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Forum: Stocks and ETFs June 5th, 2023, 01:20 PM
Replies: 2
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Posted By mcteague
As I am getting no responses, let me rephrase...

As I am getting no responses, let me rephrase this.

Which tool or platform is best for back-testing a technical stock trading system that uses 1 minute charts?

Thank you
Forum: Stocks and ETFs June 1st, 2023, 09:06 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 601
Posted By mcteague
How to test a simple stock trading system

I need to backtest a simple trading system. The testing should not only help me verify the entries of system. But also help me determine correct stops and targets. Which can if incorrect turn a...
Forum: Stocks and ETFs November 3rd, 2022, 08:11 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,103
Posted By mcteague
zero commision and Stops

It seems that zero commissions should completely change our stop strategies. You can have much tighter stops without any fear of your money being eaten up by commissions. On the other hand you...
Forum: Stocks and ETFs August 19th, 2022, 10:25 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,341
Posted By mcteague
Ending early is my current plan. But I also saw...

Ending early is my current plan. But I also saw it as something I could learn and understand better.
Forum: Stocks and ETFs August 19th, 2022, 08:25 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,341
Posted By mcteague
Improving end of session trading

Does anyone have any pointers or thoughts on end of the session trading? Currently I day trade stocks. And I find my worst trades are usually in the last hour or so of the NY market. This is...
Forum: ThinkOrSwim April 24th, 2022, 04:41 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 3,165
Posted By mcteague
I find that if I have to write something it is...

I find that if I have to write something it is safer to write it somewhere else and then past it. Rather than typing directly into TOS. Say naming a watchlist or some Active trader default.. ...
Forum: ThinkOrSwim January 20th, 2022, 09:30 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 3,165
Posted By mcteague
Think or Swim under Linux

I was just wondering if anyone else is running think or swim under Linux? Or rather is anyone trying to?
I run it under Debian.
It crashes more than it should. Usually when trying to work on...
Forum: Emini and Emicro Index August 18th, 2021, 09:47 AM
Replies: 56
Views: 12,639
Posted By mcteague
This is obviously an individual thing. But I...

This is obviously an individual thing. But I have to say that I regret going live to quickly. I took loses that hurt me long term. I would not have made them had I known then what I know now. ...
Forum: Psychology and Money Management May 11th, 2019, 12:12 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 5,482
Posted By mcteague
real world stops and risk reward ratio.

Trading is like any other form of gambling in that we should only place trades (bets) with a positive expectation. The positive expectation is determined by the chance of winning and the risk...
Forum: Psychology and Money Management January 9th, 2019, 03:55 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,434
Posted By mcteague
I am going to take the lack of replies to mean...

I am going to take the lack of replies to mean money management is essentially the same whether you are long or short.
And that there are no special considerations on the short side. I can except...
Forum: Psychology and Money Management January 4th, 2019, 11:16 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,434
Posted By mcteague
money management for shorts

I trade equities; mostly stocks and some ETFS. High volume major companies that trend well and usually have a high institutional percentage. I follow a solid trend following mostly Elliott based...
Forum: Currencies August 23rd, 2018, 06:48 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 3,393
Posted By mcteague
Basic Forex question regarding cost.

I am considering doing some day-trading at forex.com. Which I think is the spot market. I am doing okay in equities, but I just want to take small amount of money and look at other things.

So,...
Forum: Psychology and Money Management April 27th, 2017, 09:21 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,452
Posted By mcteague
So what do I mean by calculator millionaire? ...

So what do I mean by calculator millionaire?
This is the problem of making overly optimistic projections because you are under estimating downside risk and not being objective in your analysis....
Forum: Psychology and Money Management April 26th, 2017, 08:53 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,452
Posted By mcteague
A calculator millionaire

When you analyze a potential trading strategy how do you avoid being a calculator millionaire?
I mean hindsight is pretty dangerous. It is very easy to look a chart and see how some simple setup...
Forum: Traders Hideout April 24th, 2017, 01:23 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 2,769
Posted By mcteague
understanding margin & leverage in emini and futures

I want to understand margin and leverage better. I need to understand when your brokerage will close your down positions. When I first tried trading the e-mini someone terrified me about margin...
Forum: Stocks and ETFs September 13th, 2016, 11:13 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,187
Posted By mcteague
I may repost this, or something similar, to money...

I may repost this, or something similar, to money management. I think though this question comes up more often in equities because there is no expiration.
Forum: Stocks and ETFs September 12th, 2016, 05:56 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,187
Posted By mcteague
Stops and news related moves

There are some people who think you should not bother to use stops at all. But that is another discussion.

The question I have is how people feel about moving there stops when a market move...
Forum: Stocks and ETFs September 10th, 2016, 10:19 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 2,786
Posted By mcteague
Currently I only trade stocks listed on the NYSE...

Currently I only trade stocks listed on the NYSE or NASD. Which have an average daily volume over 300,000. Stocks like that tend to be more likely to produce reliable and predictable chart...
Forum: Stocks and ETFs September 8th, 2016, 09:11 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 2,786
Posted By mcteague
I did not mean to suggest there isn't a lot of...

I did not mean to suggest there isn't a lot of risk. You can certainly lose your shirt. That why it is unlikely I would likely never naked short. My bankroll is just not suited to that. But...
Forum: Stocks and ETFs September 2nd, 2016, 06:10 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 2,786
Posted By mcteague
Learning to trade the short side.

One of my pet peeves is when people say "Shorting stocks is much more dangerous than going long. A stock can only go down to zero. So that is how much you can lose. But we can't say how high stock...
Forum: Stocks and ETFs June 1st, 2016, 10:22 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,278
Posted By mcteague
Getting the best entry price

When trading stocks for a quick ½ to a handful of points over a few days, as I am currently trying, getting the best entry price is important. My current system, once I have picked my stocks for the...
Forum: Psychology and Money Management December 27th, 2014, 11:17 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,378
Posted By mcteague
Although the question was about my year it...

Although the question was about my year it could, if people had wanted to, been seen more broadly as a question about learning and performance in general. A common standard is to compare your...
Forum: Psychology and Money Management December 26th, 2014, 01:40 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,378
Posted By mcteague
Evalutating my year

(I was not sure which forum to put this in. Please feel free to move)

I trying to figure out how to evaluate my year. I am going to be down for 2014. So saying the year sucked would be easy. ...
Forum: Stocks and ETFs December 22nd, 2014, 09:38 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,380
Posted By mcteague
I assume you really mean "and" and not "but" in...

I assume you really mean "and" and not "but" in your last sentence. Nothing you wrote before that would contradict what I wrote. I simply pointed out that if a stock was being traded "frequently"...
Forum: Stocks and ETFs December 22nd, 2014, 07:13 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,380
Posted By mcteague
HFT stands for High Frequency Trading. Usually...

HFT stands for High Frequency Trading. Usually a computerized trading algorithm. So lets use a tiny bit of logic.
If a stock was being manipulated by HFT would it have low volume?

My personal...
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