Thats nice. When I said that one should not optimize on the basis of profit maximization I didn't know that I was really saying that the goal of testing is to chase profits. Yeah, I dont know, I thought that when I said that one should not optimize ...

How Many Accounts Did You Blow Before You Got It Right?

There are countless ways to determine an optimal risk level without losing money. Do you plunge your hand into hot water to determine if its hot enough to make tea and then bask in your own silliness? You seem to think that the optimal risk level is ...

How Many Accounts Did You Blow Before You Got It Right?

What were the exact rules you used for those systems?

Diversified Trend Trading Approach

Finally a sane post.

How Many Accounts Did You Blow Before You Got It Right?

Good stuff, thanks for posting.

Diversified Trend Trading Approach

Interesting, this corroborates my current understanding. Am I correct to say that the main differences in performance between the funds have more to do with differences in their portfolio composition rather than anything else? And what are the '5 ...

Diversified Trend Trading Approach

Did his research yield anything insightful? Im under the assumption that performance is linked to the trends in the traded instruments.

Diversified Trend Trading Approach

Why is it everytime I post a moderately singeing comment I get bombarded by these textbook responses. Oh Forex Factory, don't ever change. If we are talking about funds like Dunn, Abraham and Chesapeake I don't actually think there are any 'special ...

Diversified Trend Trading Approach

There there. No need for such furious backpedaling. I'll let you off this time.

Diversified Trend Trading Approach

Bumping one of the only threads worth reading on FF. Thanks for posting this stuff Coper. - Create system that produces 5% annual compounding growth with 5% max drawdown. - Scale up bet size for more aggressive clients to produce 20% growth with 20% ...

Diversified Trend Trading Approach

There isn't a need for forward testing on only recent data. Just save yourself the waiting time and run a backtest. Depends on what you mean by 'accurate'. Avoiding deception is quite simple. Just maintain an objective mindset and follow your ...

Forward Testing!

Remember that great multi-billionaire trader who posted all his trades on internet forums? Yeah, me neither. If you ever mature beyond the stage of needing to seek external affirmation for your trades on *shudder* Forex Factory you may just be able ...

Day's best trade

Nobody trades to tight either. Good sir. There are traders who occupy a stratum beyond the guy-who-feels-compelled-to-post-all-his-trades-on-Forex-Factory and these people regard their investment/trading philosophy to be their greatest advantage.

Day's best trade

All intent has some underlying motive. If your philosophy is conducive to winning then you shall facilitate that outcome. If your philosophy is conducive to losing then you shall facilitate that outcome.

Day's best trade

Win or lose, everyone is successful in getting what they want. Some would rather lose while some would rather win. Thats people for you.

Day's best trade

Any trade taken from a system with a positive expectancy is equally good as the next one. They are all 'best trades' regardless of outcome.

Day's best trade

Risk to reward and win rate are coincidental properties of a system. Building a system around such personal preferences is completely arbitrary and amounts to putting the cart before the horse.

Risk/Reward and % win... Which do you prefer?

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Why exactly do EMA crossover systems not work?

The idea goes even beyond isolated price swings. Everyone gets to freely choose to participate or not participate in the same markets. If two traders trading the same markets get different results they are each getting what they desire.

Is Forex trading worth it? If so, why?

Monitoring trades can be hazardous. Not monitoring trades can also be hazardous. Run a backtest and find out which works better for you. Remember that the most money is made in the sitting and waiting. You could stand to benefit by including into ...

Do you think monitoring your trade too much can be hazardous?