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    Avoiding Curve fitting

    To specifically answer what you asked, here are my views. After my views are some additional subordinant thoughts. Both examples you gave have been put on the table. For each case there has been some positive discussion, meaning some helpful information to minimize bad curve fitting and...
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    Marking timing by sentiment - opinions?

    This is true for several reasons. My posts are dense. They are critical thinking oriented. When a person "works" on understanding markets a lot of thinking goes on from the first spark to an automated pane involving high utility. I spent about 4 months getting scoring down. As you...
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    Irrational valuations

    Quality considerations. You are citing eps considerations. Using a percentile ranking of EPS for these stocks mentioned will be the same. But then look at their RS which is how your determined to make money RS is a price measure for quality. High EPS and RS is the insurance a trader...
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    harbinger of ET ? Begone fatboy!!!

    You are in luck. For both maladies that you have, aging will cure that for you (unless you are rich as some older people are). Another cure is in the hobbies thread. Make a telscope with more inches than anyone elses.
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    Marking timing by sentiment - opinions?

    I agree with nazzdack. In terms of trading experience, it did not come on the horizon for me for most of my trading expereince. Once sentiment comes into view, it is very worth examining and "mining". The only group, I believe, that is worth tracking is "smart Money". As traderzones...
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    Avoiding Curve fitting

    This thread and three or four others stand a chance of moving forward the common understanding of the opportunity the market presents. maninjapan introducs a pragmatic compelling concern and frames an issue. Muskaka Joe gives maninjapan the means to procede. The two lynch pins of the...
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    How to research and verify trading ideas

    This is your thread. I have been reading it out of interest. I have never really done much to suggest the my way or the highway in the last four generations. There seems to be a spectrum of successful methods. Each one is multifaceted. And there are a lot of myths out there. I have...
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    How to research and verify trading ideas

    Here is an intermediate level pic of cashcow giving one of the traderzones polka dot regions of the matrix at the time of the prior snap of the walls ending the short near the end of the day. The spread reached 1 1/4 points at that moment shown. I personally like snapping this kind of event...
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    How to research and verify trading ideas

    Here's a cute snagit.... Enjoy I regard this pic as a nice capture of an interesting moment. Sort of the end of a short move and how the indicators work. I used my SWD to detect it.
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    How to research and verify trading ideas

    See attachment.
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    How to research and verify trading ideas

    A matrix has rows and columns. I crossed market pace with bar volatility. This generated a grid of cells filled with bar frequencies, I used 1600 bars. I keep it current by adding new bars and deleting old bars. If a person examines the shapes of the contents of the rows or columns, he...
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    How to research and verify trading ideas

    You may want to go about this scientifically and let the market tell you. Generally it is not a good idea to set arbitray values. One of the advantages of using real market information is that it is very reliable. The starting point for doing science is not doing any inductive processes...
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    Handling your family and social life as a trader

    Most experienced traders over 30 die. Luckily they are wealthy and way way over 30. All experienced traders can afford anything and that includes great health. I am on a first name basis with the team of doctors who see me regularly. Traders fall into two general categories. The...
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    is this guy a spammer?

    Well it took a long time, but I have finally determined your level of understanding. I can now see that the Square Wall Detector went over the heads of the detractors and vendors. I decided to do the SQUALID after all (the Square Wall ID'er.) Even hypostomus, willl have to concede its on a...
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    Handling your family and social life as a trader

    RDT does get your wtf evaluation for pragmatic reasons. Who would agree with him? When I reflect on the many many sucessful traders I know, there is a thread or theme related to their personal successes. They simply came to choice after choice and made the correct decisions. Their decision...
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    The case against college.

    Liz went through the McD training while working to earn spending money for college. She feels it was really helpful as a foundation in doing administration. I'm sure it wasn't me the colleges were approving as much as the ticket that went with the full scholarship and support funds. I...
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    is this guy a spammer?

    Personally, I thought my Square Wall Detector design and build was the funniest this year. I wish I had named it squalid but the detector won out over ID'ing stufff. Thanks for your comment. I was lurking for absurdities..when I saw the one that inspired my k's. I almost amended...
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    Thread of the year award

    I would like to nominate Trader2009 for his OP'ing the thread on "lifting " or preventing "lifting" of HF STRATS in the grey box forum. The thread shows how various kinds of people think and don't think. There were few detractors as well. I liked the sub theme regarding where human...
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