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Forum: Trading Journals March 30th, 2023, 12:05 PM
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Posted By kevinkdog
Good Luck!

Good Luck!
Forum: Trading Journals March 30th, 2023, 11:04 AM
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Posted By kevinkdog
100% winning days for last month plus is nice. ...

100% winning days for last month plus is nice. What is your plan on going live with real money?
Forum: Trading Journals August 28th, 2022, 03:06 PM
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Posted By kevinkdog
Long time, no hear from! How its going???

Long time, no hear from! How its going???
Forum: Trading Journals May 4th, 2022, 09:49 AM
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Posted By kevinkdog
What bobwest says is true. I always tell...

What bobwest says is true.

I always tell people something similar, that they fall into 1 of 4 categories:

1. Bad strategy, Poor psychology/execution etc. = You will lose
2. Bad strategy, Good...
Forum: Trading Journals April 26th, 2022, 05:09 PM
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Posted By kevinkdog
That was the flaw I experienced when I had great...

That was the flaw I experienced when I had great manual backtests, but awful real time results, that I described earlier. That caused me to swear off manual backtesting forever.

Glad you got it...
Forum: Trading Journals April 24th, 2022, 02:40 AM
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Posted By kevinkdog
Oh, it is advice, make no mistake about it. ...

Oh, it is advice, make no mistake about it.


Think of my statement as me waving a giant red flag telling you "you are likely to make some bad decisions by believing that backtest." And it is...
Forum: Trading Journals April 23rd, 2022, 05:13 PM
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Posted By kevinkdog
I find it interesting that when presented with an...

I find it interesting that when presented with an opposing viewpoint ("your backtest is too good to be believed") you not only dismiss it ("$148k is possible") but you double down("I can even do...
Forum: Trading Journals April 23rd, 2022, 07:06 AM
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Posted By kevinkdog
2 quick points 1. Any reason you are...

2 quick points

1. Any reason you are trading the June contract in Jan and Feb? The March contract is what you would have really been trading back then. That may or may not have an impact on...
Forum: Trading Journals October 17th, 2021, 07:21 PM
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Posted By kevinkdog
Ok good luck, I hope your approach works for you.

Ok good luck, I hope your approach works for you.
Forum: Trading Journals October 17th, 2021, 09:34 AM
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Posted By kevinkdog
I've watched your thread for a while, and you've...

I've watched your thread for a while, and you've done some good things IMO, but also some common "bad" things. Most people do or have done the same things, so do not feel bad about it. It is all...
Forum: Trading Journals October 17th, 2021, 08:28 AM
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Posted By kevinkdog
Do you want some advice? I hate chiming in...

Do you want some advice? I hate chiming in without asking first, since most people posting in journals really don't want advice.
Forum: Trading Journals July 19th, 2021, 09:54 PM
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Posted By kevinkdog
Thanks, but to be fair, there is at least one...

Thanks, but to be fair, there is at least one person on this site - probably more - who vigorously disagree with that.

I am a vendor, after all... :faint:
Forum: Trading Journals July 14th, 2021, 06:59 AM
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Posted By kevinkdog
My thoughts/advice: That is good that you...

My thoughts/advice:

That is good that you tried different SL and TP, so you can see how those exits have a big influence on the win %.

Of course, that win rate is not even that important,...
Forum: Trading Journals July 13th, 2021, 10:17 PM
Replies: 412
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Posted By kevinkdog
Gotcha. I'll refrain from giving unsolicited...

Gotcha. I'll refrain from giving unsolicited advice, but I will say that win rate you see is dependent on the entry AND the exit in your backtest.
Forum: Trading Journals July 13th, 2021, 07:08 PM
Replies: 412
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Posted By kevinkdog
I'm curious - what in that report leads you to...

I'm curious - what in that report leads you to see "pure potential?"
Forum: Trading Journals July 9th, 2021, 09:00 AM
Replies: 412
Views: 50,451
Posted By kevinkdog
Great point, and that was the reason I did not...

Great point, and that was the reason I did not initially say "here is what I do / here is what you should do." What ended up working for me probably will not work for everyone, and OP is not asking...
Forum: Trading Journals July 9th, 2021, 08:22 AM
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Posted By kevinkdog
Sorry about that. I should point out what I do...

Sorry about that. I should point out what I do might not work for everyone...

For me, the solution was coming up with rules based on patterns, indicators, statistics, anything really. The key...
Forum: Trading Journals July 9th, 2021, 07:38 AM
Replies: 412
Views: 50,451
Posted By kevinkdog
I no longer chart trade like you are are doing,...

I no longer chart trade like you are are doing, but I used to, and I was never successful at it.

Some things I see you doing that I used to do, that you might want to avoid:

1. I never really...
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