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March 30th, 2023, 12:05 PM
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Good Luck!
Good Luck!
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March 30th, 2023, 11:04 AM
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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?
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August 28th, 2022, 03:06 PM
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Long time, no hear from! How its going???
Long time, no hear from! How its going???
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May 4th, 2022, 09:49 AM
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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...
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April 26th, 2022, 05:09 PM
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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...
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April 24th, 2022, 02:40 AM
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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...
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April 23rd, 2022, 05:13 PM
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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...
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April 23rd, 2022, 07:06 AM
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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...
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October 17th, 2021, 07:21 PM
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Ok good luck, I hope your approach works for you.
Ok good luck, I hope your approach works for you.
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October 17th, 2021, 09:34 AM
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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...
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October 17th, 2021, 08:28 AM
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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.
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July 19th, 2021, 09:54 PM
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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:
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July 14th, 2021, 06:59 AM
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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,...
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July 13th, 2021, 10:17 PM
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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.
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July 13th, 2021, 07:08 PM
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I'm curious - what in that report leads you to...
I'm curious - what in that report leads you to see "pure potential?"
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July 9th, 2021, 09:00 AM
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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...
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July 9th, 2021, 08:22 AM
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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...
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July 9th, 2021, 07:38 AM
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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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