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In case you don't know, Kevin Davey = kevinkdog
In case you don't know, Kevin Davey = kevinkdog
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May 11th, 2023, 04:21 PM
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I looked at it recently. ICE ended TT's access to...
I looked at it recently. ICE ended TT's access to their S2F markets. For a period it looked like CQG could be a replacement but apparently ICE wouldn't allow CQG to access S2F either. So DMA became...
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May 10th, 2023, 09:45 AM
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I was a CQG user almost 30 years ago, when it was...
I was a CQG user almost 30 years ago, when it was just a charting software package (it's competitors at the time were things like Reuters, Telerate, Knight Ridder & Bridge). It's charting was so good...
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May 9th, 2023, 11:51 AM
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One more question. What software is that? My...
One more question. What software is that? My limited systematic trading experience is limited to Tradestation.
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May 9th, 2023, 11:34 AM
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Interesting Thank You. That makes sense. As you...
Interesting Thank You. That makes sense. As you say the higher the number of trades (for remove to neutral) the greater the confidence system is valid. Almost like a confidence test.
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May 9th, 2023, 11:13 AM
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CannonTrading I'm not familiar with "remove to...
CannonTrading I'm not familiar with "remove to neutral" and a google search doesn't return much. Could you explain?
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Repeating myself, I think the opposite. A lot of...
Repeating myself, I think the opposite. A lot of traders focus on it but its actually a meaningless statistic without win/loss ratio.
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May 3rd, 2023, 09:37 AM
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I was watching a video recently that had this...
I was watching a video recently that had this disclaimer displayed
https://nexusfi.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=331363
"78.2% of retail accounts lose money when trading with this provider"
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March 1st, 2023, 09:04 AM
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Again this is a meaningless statistic without...
Again this is a meaningless statistic without win/loss ratio. kevinkdog did a great video on trading stats a couple of weeks ago which included this great chart, which illustrates nicely the...
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February 28th, 2023, 05:08 PM
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Risk Reward is a meaningless statistic without...
Risk Reward is a meaningless statistic without win/loss ratio.
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February 6th, 2023, 04:19 PM
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I know jstnbrg answered this, but would point out...
I know jstnbrg answered this, but would point out that if an order was shown to the pit, by the time that order was relayed to an upstairs trader (hand signals to clerk on phone) and that upstairs...
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February 6th, 2023, 03:17 PM
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It's artemiso. You both spelt it wrong!
It's artemiso. You both spelt it wrong!
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January 30th, 2023, 05:07 PM
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Agreed kevinkdog especially this bit When...
Agreed kevinkdog especially this bit
When markets went electronic, most floor traders tried to transition to "upstairs" but most could not. Advantages a) b) and c) all went away with move...
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January 30th, 2023, 01:46 PM
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Floor traders made money because they had a) an...
Floor traders made money because they had a) an informational advantage, b) an execution speed advantage and c) they could legally take advantage of off floor orders. That still exists today but its...
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January 30th, 2023, 11:43 AM
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Something about very good, or even maybe elite,...
Something about very good, or even maybe elite, traders!
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January 29th, 2023, 09:19 PM
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Ahh yes the 'Spread Professor'. He'd be a good...
Ahh yes the 'Spread Professor'. He'd be a good addition to futures.io. He'd get treated a lot better here than he does over at that other toxic trading site he is on. Ex-NYMEX local I believe. Met a...
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January 29th, 2023, 07:14 PM
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While I clearly am on the same page as you with...
While I clearly am on the same page as you with this I'm not sure I agree with your characterization of (at least all) conders. We would agree that if I have an ABC butterfly on its generally...
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January 29th, 2023, 07:06 PM
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Mathematically Pascals Triangle is coefficients...
Mathematically Pascals Triangle is coefficients in the expansion of any binomial expression. Each number is the sum of the numbers above it.
https://nexusfi.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=329452...
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January 29th, 2023, 05:24 PM
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Wow your just going to give away all the best...
Wow your just going to give away all the best secrets in trading for free in a short post like that and not charge anybody anything? For what its worth, assuming we are talking about the same thing....
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January 27th, 2023, 01:08 PM
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I'm not making the 'you need a pro to manage your...
I'm not making the 'you need a pro to manage your money argument'. The point of the stock market is to allocate capital to companies. Good companies should get capital at cheaper rates than bad ones....
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January 27th, 2023, 12:51 PM
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For over a decade now active management has been...
For over a decade now active management has been destroyed by passive/index investing (excluding fees). I subscribe to the school of thought that the implications of that are bad for the market. We...
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January 21st, 2023, 12:31 PM
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I'm sure the discussion I'm thinking of happened...
I'm sure the discussion I'm thinking of happened here at nexusfi.com but I can't find it. I did find these though....
with additional explanation...
and the following qualification
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January 20th, 2023, 12:22 PM
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Regarding Joseph Connors comment that this all...
Regarding Joseph Connors comment that this all comes from a single 1990's study, I believe that many FX shops are required to report how many of their accounts make money, and if I recall correctly...
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January 2nd, 2023, 06:43 PM
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Great Post Kefkas Laugh. (Needed more than just a...
Great Post Kefkas Laugh. (Needed more than just a Thank You button)
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