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    Pair Trading Strategy Journal

    Hey mate... Is that with IQ data or Yahoo? I was having some issues with PTF eg. 1. crashing 2. slow backtesting 3. zero data... gave the iq feed a try.. albeit its a cost but i noticed... 1. less crashing (none so far in last few days) :) 2. faster backtesting of the data...
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    Slave2Market Thanks mate for your response.. What you say about EXAMPLE SYSTEMS ...claims of returns is a reminder of the friends in the Forex market especially performance of $49 click bank robots... 1. A lot of the returns a hypothetical (overclocked, overleveraged) 2. Its...
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    I suppose each of us have their own criteria and 5%-10% is ok if you are faced with what the banks currently give. 20% is probably high but that said .. it is unleveraged. In Australia however theyre offering 6.5% http://www.ubank.com.au/ub/web/home so im not sure if the lower of the range...
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    QUOTE]Quote from reggieb: Im just going with what is..Im accessing the program through ipad using remote desktop.... not waiting for an APP come out coz thats highly unlikely in the near to medium term and id put money on it.. If the program is not going to a web based interface (which i...
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    Yea i can check using a program on my ipad which is quite zippy. the reason being the ptf crashes !! grrrr and i want to check if its been going if the damn thing needs a restart and try again
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    Ive found PTF a buggy program and worse still its using Mysql which with another program and thank god that went to a web interface had the same issues. Maybe you say that its my pc thats the problem but this isnt computer related as ive used multiple machines all restored or new from...
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    **I just think its necessary to have another chart service where you can overlay the chart and see if the PTF with Yahoo data service is telling you misinformation or not for its backtesting and correlation which might have been derived from "suspect" quality data. At a quick glance i can...
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    Pair Trading Strategy Journal

    Hey mate.. what data feed are you using. I am using Yahoo but the quality of data is suspect eg. zero price days, spikes etc .. Are you using IQ? I wish there were a multiple of methods of getting data feed and therefore werent dependant on YAHOO or IQ The other thing is this is the only...
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    Hi guys, Can someone enlighten me on the IQ live data feed. The purpose i want the feed is not for live data, i prefer EOD but for quality of data. The yahoo feed seems riddled with errors at times. If one wants to be serious then this seems to be to risky to use free data that at...
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    Sorry guys, not directly related to pairtrading but I dont visit any other threads on elite trader for the simple fact is this is the best thread going :) Isnt broking such a good business... http://www.igmarkets.co.uk/cfd/about-us.html Take IG's website: Financially strong and secure...
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    Hey .. i couldnt post a followup yesterday ..as this site doesnt allow another post in short succession .. i managed to get into pairlog. I think the accounts are mannually processed so theres a bit of patience to wait and got confirm by email. The cointegration is between 0-1.0 and...
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    Im hoping someone will be able to clarify this... I have an issue with Pairtradefinder. Data feed: EOD *yahoo Market: London Trade: Today is Monday, On the backtesting pair screen: Thursday has the coloured entry line. Next day, Friday is marked orange (1st day into the trade line)...
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