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Got a SHORT signal at the close on Friday, which I acted on at tonight's open. The trade executed at 871.00, so that's a profit of 23.5 points, or +$1,175 per contract. So our status is as follows: Open Position: S&P mini (ESZ8) - SHORT @ 871.00 Closed equity to date: +$2,684.50 per...

I now have a system to trade near the close, and today I got a LONG signal, which I just executed at 847.50. That makes for a loss of 4 points, or -$200 per contract. So our status is Open Position: S&P mini (ESZ8) - LONG @ 847.50 Closed equity to date: +$1,509.50 per contract 11...

Got a SHORT signal tonight, so we're back to being short. I executed the trade at 843.50, so the gain was 20.75 points, or +$1,037.50 per contract. So our status is Open Position: S&P mini (ESZ8) - SHORT @ 843.50 Closed equity to date: +$1,709.50 per contract 10 trades down, 20 to...

Well, that was quite a ride. Got a LONG signal tonight, and closed the position at 822.75, for a loss of 68.75 points, or -$3,437.50. So our status is Open Position: S&P mini (ESZ8) - LONG @ 822.75 Closed equity: $672 per contract 9 trades down, 21 to go. W/L=5/9 or 56% As a...

Thanks for the kind words, Mike. Trade data is in the next post.

Yes, down about 133 points as I type.

I assume this was actually the signal for today (Friday, Nov 28), since markets were closed here yesterday, right?

I just discovered myself that IB won't do a simple IRA to Roth conversion. I guess they want to keep commissions low and not do things that don't produce revenue, but I would have been happy to pay a reasonable fee for this. As it is, the suggested alternative of 'close the account, go...

Mike, The model was created at the end of August, and since then has gained 752 points, or 12 points per bar (trading day). I haven't traded it all that time, because I didn't start until a few weeks ago. (I wanted to see how it was going to perform) I don't believe this level of...

Got a 'short' signal tonight, and exited the long at 754.00, for a loss of 57.5 points, or -$2,875. That wipes out yesterday's gain, and then some. So our status is Open Position: S&P mini (ESZ8) - SHORT @ 754.0 Closed equity: $4,109.50 8 trades down, 22 to go. W/L=5/8 or 63%

I purchased Profit 8 from BioComp, and obtain the daily security data (and past history database) from an independent information provider, Pinnacle Data. As far as making changes to their system, Profit 8 is just a tool, it does not come with any trading systems. You have to build and...

Got a 'long' signal tonight, and exited the short at 811.50, for a gain of 46.42 points, or +$2,321 per contract. So our status is Open Position: S&P mini (ESZ8) - LONG @ 811.50 Closed equity: $6,984.50 per contract 7 trades down, 23 to go. W/L=5/7 or 71% Tonight we see an...

OK, here's the answer: Filled 2 @ 857.75 11/18/2008 8:28:49 PM Filled 4 @ 858.00 11/18/2008 8:28:48 PM Apparently the order was filled just as the price was changing. That probably wouldn't happen during RTH.

The order was to sell 6 contracts, so that might be it. I'll check into it and see what the broker has to say. I've never seen that before, either.

Thanks to those of you who took the trouble to explain how this journal works, I appreciate it. Got a 'short' signal tonight, and I executed it a few minutes ago, selling at 857.92, for a loss of 5.08 points, or -$254. A couple of comments: first, I'm not 100% sure how I got that weird...

Got a 'long' signal Friday evening, and executed it at tonight's open, a few minutes ago. Gain on the trade was 40.5 points, or + $2,025. So our status is Open Position: S&P mini (ESZ8) - LONG @ 863.00 Closed equity: $4,887.50 5 trades down, 25 to go. W/L=4/5 or 80% (I'm...

Yes, I agree that worrying about MOC in the context of that particular trade was a bit like measuring with a micrometer for something you're going to chop with a hatchet. It just happened to trigger the thought, and I figured I'd put it down, in case I actually start trading MOC some day. As...

Got a "short' signal this evening, and it executed at 903.50, for a gain of 3.75 points, or + $187.50. The Profit 8 system is set up to provide signals for trading at the close, but I have been delaying my trading until I get the data from my data source, which is about 4 hours later...

Equalizer, You're talking about what BioComp calls 'models'. They may or may not be equivalent to a NN, I'm not sure. But in any case, I'm using a couple hundred of them in this system. I got a 'long' signal from the system tonight, so I exited the short at 899.75, for a gain of 44...

Got a 'short' signal from the system after the close on Friday, so I executed it at tonight's open, at 943.75. That resulted in a 6.25 point loss, or -$312.50. So the status is: Open Position: S&P mini (ESZ8) - SHORT @ 943.75 Closed equity: $475.00 2 down, 28 to go.