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 R3LZX 
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@CannonTrading

thanks for sharing I am also a CQG IC user (only two years in) futures for many years and I really appreciate you showing the importance of the remove to neutral I am working on and trading several systems at the moment one of which has a very high remove to neutral but a not perfect percentage score. While I have talked to some at CQG who have been there many years (you know who I am talking about) this percentage score doesn't get a lot of attention because it is not near as important as the remove to neutral and of course the profit loss ratio. In other words you could have a trading system that is only at 50+% but the remove to neutral is so high its a very profitable system



here is an example of one that we are working on.

would really enjoy collaborating more with you if possible

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I see Kevin Davey's name on the champion trader list. So it must be real. Thanks.

In case you don't know, Kevin Davey = @kevinkdog

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More than happy to!
PM or email would probably be best, but happy to collaborate.

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I can count on something north of $400k from futures trading and that does not include income from long-term positions in stocks or any other investments. Not sure if that is of any worth to your question, but I did enjoy reading this thread. I will not be showing statements, lol. I stop trading in mid June and then resume after Labor Day. My secret weapon (besides experience) is capitalization. My comfort zone is having a HUGE cushion. I trade daily at the open. Some days done in 5 minutes, some days nursing a drawdown till 10pm. I bought a vacation home on the south shore of Nova Scotia (and then Canada wouldn't let me in without vax, which I refused). I also have a home in S. Florida and one in Highlands, NC. Futures gave us the capital to go big in BTC in 2015, even though I was not nearly as consistent in my trading back then. Futures took me a LONG time to learn, but has been very good to me and my family. I love trading, but I would not love it if money were tight or I was trading to pay rent or something like that.

I cannot imagine trading on a mobile app. That would be impossible for me and very risky / foolish.

Biggest challenge: lower back pain from sitting too long.

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Great to know! At a high level, what kind of method or strategy do you use?


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I can count on something north of $400k from futures trading and that does not include income from long-term positions in stocks or any other investments. Not sure if that is of any worth to your question, but I did enjoy reading this thread. I will not be showing statements, lol. I stop trading in mid June and then resume after Labor Day. My secret weapon (besides experience) is capitalization. My comfort zone is having a HUGE cushion. I trade daily at the open. Some days done in 5 minutes, some days nursing a drawdown till 10pm. I bought a vacation home on the south shore of Nova Scotia (and then Canada wouldn't let me in without vax, which I refused). I also have a home in S. Florida and one in Highlands, NC. Futures gave us the capital to go big in BTC in 2015, even though I was not nearly as consistent in my trading back then. Futures took me a LONG time to learn, but has been very good to me and my family. I love trading, but I would not love it if money were tight or I was trading to pay rent or something like that.

I cannot imagine trading on a mobile app. That would be impossible for me and very risky / foolish.

Biggest challenge: lower back pain from sitting too long.


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I can count on something north of $400k from futures trading and that does not include income from long-term positions in stocks or any other investments. Not sure if that is of any worth to your question, but I did enjoy reading this thread. I will not be showing statements, lol. I stop trading in mid June and then resume after Labor Day. My secret weapon (besides experience) is capitalization. My comfort zone is having a HUGE cushion. I trade daily at the open. Some days done in 5 minutes, some days nursing a drawdown till 10pm. I bought a vacation home on the south shore of Nova Scotia (and then Canada wouldn't let me in without vax, which I refused). I also have a home in S. Florida and one in Highlands, NC. Futures gave us the capital to go big in BTC in 2015, even though I was not nearly as consistent in my trading back then. Futures took me a LONG time to learn, but has been very good to me and my family. I love trading, but I would not love it if money were tight or I was trading to pay rent or something like that.

I cannot imagine trading on a mobile app. That would be impossible for me and very risky / foolish.

Biggest challenge: lower back pain from sitting too long.

Is that 400K annual? Curious, what kind of % return and % max drawdown do you normally have?

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I can count on something north of $400k from futures trading and that does not include income from long-term positions in stocks or any other investments. Not sure if that is of any worth to your question, but I did enjoy reading this thread. I will not be showing statements, lol. I stop trading in mid June and then resume after Labor Day. My secret weapon (besides experience) is capitalization. My comfort zone is having a HUGE cushion. I trade daily at the open. Some days done in 5 minutes, some days nursing a drawdown till 10pm. I bought a vacation home on the south shore of Nova Scotia (and then Canada wouldn't let me in without vax, which I refused). I also have a home in S. Florida and one in Highlands, NC. Futures gave us the capital to go big in BTC in 2015, even though I was not nearly as consistent in my trading back then. Futures took me a LONG time to learn, but has been very good to me and my family. I love trading, but I would not love it if money were tight or I was trading to pay rent or something like that.

I cannot imagine trading on a mobile app. That would be impossible for me and very risky / foolish.

Biggest challenge: lower back pain from sitting too long.

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