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Forum: Trading Reviews and Vendors May 22nd, 2019, 10:48 AM
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Posted By kevinkdog
Thanks I appreciate the shoutout!

Thanks I appreciate the shoutout!
Forum: Trading Reviews and Vendors April 12th, 2019, 12:58 PM
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Posted By kevinkdog
Sure, it is a good source of ideas for all types...

Sure, it is a good source of ideas for all types of markets. You may have to make some adjustments for your forex markets, but I'm sure you'll find plenty to build off of.

Thanks for the...
Forum: Trading Reviews and Vendors December 20th, 2018, 02:13 PM
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Posted By kevinkdog
Depending on your strategy code, that approach...

Depending on your strategy code, that approach may or may not help you. I've had issues running 2 daily charts, 1 daily chart with an XX minute chart, and 2 XX minute charts (same time or different...
Forum: Trading Reviews and Vendors December 19th, 2018, 04:17 PM
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Posted By kevinkdog
Thanks for the questions - I appreciate it! ...

Thanks for the questions - I appreciate it!

1) There are a ton of ways to do the correlation. You could use daily, weekly, monthly returns for example. And you could examine correlation over...
Forum: Trading Reviews and Vendors December 4th, 2018, 11:55 AM
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Posted By kevinkdog
New Podcast

I always enjoy talking to mattz - this time we decided to record it!

https://optimusfutures.com/podcast/podcasts/episode-15-optimus-futures-interviews-kj-trading-systems/


Thanks Matt for...
Forum: Trading Reviews and Vendors December 3rd, 2018, 07:17 AM
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Posted By kevinkdog
Many who I work with aim for one new strategy per...

Many who I work with aim for one new strategy per month. That is a good goal to shoot for. That might not seem like a lot, but after a year you'd have 12 strategies. And if you collaborate and...
Forum: Trading Reviews and Vendors December 2nd, 2018, 06:48 PM
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Views: 174,744
Posted By kevinkdog
Thanks for the question, and thanks for reading...

Thanks for the question, and thanks for reading the book. I developed that strategy more than 5 years ago, so unfortunately I do not have exact numbers for that. I am pretty sure I went through...
Forum: Trading Reviews and Vendors November 25th, 2018, 12:22 PM
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Views: 174,744
Posted By kevinkdog
Thanks for the question. Strategies can and...

Thanks for the question.

Strategies can and do go out of sync, so you have to be prepared to fix and adjust. Sometimes it is a code issue, sometimes a data issue, sometimes exchange issue,...
Forum: Trading Reviews and Vendors November 20th, 2018, 01:19 PM
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Views: 174,744
Posted By kevinkdog
Shiny Pennies

You may have heard about a big option seller going belly up last week because of the rise in Natural Gas.

Regardless of your style of trading, there are lessons for all of us in that disaster.
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Forum: Trading Reviews and Vendors November 19th, 2018, 02:09 PM
Replies: 433
Views: 174,744
Posted By kevinkdog
Thanks for the questions. These are complicated...

Thanks for the questions. These are complicated questions, way too much to put in a thread post.

A few years ago, I did an Elite member webinar where I discussed a lot of this.

Also, my...
Forum: Trading Reviews and Vendors November 14th, 2018, 08:34 AM
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Posted By kevinkdog
Since I do walkforward, parameters usually change...

Since I do walkforward, parameters usually change enough that I can consider the test valid for each.

So if I run an ES strategy with walkforward, and then an RTY strategy with walkforward, I'd...
Forum: Trading Reviews and Vendors November 14th, 2018, 07:44 AM
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Views: 174,744
Posted By kevinkdog
Question Via PM

This came in via PM, but I felt it general enough to share with everyone... Thanks for the questions!


As far as you can estimate, to create genuinely profitable stragies using the in built...
Forum: Trading Reviews and Vendors November 13th, 2018, 06:02 PM
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Views: 174,744
Posted By kevinkdog
Thanks for the question. Not sure if my algo...

