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March 2nd, 2017, 08:36 AM

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Is there a hill-o-beans chance this day trading system could work?

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Posted By risingfire

It's been a while since I've thought about this...

It's been a while since I've thought about this particular strategy and moved on to other strategy development when it failed to perform. I have found that if a strategy idea is going to succeed or...

Forum: Emini and Emicro Index

January 29th, 2016, 02:59 PM

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Is there a hill-o-beans chance this day trading system could work?

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Posted By risingfire

It's in the appendix right between "snowball's...

It's in the appendix right between "snowball's chance" and "pie-in-the-sky" :)

Forum: Emini and Emicro Index

January 29th, 2016, 02:25 PM

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Is there a hill-o-beans chance this day trading system could work?

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Posted By risingfire

Cool idea... I'll code it up. The only part I am...

Cool idea... I'll code it up. The only part I am hazy about is the profit target. Do you mean that once you are in the trade that your profit target equals the amount risked on the stop? So if...

Forum: Emini and Emicro Index

January 29th, 2016, 12:57 PM

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Is there a hill-o-beans chance this day trading system could work?

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Posted By risingfire

They are not. The smallest time resolution of...

They are not. The smallest time resolution of any of my strategies are hourly bars. So this was quite a departure from what I am used to. And, sure--would always love to try a new idea!

Forum: Emini and Emicro Index

January 29th, 2016, 12:45 PM

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Is there a hill-o-beans chance this day trading system could work?

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Posted By risingfire

Thanks so much, TradeSlinger! I am certainly...

Thanks so much, TradeSlinger! I am certainly having great opportunity to do that again... and again! :)

Forum: Emini and Emicro Index

January 28th, 2016, 10:09 PM

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Is there a hill-o-beans chance this day trading system could work?

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Posted By risingfire

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Forum: Emini and Emicro Index

January 28th, 2016, 09:32 PM

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Is there a hill-o-beans chance this day trading system could work?

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Posted By risingfire

It's absolutely dismal when assuming a fill on...

It's absolutely dismal when assuming a fill on price pass through:
https://nexusfi.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=201745
It's amazing how something that looks good 'on paper' is simply not...

Forum: Emini and Emicro Index

January 28th, 2016, 09:29 PM

Replies: 27

Is there a hill-o-beans chance this day trading system could work?

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Posted By risingfire

Sorry, I should have mentioned that the $5 round...

Sorry, I should have mentioned that the $5 round trip commission was already factored in. So the graph is after-commission profit.

Fills and order queue being the primary concerns, then? Or are...

Forum: Emini and Emicro Index

January 28th, 2016, 05:21 PM

Replies: 27

Is there a hill-o-beans chance this day trading system could work?

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Posted By risingfire

Is there a hill-o-beans chance this day trading system could work?

I have written a simple ES day trading system on 1 minute bars. It relies on limit orders being filled, which is probably the failure point of the strategy. But... with encouraging results, I'm not...

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