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Forum: Trading Journals November 11th, 2021, 10:57 PM
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Posted By FastNCurious
Gosh I pretty much forgot about this journal. ...

Gosh I pretty much forgot about this journal. Here is a short check in with my progress. In sept. I went to Beyond the Strategy Factory event in Cleveland and met some amazing people including...
Forum: Trading Journals July 28th, 2021, 01:25 AM
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Posted By FastNCurious
I am currently checking out vmodus blog here...

I am currently checking out vmodus blog here https://systematicalgotrader.com/2021/02/12/sat2021-02-connors-rsi-1/ and attempting to reproduce some results of his. I am having trouble with it...
Forum: Trading Journals July 17th, 2021, 10:43 AM
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Posted By FastNCurious
Absolutely right! gotta cut out those...

Absolutely right! gotta cut out those discretionary trades. Also, I turned on a few strats that I wasnt ready to trade yet. Account size didn't warrant it. Also I should clarify, my seed money of...
Forum: Trading Journals July 16th, 2021, 06:49 PM
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Posted By FastNCurious
Well the trade seems to have stuck so that is a...

Well the trade seems to have stuck so that is a load off my mind

On another note I am currently in such a massive drawdown I have had to quit trading many strats until I have more capital to...
Forum: Trading Journals July 15th, 2021, 01:23 AM
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Posted By FastNCurious
What would a broken trade mean anyway? I've...

What would a broken trade mean anyway? I've never had that happen before....does it mean they take the trade back? Like it never happened?



In real time I saw the matrix and it showed orders...
Forum: Trading Journals July 14th, 2021, 08:55 PM
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Posted By FastNCurious
Today something kind of scary happened with @MCL....

Today something kind of scary happened with @MCL. When the market closed today at 5pm EST it closed at $72.90 and then opened up at 6pm and in a matter of 2 min it locked in a low of $63.57. That...
Forum: Trading Journals July 13th, 2021, 08:39 AM
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Posted By FastNCurious
@MCL is here! I may wait a month or so but I...

@MCL is here! I may wait a month or so but I have really been waiting for this with anticipation because the @CL symbol can put a huge dent in my account on a bad day. I really hope the liquidity...
Forum: Trading Journals June 16th, 2021, 04:34 PM
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Posted By FastNCurious
Well you are a much more thorough journal poster...

Well you are a much more thorough journal poster than I ever was so your posts are always welcome and appreciated. I appreciate the note about momentum bars and I have looked at those recently and...
Forum: Trading Journals June 15th, 2021, 04:43 PM
Replies: 126
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Posted By FastNCurious
I could be wrong but the thread you are speaking...

I could be wrong but the thread you are speaking of is referred to if you scroll up on my journal. I read through it quickly but in general the idea of buying or selling short at this bar close is...
Forum: Trading Journals June 15th, 2021, 02:13 PM
Replies: 126
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Posted By FastNCurious
I created an amazing backtest with the most...

I created an amazing backtest with the most simple algo for renko only to find it was an epic fail with real time trades in sim. Once I figured out that the backtest trades weren’t calculated the...
Forum: Trading Journals June 15th, 2021, 11:23 AM
Replies: 126
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Posted By FastNCurious
I am giving up on renko and tick charts for now....

I am giving up on renko and tick charts for now. tick charts are a little too noisy and renko look so beautiful but the slippage is just way too much to be considered tradable for now. I am going to...
Forum: Trading Journals June 6th, 2021, 09:50 PM
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Posted By FastNCurious
I realize now that TS backtest with renko is...

I realize now that TS backtest with renko is bogus unless you code your strat to fill orders on close of current bar instead of open of next bar.
Forum: Trading Journals June 4th, 2021, 10:53 PM
Replies: 126
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Posted By FastNCurious
I have been working with Renko bars for the first...

I have been working with Renko bars for the first time this week. I'm familiar with tick charts but renko almost seems like cheating. We shall see. I have a strat I "Unleashed" today on MNQM21 and...
Forum: Trading Journals May 18th, 2021, 11:50 AM
Replies: 126
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Posted By FastNCurious
yes the daily acct equity number is what I am...

yes the daily acct equity number is what I am looking for so i can keep track of total portfolio performance and the day to day swings in account equity.
Forum: Trading Journals May 17th, 2021, 05:02 AM
Replies: 126
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Posted By FastNCurious
This works perfectly! Ty.

This works perfectly! Ty.
Forum: Trading Journals May 16th, 2021, 09:15 AM
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Posted By FastNCurious
My algo trading has started off horribly this...

My algo trading has started off horribly this year. I learned a valuable lesson that proper capitalization is extremely important for applying multiple strategies. I turned on several strategies...
Forum: Trading Journals May 16th, 2021, 09:04 AM
Replies: 126
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Posted By FastNCurious
So here is what I have written now but I am...

So here is what I have written now but I am getting an unknown identifier.

If time =1516 then begin

Print(date, time, getrtaccountequity(strAccountNumber);

end;
Forum: Trading Journals April 6th, 2021, 10:13 PM
Replies: 126
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Posted By FastNCurious
Settled account equity means checking RTaccount...

Settled account equity means checking RTaccount equity at a certain time of day each day; maybe after settlement around 3:16 central time and printing that data to file. But after reading your...
Forum: Trading Journals March 26th, 2021, 09:49 PM
Replies: 126
Views: 19,712
Posted By FastNCurious
So I have had this idea for a long time and I...

So I have had this idea for a long time and I would like to figure it out finally! What I am seeking is a way to send to an excel file daily/weekly settled account equity to keep track of portfolio...
Forum: Trading Journals March 26th, 2021, 07:47 AM
Replies: 126
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Posted By FastNCurious
What a simple answer! Just solve my own equation...

What a simple answer! Just solve my own equation for stoploss2. But instead of using the reserved word setstoploss just use a stop order that is triggered by profit threshold 1
Forum: Trading Journals March 26th, 2021, 01:15 AM
Replies: 126
Views: 19,712
Posted By FastNCurious
I asked this question of ABCTG but I though it...

I asked this question of ABCTG but I though it would benefit others to have it in my journal as well. Also, it help me keep a log of all my inquiries on here.

I am trying to create a trailing...
Forum: Trading Journals March 18th, 2021, 11:14 AM
Replies: 126
Views: 19,712
Posted By FastNCurious
Yes Mean reversion is the theme for sure. I ran...

Yes Mean reversion is the theme for sure. I ran my initial idea thru MultiOpt and my preliminary results were promising but the full walk forward left little to pick through. The idea is definitely...
Forum: Trading Journals March 17th, 2021, 09:34 PM
Replies: 126
Views: 19,712
Posted By FastNCurious
I was reading today in a forum about someone...

I was reading today in a forum about someone needing ideas for breakout strategies that pullback for a re-entry and this got my wheels turning.

I remember reading somewhere that a high percentage...
Forum: Trading Journals March 17th, 2021, 09:27 PM
Replies: 126
Views: 19,712
Posted By FastNCurious
Thank you for the referral of this info. I will...

Thank you for the referral of this info. I will definitely check it out. I can see how the data may be a problem but If I could have access to the full amount of data for some of the major...
Forum: Trading Journals March 13th, 2021, 01:03 AM
Replies: 126
Views: 19,712
Posted By FastNCurious
I read elsewhere and confirmed that TS only...

I read elsewhere and confirmed that TS only offers 6 months of tick data. I wish they offered more. I think what I will do is subject any spot checked tick data strategy with TS to a 6-12 month...
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