I hope you don't mind ManinBlack if I answer a few of these. Hello DrRock I've enjoyed your posts in the past. So let me know if this makes sense to you. Drawdown and performance, this would depend on how much someone has in their account. The more ...

Overly Complex Coding and Trading Systems.

Hello ManinBlack Maybe you should start a new thread called overly complex coding and trading systems. Then other members will know what to expect. If they begin reading the thread. It should also give a chance to people like Mike Jolley to talk ...

The quest for the best forex trading system

I believe what you're looking for are specific numbers well, the best trading system can mean different things to different people. I personally like return on account and profit factor. I believe fire horse once told me he liked low drawdowns. For ...

The quest for the best forex trading system

This is a great question. I could probably write a few pages on this, but I'll try to be short as possible. Computers now can do just about everything your imagination can come up with. If you have the time patients and skill (which can be learned) ...

Building a system based on price action

data — You could look at VT API one of the reasons I mentioned this,is because they have a lot of support. If you have any questions they are quick to respond . The VTtrader API is an application programming interface that allows you to write ...

Getting 1-min real-time FOREX data

Data — There are so many types of different data, what program are you using? What software do you need to feed.

Getting 1-min real-time FOREX data

Just looking for comments, did I get this rightlook at the one-hour chart, if the moving averages cross and the parabolic stars are on the correct side for a trade, then look at the 15 minute chart if the parabolic stars are in agreement buy or sell ...

Ok I don't get it please help

OK now that I read your post once again I understand. I guess I was just looking forward to a debate with you as you always make me think way beyond, what I usually do on my own

Which indicators and why?

Of course, I am not basing my trades on the last bar of the chart I'm simply trying to get clarification on what one would consider an indicator. If I look at past price history to take my trades. I am using price. But if I program, a graphical ...

Which indicators and why?

Indicator bashing? I read this thread and need clarification. Can someone give me the definition that you are using to define an indicator. The the definition that I have always gone by. An indicator is a graphical representation of a mathematical ...

Which indicators and why?

It seems to me that you're quite satisfied with the entries so what is left is the exits. To improve the system, have you tested different type of exits a trailing stop at 10 pip on the is British pound is pretty tight. You must get stopped out only ...

The Barak Hedging Method 1

Vt — If you're looking for a platform that can produce great indicators, and ease of programming. I have not yet found anything that outperforms VT in those manners. The VT community is always helpful and friendly. They are continuously ...

Esignal Vs CQG VS Vttrader

WorkStation — Can't miss a trade

Show your workstation!

TradeStations — All have to agree it'll be very difficult to find one minute that goes that far back. Especially for cheap or free. I might have a solution for you but I need to know which version of TradeStations you're using six or higher, ...

Backtesting Data required... where!?

Time — Cool hadn't thought of looking at it that way. It looks like, if the 60 pip's happens within the first 2 hours of any of the opens. The odds of it coming back are higher.

'Vegas Wealth Builder Part II'

These few little tests are hardly enough to come up with a specific time but I would most likely try to choose something in the bell curve. Not a specific best net profit time to trade. All you want is a robust Time. Or I can run a whole lot of ...

'Vegas Wealth Builder Part II'

time — Here are the results for one two and three years. You'll notice that the time finishes with 59 minutes. I wanted to make sure I avoided a bouncing tick. Without going into TradeStations programming. This is the way I did it. It is still ...

'Vegas Wealth Builder Part II'

time — This small test consists of five years of data. But my main question still remains there has been such an effort to have the data start at a specific time{to match Vegas} I was just wondering if anybody had bothered to test. If this was ...

'Vegas Wealth Builder Part II'

Time — It is the original question that I am interested in. There was a lot of questions about time, three o'clock Chicago time which time to study and so on. Since this time is based on future contracts. I was wondering if anybody ran tests ...

'Vegas Wealth Builder Part II'

Time — Having read through this thread as it progressed. There was a lot of questions about time, three o'clock Chicago time which time to study and so on. Since this time is based on future contracts. I was wondering if anybody ran tests for ...

'Vegas Wealth Builder Part II'