broker/Feed assistance for OpenQuant Auto Trading

Hi all,

I need some advice on a broker and datafeed to choose for integration with Open Quant. I have developed some trading strategies which give good returns on Forex majors, Stock Indices and...
Forum: Psychology and Money Management August 29th, 2011, 04:05 PM
Replies: 358
Views: 73,631
Posted By andyb1979
Im using OpenQuant (trial) as it supports...

Im using OpenQuant (trial) as it supports portfolio rebalancing and other features that I want to use. It doesn't unfortunately do sophisticated analysis of optimization parameters (although I am...
Forum: Psychology and Money Management August 29th, 2011, 03:17 PM
Replies: 358
Views: 73,631
Posted By andyb1979
Thanks! :) Ok good so its not impossible...

Thanks! :)

Ok good so its not impossible then (to create a working trading strategy). Yes from speaking to several traders I have been told to take a percentage of profit early and move a stop to...
Forum: Psychology and Money Management August 29th, 2011, 01:15 PM
Replies: 358
Views: 73,631
Posted By andyb1979
Ok, I took a step back and applied a trend...

Ok, I took a step back and applied a trend following strategy I've developed on the daily EURUSD only. Forget 15 mins for now, its too noisy. I need to go back to basics and back to the daily chart. ...
Forum: Psychology and Money Management August 28th, 2011, 07:47 AM
Replies: 358
Views: 73,631
Posted By andyb1979
Hi guys, Wow, sage advice, Yes I get the...

Hi guys,

Wow, sage advice, Yes I get the impression I just learned a potentially hard lesson, the easy way. I also think that since this is a non-linear problem perhaps I need to up the ante...
Forum: Psychology and Money Management August 27th, 2011, 02:44 PM
Replies: 358
Views: 73,631
Posted By andyb1979
Good advice. I found the options in...

Good advice.

I found the options in Openquant (thanks google) to add commissions and slippage. I added $3/side for FX (Interactive brokers) and 0.0001 slippage. That's a mere pip. I'm thinking to...
Forum: Psychology and Money Management August 27th, 2011, 02:24 PM
Replies: 358
Views: 73,631
Posted By andyb1979
Here are (honest) answers to your questions ...

Here are (honest) answers to your questions

Include commissions - No (Openquant doesnt support this in test mode, as far as I can tell)
Slippage - No
Orders - All at market on bar close...
Forum: Psychology and Money Management August 27th, 2011, 01:23 PM
Replies: 358
Views: 73,631
Posted By andyb1979
Larger pic of the equity curve. Please note this...

Larger pic of the equity curve. Please note this is the same strategy but with a few tweaks so not the same curve as the other image.

Yes some periods of drawdown, some significant. The red...
Forum: Psychology and Money Management August 27th, 2011, 01:06 PM
Replies: 358
Views: 73,631
Posted By andyb1979
Here are a couple screenshots to illustrate the...

Here are a couple screenshots to illustrate the point that autotrading, for me, is the only way. The first is the result of a walk forward test of a strategy I'm working on. The strategy was trained...
Forum: Psychology and Money Management August 27th, 2011, 12:51 PM
Replies: 114
Views: 31,288
Posted By andyb1979
In simulations I've run, tightening the stop...

In simulations I've run, tightening the stop actually increases the drawdown and limits PnL significantly. Wide stops = smoother returns and more lee-way to let the trade run. However on the flip...
Forum: Psychology and Money Management August 26th, 2011, 05:03 PM
Replies: 358
Views: 73,631
Posted By andyb1979
True. I'm fighting the urge to write my own basic...

True. I'm fighting the urge to write my own basic backtester/execution engine, but that'll take me on a loooong road to no trading profits. Better to focus on the strategy.
Forum: Psychology and Money Management August 26th, 2011, 04:55 PM
Replies: 358
Views: 73,631
Posted By andyb1979
sorry, im being a total thicko. I forgot to click...

sorry, im being a total thicko. I forgot to click the tab to show the top 20 :S
Forum: Psychology and Money Management August 26th, 2011, 04:43 PM
Replies: 358
Views: 73,631
Posted By andyb1979
Hey there, yes I wanted to de-subjectivise this...

Hey there, yes I wanted to de-subjectivise this process so I used a slow Fisher Transform (John Elhers) to detect cycle tops/bottoms, then drew a Manhattan chart on the turning points. I'm in the...
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