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Forum: Psychology and Money Management November 16th, 2011, 02:53 PM
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Posted By liquidcci
You said it so well. There is a very dark...

You said it so well. There is a very dark addictive side to trading. It can be beat but is a hard road because it involves going against our own nature. Thanks for your comments.
Forum: Psychology and Money Management August 26th, 2011, 05:00 PM
Replies: 358
Views: 73,739
Posted By liquidcci
NT has its issues although I find NT7 to work...

NT has its issues although I find NT7 to work quite well and to be stable. Trading software you just have know limitations of each vendor. All have pluses and minuses. In many ways comes down to...
Forum: Psychology and Money Management August 26th, 2011, 10:30 AM
Replies: 358
Views: 73,739
Posted By liquidcci
So true. When going from market to market at...

So true. When going from market to market at minimum I usually have to adjust my stops and targets. But often I have to adjust many other parameters to make it work.
Forum: Psychology and Money Management August 26th, 2011, 10:28 AM
Replies: 358
Views: 73,739
Posted By liquidcci
furytrader the key really is the approach you...

furytrader the key really is the approach you have mentioned. At some point you might look at getting your system coded as that can provide another level of benefits to a systems based trader.
Forum: Psychology and Money Management August 26th, 2011, 09:42 AM
Replies: 358
Views: 73,739
Posted By liquidcci
andy welcome to the AT club. As a software...

andy welcome to the AT club. As a software engineer you should be well suited to it as a finite set of rules will make sense to you.

As far as FX goes I don't trade FX so I am not qualified to...
Forum: Psychology and Money Management August 16th, 2011, 12:04 PM
Replies: 358
Views: 73,739
Posted By liquidcci
Good for you. You will be glad you went down the...

Good for you. You will be glad you went down the AT road. So many benefits.
Forum: Psychology and Money Management August 9th, 2011, 10:12 AM
Replies: 358
Views: 73,739
Posted By liquidcci
Very nice monpere.

Very nice monpere.
Forum: Psychology and Money Management August 5th, 2011, 11:01 AM
Replies: 358
Views: 73,739
Posted By liquidcci
Good luck on your journey. You will be glad you...

Good luck on your journey. You will be glad you made it. It is a much more relaxing existence when you let the bot execute your strategy.
Forum: Psychology and Money Management July 25th, 2011, 11:22 AM
Replies: 358
Views: 73,739
Posted By liquidcci
One other thought to anyone thinking of going an...

One other thought to anyone thinking of going an autotrade route. If you have developed a system but are not a programmer. There are programmers you can pay to code your scripts. In other words...
Forum: Psychology and Money Management July 6th, 2011, 04:50 PM
Replies: 358
Views: 73,739
Posted By liquidcci
I would agree. A couple of years ago when market...

I would agree. A couple of years ago when market went into free fall FCX went from around $120 to $15 per share because of hedge fund liquidations. It now sits at $53 which is actually $106 before...
Forum: Psychology and Money Management July 6th, 2011, 03:23 PM
Replies: 358
Views: 73,739
Posted By liquidcci
Sure Mike you can move it to where it fits best. ...

Sure Mike you can move it to where it fits best. This thread kind of walks the line between psychology and auto trading. I lean towards leaving it here as it is really about how I conquered my...
Forum: Psychology and Money Management July 6th, 2011, 02:16 PM
Replies: 358
Views: 73,739
Posted By liquidcci
I think most pure mechanical traders do see the...

I think most pure mechanical traders do see the market as black and white it is just our nature. I think we also see any hybrid as a deviation from a system where you go into a black hole on being...
Forum: Psychology and Money Management July 6th, 2011, 12:45 PM
Replies: 358
Views: 73,739
Posted By liquidcci
Regret and self loathing, feeling of worthless...

Regret and self loathing, feeling of worthless followed by moments of shear exhilaration from the greed effect, conquer the world, high five, I am the man and a genius, the strut followed again by...
Forum: Psychology and Money Management July 6th, 2011, 11:41 AM
Replies: 358
Views: 73,739
Posted By liquidcci
FYI I updated this thread with info on why I no...

FYI I updated this thread with info on why I no longer recommend Steadfast networks. See bottom of first post
...
Forum: Psychology and Money Management June 28th, 2011, 10:08 AM
Replies: 358
Views: 73,739
Posted By liquidcci
I would suggest anyone who is an autotrader or...

I would suggest anyone who is an autotrader or interested go to thread Xeno posted above and put up a post saying you would support a forum for autotrading. There are so many topics to discuss...
Forum: Psychology and Money Management June 28th, 2011, 09:49 AM
Replies: 358
Views: 73,739
Posted By liquidcci
NT 6.5 had some problems but I find NT7 works...

NT 6.5 had some problems but I find NT7 works quite well. Couple it with a zenfire or rithmic feed and it is very fast and quite stable. I think it depends what you are doing. I don't know if I...
Forum: Psychology and Money Management June 28th, 2011, 09:42 AM
Replies: 358
Views: 73,739
Posted By liquidcci
Don't mind at all. I am using steadfast...

Don't mind at all. I am using steadfast networks. So far they have been good and I am getting less than 1ms latency to the rithmic servers. I wrote a up a post about my experience so far here
...
Forum: Psychology and Money Management June 28th, 2011, 08:42 AM
Replies: 358
Views: 73,739
Posted By liquidcci
These are some great comments on managing risks...

These are some great comments on managing risks with an auto trader. I think like designing a plane you have to take a hard look at what can go wrong and design for worst case. I have extensively...
Forum: Psychology and Money Management June 27th, 2011, 06:13 PM
Replies: 358
Views: 73,739
Posted By liquidcci
rpm123 I have never used them so I don't have an...

rpm123 I have never used them so I don't have an opinion.
Forum: Psychology and Money Management June 27th, 2011, 03:35 PM
Replies: 358
Views: 73,739
Posted By liquidcci
I like the idea of having the strategy poll...

I like the idea of having the strategy poll itself every half hour and let you know its status. I am going to implement something on that order.
Forum: Psychology and Money Management June 27th, 2011, 02:56 PM
Replies: 358
Views: 73,739
Posted By liquidcci
rpm123 I won't manage while in a trade but will...

rpm123 I won't manage while in a trade but will keep an eye on it in case there was some type of technical problem with computers. Problem is if you pull it off early and are trading probabilities...
Forum: Psychology and Money Management June 27th, 2011, 02:31 PM
Replies: 358
Views: 73,739
Posted By liquidcci
I will leave unattended but make sure I l always...

I will leave unattended but make sure I l always have quick access. I have it setup to email me and text me when a trade is entered or exited. I keep a laptop with me so I can access my server...
Forum: Psychology and Money Management June 27th, 2011, 01:02 PM
Replies: 358
Views: 73,739
Posted By liquidcci
I think I will stop replying to you as you...

I think I will stop replying to you as you suggest. This has become counter productive and quite childish. It is clear to me you don't have an understanding of mechanical trading and the automation...
Forum: Psychology and Money Management June 27th, 2011, 12:54 PM
Replies: 358
Views: 73,739
Posted By liquidcci
Code and then you running the code would be the...

Code and then you running the code would be the only real proof. Anything else could easily be fabricated. I don't share my trading log and could fabricate them in 5 minutes so this is moot. I...
Forum: Psychology and Money Management June 27th, 2011, 12:35 PM
Replies: 358
Views: 73,739
Posted By liquidcci
Why would I share my code earned through blood...

Why would I share my code earned through blood and sweat with anyone. If I have a profitable strategy I don't want to crowd my trade and make it harder to scale. I doubt to many would be willing...
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