Thanks.. yeah rounding is not a huge issue.. my initial guesses were wrong.. esquires data actually is more accurate and as a result found out I was not using a negative expectancy concept.. I originally thought some of my data was reading 50% but ...

Math Help (Probability) & My Research Results

Basically I have run backtests and recorded market data that behaves near random So I already know the figures I am looking for.. and thus far esquires method is almost perfectly correlated to the data I am looking at There is a huge gap of me being ...

Math Help (Probability) & My Research Results

150+200+400 = 750 750 is the total data thus 150/750 = 20% etc

Math Help (Probability) & My Research Results

Rounding Errors!?! — There may be an issue here with rounding errors.. is there anyway I can avoid this.. I think I need my data to be extremely accurate with the way it rounds I notice things are off by a %'s so either I am wrong or there is ...

Math Help (Probability) & My Research Results

Is it really that simple? I asked this question in math forums for the last month on and off and they kept saying it couldn't be calculated due to some reason other people answered way off topic.. so you can always invert a number by using 1.. makes ...

Math Help (Probability) & My Research Results

Me so stupid — GBPCHF: To a large degree I wanted to leave some of this position open for the upcoming month.. but there I go closing it.. I don't think I can handle staying short GBP for too long.. I feel in love On a side note this is my ...

Reminiscences of A Forex Speculator

My Interpretation of the Market — My Interpretation of the Market is simply that of a large gather of people trading there products.. in forex the product is money.. everyone is a buyer or a seller and since a lot of us are traders we are both ...

The Essence of Trading

What is changing... — My take on the markets and what is changing / not changing.. The markets have been changing IMHO, as humans develop better technology such as computers for example. These rapid advancements society contributes is what ...

The Essence of Trading

yeah so is Christianity, unfortunately Jews don't last long in this business...

how do you improve patience

I'd be interested to hear this elaborated, what does a straight line planter verse a random planter have different.. personally I wouldn't dare put trees in a straight line it seems extremely uncreative.. I would like to have cool trees as well like ...

Where is the EDGE in trading? The most important thing in trading!

I think he is saying you cannot predict it.. but you can watch what it decides to do.. Its like the theory of multi dimensions.. you see me walk down the road and take a right... well in a different dimension I take a left... and in another I was ...

The Essence of Trading

Which thing blew your mind and why?

When to exit

NewYear498's General Purpose Stop Loss Placement — NewYear498's General Guideline Regarding Where a Stop Loss Should be Placed in all Situations. The Stop Loss: Should be placed in an area where regular movement in your favor triggers the stop ...

Mastering the Art of Stop Loss

Cool, I'll contribute some stuff to stop loses unrelated to your initial questions in the future possibly.. With regards to what you just asked, TREND TRADING: I don't recommend tight stop losses.. what I was considering is that trend traders need ...

Mastering the Art of Stop Loss

Doubling account would not be a good measure... probably the opposite.. which leads me to the following... A solid benchmark would be limiting your maximum draw down

Benchmark for Trader Skills & Experience

I may be overthinking things but I personally find all of these questions cannot be answered without the concept to profit being defined. Allow me to drive the point home Question 1,2,3,6 : are we trend trading, range trading, or counter trend ...

Mastering the Art of Stop Loss

Well I have been fortunate enough to realize several interesting correlations in between the market and daily psychological patterns humans present so I guess my system comes from my own 140iq Basically it happens like this.. I was extremely aware ...

Where did your trading method come from?

Look — Just formulate your own idea king, the people here have formulated their own and are against martingale.. thats where my decision lays.. I found your version interesting and slightly different but to risky for myself You need to make up ...

Extended Martingale

OldQuant & supremeChaos Thanks guys So my general conception now is that I need not worry about Prime Brokers.. but more likely moving from good ECN's to better ECN's as I grow. It also looks like the average retail trader confuses prime brokers ...

Questions about Prime Brokers