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    100 % wins over 240 days

    Real or simulated?
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    Our 400,000 Trade Test Proves Using Stops Is Not Very Bright

    The problem is not the effect of stops on performance but the reality that if you cannot trade with stops you should not be trading at all. Backtests only reveal hindsight bias and get to understand that.
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    After using this trading simulator I'm convinced technical analysis simply doesn't work

    Instead of asking for more moderation of opinions you do not like obviously, you should instead provide the evidence. I am also tired of people like you who claim TA works but I am not asking for moderation of their opinions. The motives of people who call for less democracy are always...
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    After using this trading simulator I'm convinced technical analysis simply doesn't work

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    predictive stock/index software

    There are many more. See the reviews on the home page: http://www.elitetrader.com/ There is MultiCharts (I like that one), Metastock, Amibroker and may more. You can program virtually any system you can think of within standard limitations of course. There are also some programs that...
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    predictive stock/index software

    You can program your system in any of the platforms that are available for this purpose. NinjaTrader, Tradestation, Metatrader, etc. I doubt it that any system can provide accurate intraday signals because of the noise.
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    Every Strategy Has Its Day

    Your experience is correct.
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    Broker Could Steal Your Strategy???

    I have 59 strategies. What should I do?
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    Trading with a Stop Loss in the Futures Market is for Losers

    Place no stops and you'll end up broke soon.
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    Exits a lot more complicated than entries

    Jesus man! This is a curve-fitting monster! Are people that stupid? Oh man, people are that stupid it seems... Go to price action lab blog and look for the post "Fooled by Randomness Through Selection Bias". It included a link to a simulation of a coin toss. Excellent post that shows how...
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    A question about designing a medium frequency system, 10k trades per day

    :)
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    looking for web based backtesting tool

    There are programs that create strategies based on user criteria. Some will even generate the code. Avoid those that use genetic programming or evolution. Read this thread carefully from start to end: http://www.elitetrader.com/vb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=239129&perpage=6&pagenumber=1
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    genetic optimization for technical analysis

    gen opt = curve-fitting = you become loser Several snake oil salesman out there with gen opt software fitting endlesly indicators to data. I know guys who got burned bad. Next time you hear the word "genetic" run, run, run... Soon they will show up here defending their snake oil.
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    Good and bad books on strategy design?

    I recommend the book "Holy Grails for Dummies", by Dick Fuchs Read it please and do as he says.
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    Optomize with or without slippage?

    Optimize please, optimize...
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    How Realistic? $50k account, $500 / day

    It's possible but not for people that ask whether it is possible in forums.
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    What kind of strategy would you call this?

    So you intensionally deceive people while asking their opinion about your deception. I will ask ET to ban you for good. You deserve it.
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    How do you recover from a 80% loss?

    You don't, I think that's what I heard somewhere.
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