Thanks for the question. Not sure if my algo trading day is typical of what others do, but here it is:

1. Make sure all strategies are running, and are in sync - live accounts versus strategy...
Forum: Trading Reviews and Vendors November 13th, 2018, 01:59 PM
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Views: 174,744
Posted By kevinkdog
Thanks for the questions. It is nice to know...

Thanks for the questions. It is nice to know there are people at futures.io still interested in algo trading. Many people do not seem to be...

1. I have tried Multicharts, do not own it, but in...
Forum: Trading Reviews and Vendors October 22nd, 2018, 02:04 AM
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Views: 174,744
Posted By kevinkdog
I don't do this currently, I have looked at...

I don't do this currently, I have looked at something similar in the past - trading slightly different versions of the same strategy.

I don;t know about using genetic portfolio builder though to...
Forum: Trading Reviews and Vendors October 12th, 2018, 08:11 AM
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Views: 174,744
Posted By kevinkdog
Thanks for the question. Never tried, but...

Thanks for the question.

Never tried, but what I do is based on 5-10 years of historical data, and I do not believe you could have order flow historical data going back that far. Probably best...
Forum: Trading Reviews and Vendors September 11th, 2018, 06:40 AM
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Posted By kevinkdog
Thanks for the comment. If one of your goals...

Thanks for the comment. If one of your goals with an algo is "make money every day/week/month/year" you can simply make that a requirement of anything you build, just like you'd have goals for...
Forum: Trading Reviews and Vendors August 29th, 2018, 01:40 PM
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Views: 174,744
Posted By kevinkdog
Thanks for the question. My development...

Thanks for the question.

My development process is different than the process you describe, so I can't say I'd do what you are describing.

Here is what I do, in relation to your questions:
...
Forum: Trading Reviews and Vendors August 26th, 2018, 08:53 AM
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Views: 174,744
Posted By kevinkdog
Thanks for the question. I primarily use...

Thanks for the question. I primarily use Tradestation, so I incorporate their backtesting module in what I do. If you are using MT4, you could use their Strategy Tester.

Two keys:

1. ...
Forum: Trading Reviews and Vendors August 25th, 2018, 10:43 AM
Replies: 433
Views: 174,744
Posted By kevinkdog
Sorry, I meant Trade View Investments:...

Sorry, I meant Trade View Investments: https://www.tradeview.com.au/

I will edit my earlier post...
Forum: Trading Reviews and Vendors August 25th, 2018, 08:01 AM
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Views: 174,744
Posted By kevinkdog
Thanks for the questions. I have never used...

Thanks for the questions.

I have never used Sharkindicators, and last time I checked, I understood it could not be used to do optimizations, which would be a problem for many situations. Maybe...
Forum: Trading Reviews and Vendors February 9th, 2018, 09:28 AM
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Views: 174,744
Posted By kevinkdog
I test patterns, indicators, statistical things, ...

I test patterns, indicators, statistical things, combinations of all these. Doesn't really matter to me. What DOES matter is that I evaluate the results based on an objective set of criteria to...
Forum: Trading Reviews and Vendors February 9th, 2018, 08:10 AM
Replies: 433
Views: 174,744
Posted By kevinkdog
Hi, thanks for the question. I have never...

Hi, thanks for the question.

I have never worked for a trading firm, I do think people who did not work as traders can win in the market.

I think programming is important if you are going to be...
Forum: Trading Reviews and Vendors January 9th, 2018, 04:03 PM
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Views: 174,744
Posted By kevinkdog
Beat me to it, good advice!

Beat me to it, good advice!
Forum: Trading Reviews and Vendors January 9th, 2018, 04:02 PM
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Views: 174,744
Posted By kevinkdog
Thanks for the explanation. You mentioned...

Thanks for the explanation. You mentioned earlier that you are using Renko bars. I know Ninja is not good with backtesting this, and I never test these bars with Tradestation either. I only test...
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