Agree, i had the same question. I have spotted a few (not many) runaway DD's in strong trends, it came back to the target after 5 months... long after the signal bar had disapeared from my screen. There must be a point where one should cut his/her ...

A delicate secret

Slait, read gspajon's post #129 url or even better; the whole thread. After thourough reading, make it your own, test it, and work on your own daytrading system.

SAR Method on 4hr Charts

And after every minor tweak in your system you manually trade through the "few years" data to see the benefit? I don't think so, not for me anyway, that would take weeks of manual trading, when i got a trading idea i code it and backtest it over ...

Manual Trading vs Automatic Trading - Suggestions?

Hi Erebus, Strictly stated, the bottom yellow line should be moved to the top of the red bar that pinches through the top yellow line. And for the entry according to the rules of this thread, you should wait for the price to move down through your ...

SAR Method on 4hr Charts

I trade the hour, good advice guys, i will take a look at it. Maybe if i have the time i will post a chart. Thanks for the support!

SAR Method on 4hr Charts

gspajon, thanks for you're reply, it's very true, and i agree with everyting you say. I use a stop loss so that no trade is ever going to ruin me, and so that i have my risk per trade under control, the hardest thing for me is finding myself stuck ...

SAR Method on 4hr Charts

Is anybody still using this system? I have for a while and got a nice run initially, but then got chopped to hell, giving back all my profits. I stopped applying it till i did some more testing, but now it seems to be on a roll again, it all comes ...

SAR Method on 4hr Charts

Is the OP still reading this? Time for a new hint?

The one reason that trumps all other reasons why traders lose

The one reason that trumps all other reasons why traders lose is: they don't keep theire losses to 1R or less.

The one reason that trumps all other reasons why traders lose

No forex slait73, i backtested a future, i allmost only trade futures. Wich future i tested does not matter, it is better if you test your own because that is most important to get a feel for the system and convidence in the system.

SAR Method on 4hr Charts

I like this system very much, and have adapted it to my trading style. I have been trading it on the hourly timeframe and i only move the SAR an hour before exchange closes. This way i can keep working my day job and once a day update the lines. I ...

SAR Method on 4hr Charts

Maybe one can avoid whipsaws a little by setting re-entry x pips above or below last stop. That way you miss a piece of the new trend, but its a small offer if one is avoiding getting whipsawed during ranging markets

SAR Method on 4hr Charts

Hi all, Thanks to Jim for this great system, what a nice and simple system! I'm subscribed and wil be following closely.

SAR Method on 4hr Charts

Hi oconnor, DD are normal for any system, if there is no DD then in my opinion there is something wrong. My advise would be to keep reporting what the trades of your system would have done, and see how long and how deep the DD really is. It could be ...

The similarity system

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The DIBS Method... No Free Lunch continues

@ Knight Rider So in one word: "When" What tools do you use to find out "When" ? If you don't want to spoil the fun for the people that are searching the way to make it in this business, please pm me the above answer regards Chake

The DIBS Method... No Free Lunch continues

Hi all! I've been catching up from the beginning, and am almost halfway through this massive thread. I like the strategy very much, thanks Al, and all others who have contributed. I'm playing this by the rules pointed out at the first post first ...

Extreme TMA System

I'm not having good results with this system last few days (demo trading) Looks like the market needs more trends and less chop for this system. Maybe i want to trade to much, maybe slowing down is the way to go. Be more precise about my entries, ...

Higher low, lower high system

Thanks — Hi Vantage, thanks for this system! I'm only on page 6 now but like it very much, and did allready take 1 demo trade on UJ this afternoon, wich was succesfull + 20 pips I will read the whole thread and am pleased to see you are still ...

Higher low, lower high system

It's really up to you, i didn't check if that's a profitable exit. Maybe you are giving to much pips away if you exit like that. In my own trading experience i've found that letting profits run is the only way to make a living out of it. Colostarr ...

Simple Simon Balance Line Trading