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Forum: Trading Journals April 24th, 2010, 07:00 PM
Replies: 81
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Posted By sam028
I'm not sure it's the right thread for this, but...

I'm not sure it's the right thread for this, but why not ;).

No 7 for my hosted machines, the OS of an hosted machines only need a network for getting the data feed and sending orders and ack, and...
Forum: Trading Journals October 9th, 2009, 07:04 AM
Replies: 81
Views: 19,668
Posted By sam028
The results (P&L, w/l ratio, expectency, ...) are...

The results (P&L, w/l ratio, expectency, ...) are not what they were supposed to be.
I think the market conditions (volatility) are very different as they were during the backtest period, or maybe...
Forum: Trading Journals October 8th, 2009, 07:52 PM
Replies: 81
Views: 19,668
Posted By sam028
Day 30: -2.5$ Game over :hang2: ...

Day 30: -2.5$

Game over :hang2:


Week 1: +977.5$
Week 2: +130$
Week 3: +1180$
Week 4: +97.5 $
Week 5: -489 $
Forum: Trading Journals October 5th, 2009, 04:25 PM
Replies: 81
Views: 19,668
Posted By sam028
Day 26: -260$ Day 27: -460$ Day 28: -177.5$ ...

Day 26: -260$
Day 27: -460$
Day 28: -177.5$

Week 1: +977.5$
Week 2: +130$
Week 3: +1180$
Week 4: +97.5 $
Week 5: -486.5 $
Week 6: -897.5$
Forum: Trading Journals October 2nd, 2009, 05:35 PM
Replies: 81
Views: 19,668
Posted By sam028
Day 25: -220$ Some issues with one of my...

Day 25: -220$

Some issues with one of my brokers, so not robot for the IB account, and an human error during bot initialization (2 EMD cars, an 0 ES).
I should add a new rule: no robots on...
Forum: Trading Journals October 1st, 2009, 06:08 PM
Replies: 81
Views: 19,668
Posted By sam028
In fact, it was a good day for the bot, not for...

In fact, it was a good day for the bot, not for me (my discretionary trading results were not very good today).
It's very easy to say that after the facts, but today was the perfect day for this...
Forum: Trading Journals October 1st, 2009, 04:31 PM
Replies: 81
Views: 19,668
Posted By sam028
Day 23: +1390$ A small change today, I'm now...

Day 23: +1390$

A small change today, I'm now playing with 2 NQ contracts per broker, instead of 1 before. And always the same other contracts (ES/TF/EMD).
The YM may be back on the list later, I...
Forum: Trading Journals September 30th, 2009, 06:22 PM
Replies: 81
Views: 19,668
Posted By sam028
You can always doubt, but the criteria which will...

You can always doubt, but the criteria which will decide if the strat is fine or not are not already met.
Before launching the bot, the failure/success criteria were already known and wrote: at...
Forum: Trading Journals September 30th, 2009, 04:24 PM
Replies: 81
Views: 19,668
Posted By sam028
Day 22: -825$ Week 1: +977.5$ Week 2:...

Day 22: -825$


Week 1: +977.5$
Week 2: +130$
Week 3: +1180$
Week 4: +97.5 $
Week 5: -1655 $From the beginning: +589.5$ before com
Forum: Trading Journals September 29th, 2009, 04:20 PM
Replies: 81
Views: 19,668
Posted By sam028
Day 21: -535$ Week 1: +977.5$ Week 2:...

Day 21: -535$


Week 1: +977.5$
Week 2: +130$
Week 3: +1180$
Week 4: +97.5 $
Week 5: -830 $From the beginning: +1414.5$ before com
Forum: Trading Journals September 28th, 2009, 04:53 PM
Replies: 81
Views: 19,668
Posted By sam028
Day 20: -295$ Week 1: +977.5$ Week 2:...

Day 20: -295$


Week 1: +977.5$
Week 2: +130$
Week 3: +1180$
Week 4: +97.5 $ Week 5: -295 $From the beginning: +1949.5$ before com
Forum: Trading Journals September 25th, 2009, 05:29 PM
Replies: 81
Views: 19,668
Posted By sam028
Day 19: +250$ No fill for ES/TF, it should...

Day 19: +250$

No fill for ES/TF, it should have been 150$ more with market orders.
I'll change the robot for next week, market orders only (and a SMS sent after each trade, just for fun).
I'm...
Forum: Trading Journals September 24th, 2009, 05:32 PM
Replies: 81
Views: 19,668
Posted By sam028
Day 18: +152.5$ But, I've been very lucky,...

