Your base instincts must have been screaming at you to bail!

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60, not meaning to hijack this excellent thread but just wanted to share this quote from Trend Following as I think it succinctly sums up the whole ethos and should be reflected on almost religiously every time we think we suddenly have some divine ...

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It’s funny, I’m currently rereading Michael Covels Trend Following book after many years. When I first read it years ago I thought it was a load of cobblers and quickly got resigned to the under stairs cupboard to die a slow death Now, after many ...

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Oh ain’t that the truth!! In trading and in life it’s all about dialling down the noise!!

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60 Watching you handle those -R weeks like a boss reminds me of Neo when he accepts he’s “the one” and is all Zen / at peace about everything to the extreme annoyance of Agent Smith and co keep it up mate you’re a proper inspiration

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Nice consistently achievable figure. I aim for exactly the same!

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Ok, understood. But if edge increases with higher R:R and trails, why stop at 7R? Why not 14R or 20R for example?

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Am I reading this correctly ie -1R overall? If so is that as expected?

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Very compelling case for 5R trails there. Very similar to fixed in terms of number of trades/ dd but significantly better return. Advantages seem to fall off a bit on after 6R but if you’re happy with the dd trailing after 7R seems a possibility ...

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well done for sticking to your plan! Just out of interest are you trading $¥ m15?

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“The more I find out, the less I know” ~ Johnny Nash

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Stresses the importance of humility and lack of ego...

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Fantastic well done Lots of small nibbles then landing a monster or two. Exactly like fishing!!

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Thanks for the tip 60

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Thanks very useful couldn’t help but notice the difference in number of trades that suggests a different entry parameters for each? In any case I get the point and yes those figures on losing periods etc are not to be underestimated so as not to be ...

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Thanks for sharing. Sounds like you need a bit of time to see how different TP and trail triggers affect long term results could you maybe demo trade a couple of different variables alongside the live account and see the monthly weekly yearly ...

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60 your head is so in the right place and it’s so refreshing to converse with someone who actually knows what they’re doing for once! Rock solid analysis there as always. I am about to start trading a trend following system that reassuringly sounds ...

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Just going off the trades posted since the beginning of this thread it seems that 5/6/7R is hit quite often? Do you do backtesting or just forward? Just asking because you seem to have confidence and discipline to take losses and hitting 5-7R and ...

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