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Forum: Psychology and Money Management May 1st, 2012, 09:25 PM
Replies: 98
Views: 33,733
Posted By Hotch
Random contributions of dubious quality: For...

Random contributions of dubious quality:

For an RNG, I'd suggest a mersenne twister.
Thoughts on implementing a trailing stop instead of a target?
Care to expand on "merits of stops and money...
Forum: Stocks and ETFs April 23rd, 2012, 03:06 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 2,451
Posted By Hotch
Apart from it maybe looking different in your...

Apart from it maybe looking different in your statement, it's not going to make any difference is it.
Forum: Traders Hideout April 22nd, 2012, 05:42 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 12,841
Posted By Hotch
Depends on the trader. Someone who can't code...

Depends on the trader. Someone who can't code isn't going to make and money trading an algo.

Assuming the trader has decent ability, algo trading 100%. Anyone doing it seriously would be trading...
Forum: Off-Topic April 20th, 2012, 04:32 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 4,751
Posted By Hotch
Good luck getting up for the open Monday... ...

Good luck getting up for the open Monday...

Diablo® III Open Beta Weekend - Diablo III (http://us.battle.net/d3/en/blog/4963739/Diablo%C2%AE_III_Open_Beta_Weekend-4_19_2012)
Forum: Platforms and Indicators April 19th, 2012, 04:19 AM
Replies: 62
Views: 24,266
Posted By Hotch
So you could just get it to recentre...

So you could just get it to recentre automatically after 999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999 ticks, have an extra button to close the window and be sweet as a nut?
Forum: Psychology and Money Management April 17th, 2012, 06:45 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 7,776
Posted By Hotch
You're taking "fixed stop" to mean a set number...

You're taking "fixed stop" to mean a set number of ticks yes? Is that what you meant mannya ?


Personally I think I go with the general consensus, trailing is fine, but not the usual trails that...
Forum: Psychology and Money Management April 17th, 2012, 12:34 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 9,929
Posted By Hotch
Just to be clear, Ice Man has a mutation which...

Just to be clear, Ice Man has a mutation which allows him to do that, it's not something anybody can do if they apply themselves. You might as well try to grow taller through the power of positive...
Forum: Trading Journals April 17th, 2012, 11:17 AM
Replies: 91
Views: 12,496
Posted By Hotch
8 Trades, 50% win ratio (wins half size of...

8 Trades, 50% win ratio (wins half size of losers). This compared to 80% win rate in backtesting. Think I'll pack it in.
Forum: Trading Journals April 13th, 2012, 10:15 AM
Replies: 91
Views: 12,496
Posted By Hotch
Sorry for the lack of updates guys, I'm a bit...

Sorry for the lack of updates guys, I'm a bit busy, and trying to modify zigzag before I start posting thoughts. Essentially I want to simplify a chart down to P&F/renko sort of moves. That might not...
Forum: Psychology and Money Management April 12th, 2012, 04:58 PM
Replies: 147
Sticky: Risk of Ruin
Views: 97,055
Posted By Hotch
Ingatestone, UK - Google Maps...

Ingatestone, UK - Google Maps...
Forum: Psychology and Money Management April 12th, 2012, 04:24 PM
Replies: 147
Sticky: Risk of Ruin
Views: 97,055
Posted By Hotch
A kindred spirit! So nice to hear somebody else...

A kindred spirit! So nice to hear somebody else say it, always seemed a bit taboo.
Forum: Trading Journals April 12th, 2012, 09:56 AM
Replies: 91
Views: 12,496
Posted By Hotch
Make that 225. fml

Make that 225. fml
Forum: Traders Hideout April 11th, 2012, 03:39 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 18,516
Posted By Hotch
Well to me, I'm never sure if it's because the...

Well to me, I'm never sure if it's because the data was stronger than expected, or some new event I'm just about to get on my feed, or if it's just a bit of noise, or a 100 other reasons. I don't...
Forum: Traders Hideout April 11th, 2012, 10:51 AM
Replies: 39
Views: 18,516
Posted By Hotch
You...you don't remember my journal :( ...

You...you don't remember my journal :(

Mainly systems these days, but the post was based on both.
Forum: Traders Hideout April 11th, 2012, 10:36 AM
Replies: 39
Views: 18,516
Posted By Hotch
Yes, retail traders aren't fast enough, but even...

Yes, retail traders aren't fast enough, but even when I had the best of services, I wasn't personally quick enough.

Agree that the market is traders, what I was trying to convey is that I'm...
Forum: Traders Hideout April 11th, 2012, 10:16 AM
Replies: 39
Views: 18,516
Posted By Hotch
#1 was news related, was trying to explain the...

#1 was news related, was trying to explain the other aspects, apparently didn't make it clear. Where did I say not doing what I personally do was invalid? I thought the last bit pretty much followed...
Forum: Trading Journals April 11th, 2012, 10:00 AM
Replies: 91
Views: 12,496
Posted By Hotch
Biggest pip drawdown before went live: 100,...

Biggest pip drawdown before went live: 100, current pip drawdown:175, hmmmm
Forum: Traders Hideout April 11th, 2012, 06:52 AM
Replies: 39
Views: 18,516
Posted By Hotch
As part of the 40%, I'll explain my position on...

As part of the 40%, I'll explain my position on it.

1-I'm never going to be fast enough to enter on a news release at a price I'm happy at. Does that mean news is useless to me? Of course not, but...
Forum: Trading Journals April 11th, 2012, 04:46 AM
Replies: 91
Views: 12,496
Posted By Hotch
So all the kinks seem to be worked out. Lost...

So all the kinks seem to be worked out.

Lost again today, back to -2%. Pretty depressing, starting to worry about it.
Forum: Currencies April 8th, 2012, 07:05 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 3,381
Posted By Hotch
Since we've been getting a lot more moves in the...

Since we've been getting a lot more moves in the asian session recently I've found 4-7 to give good setups.
Forum: Traders Hideout April 8th, 2012, 10:04 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 3,340
Posted By Hotch
Probably OT, but anyways. The required...

Probably OT, but anyways.

The required sample size is rather dependent upon the confidence interval required, the variance of your results, and a number of other variables.

For example, if I am...
Forum: Trading Journals April 5th, 2012, 06:49 AM
Replies: 91
Views: 12,496
Posted By Hotch
Things ran smoothly today, scored another win. So...

Things ran smoothly today, scored another win. So just £5 shy of starting amount. Won't run it til Tuesday.

Certainly not going to be able to retire on this alone just yet. Maybe if I had a few...
Forum: Psychology and Money Management April 5th, 2012, 04:48 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 9,929
Posted By Hotch
I wasn't going to reply, but since it got brought...

I wasn't going to reply, but since it got brought up...

I used to compete at archery on an international level, probably (for very short intervals) the best in the world in my class, and I don't...
Forum: Trading Journals April 4th, 2012, 08:57 AM
Replies: 91
Views: 12,496
Posted By Hotch
MT4 didn't want to play this morning. I couldn't...

MT4 didn't want to play this morning. I couldn't even get it to print "hello world" :O

Pretty busy sorting out code, looking at other stuff, but I'll get there I promise!
Forum: Trading Journals April 3rd, 2012, 10:38 AM
Replies: 91
Views: 12,496
Posted By Hotch
Eurgh, -2% today on algo, not fun. ...see if...

Eurgh, -2% today on algo, not fun.

...see if this works:

http://www.myfxbook.com/widgets/278693/large.jpg (http://www.myfxbook.com/statements/278693/statement.html)
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