Recent content by csjohnson65

Maybe there isn't an "algorithm" that provides consistent predictability, but the ability to sort and filter the data set in search of recent patterns, and that is what provides useful insights on a consistent basis. To quote Cheese, "On the last 4 occasions of Mondays being gap down with the...

I've also read their posts, though have not yet begun constructing the necessary data set. The folks in this thread are ahead of me in that respect, but I can provide my what I have gleaned from their posts. In one of his posts Cheese highlighted an observation that the present day was a gap...

I concur that it will likely be less a matter of advanced math, but possibly pattern recognition (swing time of day, length, duration, etc.) and corresponding probabilities. As an example, I had noticed that when TF (Russell 2000 futures) and corresponding ETFs experience a rapid sell off...

Jack, if you had really been reading out of interest, you'd know that the methods Talon has presented don't require predicting market direction. The topic of the thread is "How to research and verify trading ideas," not predicting market direction. Unless and until you are able to...

I just wanted to thank both of you for setting aside some of the animosity that appeared to have developed and then collaborating. I've been monitoring both of your threads with great interest. I know some people probably found the "mud slinging" (for lack of a better term) entertaining, but I...