Day 18: +152.5$

But, I've been very lucky, and it should have been a negative day. I've been freezing the Virtualbox which host this NT instance, then wake it up, refresh the charts, connect the...
Forum: Trading Journals September 24th, 2009, 09:07 AM
Replies: 81
Views: 19,668
Posted By sam028
@RJay: Sure, this is what Big Mike says in post...

@RJay: Sure, this is what Big Mike says in post #51 :smile:
@Zeller4: no, sorry, I don't have examples for this. So many thing can go wrong in an ATS, if you can keep order management as simple as...
Forum: Trading Journals September 24th, 2009, 02:51 AM
Replies: 81
Views: 19,668
Posted By sam028
I didn't realize the method I use,...

I didn't realize the method I use, EnterLongLimit(arg1,arg2,arg3), has this behavior (the order, submit during bar x, was canceled on bar x+1 if not filled).
Forum: Trading Journals September 23rd, 2009, 06:34 PM
Replies: 81
Views: 19,668
Posted By sam028
Sure for first and third, the second is supposed...

Sure for first and third, the second is supposed to be an "advanced method variation reserved for experienced programmers ...", hmm...

The fourth solution: keep it like this, it's not so crazy, if...
Forum: Trading Journals September 23rd, 2009, 05:55 PM
Replies: 81
Views: 19,668
Posted By sam028
Day 18: +275$ Only with 6 cars, the 2 ES...

Day 18: +275$

Only with 6 cars, the 2 ES contracts were not filled...
"limit orders" vs "market orders": 0/2.
As I didn't use a lot limit orders in my previous NT strategies, and didn't use the...
Forum: Trading Journals September 22nd, 2009, 09:38 PM
Replies: 81
Views: 19,668
Posted By sam028
Day 17: -280$ Week 1: +977.5$ (+1217.5) ...

Day 17: -280$

Week 1: +977.5$ (+1217.5) before com
Week 2: +130$ before com
Week 3: +1180$ before com
Week 4: -620 $ before com
From the beginning: +1567$ (+1857.5) before com
Forum: Trading Journals September 21st, 2009, 05:46 PM
Replies: 81
Views: 19,668
Posted By sam028
Day 16: -340$ Week 1: +977.5$ (+1217.5) ...

Day 16: -340$

Week 1: +977.5$ (+1217.5) before com
Week 2: +130$ before com
Week 3: +1180$ before com
Week 4: -340 $ before com
From the beginning: +1847$ (+2137.5) before com
...
Forum: Trading Journals September 18th, 2009, 07:59 PM
Replies: 81
Views: 19,668
Posted By sam028
I use GetCurrentAsk() and GetCurrentBid(), and...

I use GetCurrentAsk() and GetCurrentBid(), and 40ms to Zen servers.
The volume activity on EMD was quite unusual today, at the end of the day, I think that was just bad luck, but I'll keep an eye...
Forum: Trading Journals September 18th, 2009, 07:12 PM
Replies: 81
Views: 19,668
Posted By sam028
Day 15: -45$ :hmpf: Strange day: very bad...

Day 15: -45$ :hmpf:

Strange day: very bad fill for one of my brokers for EMD, it needs some investigations. Not fill for 1 NQ contract, the same broker was a bit slow... An no trade with the 2 TF...
Forum: Trading Journals September 17th, 2009, 06:43 PM
Replies: 81
Views: 19,668
Posted By sam028
Strange question, or maybe I don't understand...

Strange question, or maybe I don't understand what you want to ask.
It opens at that moment, why do you want it to wait another bar ?
If I need another bar for a confirmation, that would be...
Forum: Trading Journals September 17th, 2009, 04:29 PM
Replies: 81
Views: 19,668
Posted By sam028
Day 14: +10$ :hmpf: Week 1: +977.5$...

Day 14: +10$ :hmpf:


Week 1: +977.5$ (+1217.5) before com
Week 2: +130$ before com
Week 3: +1225$ before com
From the beginning: +2232.5$ (+2522.5) before com
Forum: Trading Journals September 16th, 2009, 04:50 PM
Replies: 81
Views: 19,668
Posted By sam028
Day 13: +115$ Too bad, was +545$ during 1...

Day 13: +115$

Too bad, was +545$ during 1 min or 2.

Week 1: +977.5$ (+1217.5) before com
Week 2: +130$ before com
Week 3: +1215$ before com
From the beginning: +2222.5$ (+2512.5) before...
Forum: Trading Journals September 16th, 2009, 10:10 AM
Replies: 81
Views: 19,668
Posted By sam028
I'll answer in private, KISS (Keep It Secret...

I'll answer in private, KISS (Keep It Secret Secret) :sarcastic:.
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