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Forum: Traders Hideout March 26th, 2015, 10:31 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 3,499
Posted By nourozi
Where do you fit?

Would be interesting to know which stage of life you are at relative to your trading career and which age group you fit into.

From my experience, it seems that there are two dominant groups of...
Forum: Psychology and Money Management March 26th, 2015, 08:32 PM
Replies: 155
Views: 37,766
Posted By nourozi
The Live fills can actually be better than SIM....

The Live fills can actually be better than SIM. This really varies depending on the simulator fill engine you are using based on the platform and also the platform simulator settings. But, you can...
Forum: Psychology and Money Management March 25th, 2015, 03:28 AM
Replies: 155
Views: 37,766
Posted By nourozi
Yea, I didn't mean it literally. The trader you...

Yea, I didn't mean it literally. The trader you traded with could also be profitable. You don't buy and sell from the exact same trader. You buy from one, and sell to another. Hence, your trade being...
Forum: Psychology and Money Management March 25th, 2015, 02:53 AM
Replies: 155
Views: 37,766
Posted By nourozi
Every other trader in the market you are trading....

Every other trader in the market you are trading. For every win, there is a loss.
Forum: Psychology and Money Management March 24th, 2015, 11:12 PM
Replies: 155
Views: 37,766
Posted By nourozi
These are some qualities I believe someone should...

These are some qualities I believe someone should possess before trading a live account:


Someone who can write down their exact trading rules on a piece of paper and potentially automate their...
Forum: Psychology and Money Management March 24th, 2015, 10:47 PM
Replies: 155
Views: 37,766
Posted By nourozi
Nothing you said negates what I said. Of...

Nothing you said negates what I said.

Of course, if you have live trading experience, you are going to treat simulation differently than someone who has never been live. The point is, even if you...
Forum: Psychology and Money Management March 24th, 2015, 10:33 PM
Replies: 155
Views: 37,766
Posted By nourozi
I strongly disagree, I have learnt a lot by...

I strongly disagree, I have learnt a lot by testing ideas and methodologies on both Market Replay and Live Simulation. It is a great playground for testing ideas without risk of real financial loss....
Forum: Traders Hideout February 22nd, 2015, 01:25 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 9,195
Posted By nourozi
I don't have them on this computer. But the main...

I don't have them on this computer. But the main factors I looked at to gain confidence in the robustness of the strategy / and avoidance of curve-fitting are:


Consistency of results
Monte...
Forum: Traders Hideout February 22nd, 2015, 12:30 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 9,195
Posted By nourozi
Wait, I don't think you understand what I am...

Wait, I don't think you understand what I am saying. I have tested it in REALTIME, for 6 months. I have backtested it for years.
Forum: Traders Hideout February 21st, 2015, 11:41 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 9,195
Posted By nourozi
In what way did I imply that it is curve fitted...

In what way did I imply that it is curve fitted data? This is 6 months live simulation testing data. Nothing curve-fitted here.
Forum: Traders Hideout February 19th, 2015, 01:46 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 12,677
Posted By nourozi
The most important lesson I could teach them is...

The most important lesson I could teach them is to not risk real money until you have proven yourself in a live simulation environment consistently for at least a few months. If you know your rules,...
Forum: Traders Hideout February 17th, 2015, 10:44 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 9,195
Posted By nourozi
Hi Kevin, thanks for your response. Yes, in...

Hi Kevin, thanks for your response. Yes, in hindsight, you can make anything work. I will be doing some testing with out of sample data / live simulation to see how things go.
Forum: Traders Hideout February 17th, 2015, 12:49 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 9,195
Posted By nourozi
Do you have a link? Or is this only for Elite...

Do you have a link? Or is this only for Elite Members?
Forum: Traders Hideout February 17th, 2015, 12:24 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 9,195
Posted By nourozi
Idea to Decrease Drawdowns

So, I have developed a trading strategy which shows consistent profitability in Live Sim for over 6 months now. 'Problem' is, some weeks are inevitably not so good which is expected with any...
Forum: Traders Hideout February 12th, 2015, 10:55 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 9,156
Posted By nourozi
I guess I just need to know the source of the...

I guess I just need to know the source of the data and ping that? In the event of a disconnection, the fault will be somewhere between the source and my VPS.

How do I find the IP address of the...
Forum: Traders Hideout February 12th, 2015, 10:23 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 9,156
Posted By nourozi
Very helpful, thanks. I have a fully...

Very helpful, thanks.

I have a fully automated strategy running on my VPS so the issue is not the connection from my local computer to my VPS. The issue is the connection from my VPS to my data...
Forum: Traders Hideout February 11th, 2015, 11:45 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 9,156
Posted By nourozi
Thats great, so if I am using a VPS, trading ZB...

Thats great, so if I am using a VPS, trading ZB and using Continuum feed with Ninjatrader Brokerage, what should I be pinging and how do I get their ping addresses? (I'm not good with networking)....
Forum: Traders Hideout February 10th, 2015, 11:03 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 9,156
Posted By nourozi
sometimes 0 times per week, sometimes multiple. I...

sometimes 0 times per week, sometimes multiple. I am testing with Continuum now and getting a lot less DCs. So maybe it is the data provider. I am in New Zealand so I don't think a text would work...
Forum: Traders Hideout February 6th, 2015, 02:08 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 9,156
Posted By nourozi
That is the frustrating part. I am using a VPS...

That is the frustrating part. I am using a VPS and usually experience at least 1 disconnection per week...

Not sure where the fault is.. data provider or server?
Forum: Traders Hideout February 6th, 2015, 01:20 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 9,156
Posted By nourozi
I wasn't really thinking platform specific. Just...

I wasn't really thinking platform specific. Just wanted to know in general what people do. I am using Ninjatrader with Ninjatrader Brokerage.
Forum: Traders Hideout February 6th, 2015, 12:59 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 9,156
Posted By nourozi
How do you handle connection loss?

How do you handle connection loss considering your pending orders and working orders?

Do you ring your broker to flatten your position?

I have an automated strategy that I don't want to watch...
Forum: Traders Hideout February 2nd, 2015, 10:36 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 4,136
Posted By nourozi
Well, I would like to know if there is a reason,...

Well, I would like to know if there is a reason, so I can identify when these huge swings are about to happen and optimise my strategy/trading plan accordingly. For now, it just seems to come out of...
Forum: Traders Hideout February 2nd, 2015, 08:11 AM
Replies: 41
Views: 31,573
Posted By nourozi
Is there a way to skip to #39? I don't think...

Is there a way to skip to #39?

I don't think it is as linear as this. Everyones path is different but nonetheless, an interesting rough step by step process is outlined here.
Forum: Traders Hideout February 2nd, 2015, 06:49 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 4,136
Posted By nourozi
huge price moves, no news...

Can anyone explain why I often see huge price spikes on no news in several markets (CL, Bonds, ES)?

Is it just someone with huge equity moving the markets when they wish? I mean, I look at the...
Forum: Traders Hideout January 21st, 2015, 08:18 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 2,354
Posted By nourozi
Market if Touched orders - positive slippage?

Hi guys, is it possible to get positive slippage with an MIT order?

For example, on a fast moving market like CL what kind of slippage (positive or negative) would I be experiencing with a MIT...
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