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Probably a good time to position for long trades, but I'd feel better about it if VIX were higher. Have to see what P/C ratio is, too. g

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I would recommend that you approach this book with a great deal of skepticism. I spent a lot of time studying his patterns and I think his statistical analysis is very questionable. Too much subjectivity, even though he has tried to objectify his analysis...I don't think he's succeeded. I...

This isn't true. Either of these traders should be able to make a living if they can really maintain those numbers. That's all I meant. g

HUH!? Do the math...think about it. t

Thanks for putting it all out there for folks to see and judge. I look forward to following along and esp to your intraday postings. ges

You don't mean that you can exit every trade without losing money, do you? No one can guarantee that. g

Sorry to make you guys feel bad, but my IQ came in at 1100. ...oops, misplaced a decimal there. :p g

I've studied the signals for my mechanical systems by running the scan on past dates and then trying to chart read for the best trades. I have found NO advantage to taking signals based on my chart reading which is completely counter-intuitive. The system doesn't always beat me, but in the...

Some traders make great money with systems. Most people are more likely to lose without some kind of system. Of course, there are exceptions. g

You must be reading my mail....:eek: I'm finally doing better since I tossed the conventional wisdom about stops. But, that's probably just the type of systems I'm trading. I've had to learn to deal with quite a bit of volatility in the equity curve. g

Here's my latest stupid move... I was playing with Jasper the other morning and thought I wasn't connected to TWS. I hit the 'p' button a few times. Thank goodness I could see TWS in the background and saw these trades showing up. I quickly cancelled all, but lost $150 in a few seconds...

Glitch, I was running tests and scans on a 'basket' or portfolio type strategy and this was just too slow. TF's basket testing is kind of buggy but I can make it work and it is MANY times faster. Not putting down WL, it seems a very capable piece of software, but it's just too slow for what...

My main complaint about WL is it's speed. I run tests and scans over several thousand stocks symbols at a time and it just isn't fast enough...at least with what I was trying to do. I'm back to TechnifilterPlus for now. May not have all WL's bells and whistles but it is very fast and does...

Jack, You're a hoot. :) Not quie sure what to make of you, but I'm enjoying your posts. g

Jack, I'm never quite sure that I understand exactly what you are saying...but: I've done a lot of testing on mechanical stock trading systems and the two that I am using now both use targets and neither uses stops. Both have a timed exit that gets you out on day 4 (these systems are...

Jack, How did you manage to get started in 1957 with $300?? I'm thinking of how high commissions were then. What/how were you trading? ges

Walter, Why do you 'think' that 5 min is better than 15 min? Making these kind of statements without anything to substantiate them is not very helpful. gs

I may try futures again, but for now I'm back to stocks. I have stock systems that work, but I haven't come up with a system for futures that works for me. I think a lot depends on your temperment and you capitalisation. I let myself get whipsawed too much with the futures and my account...

...or maybe next year? decade? century?