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As mentioned in the previous post, my goal is to implement the Hershey method so that all trading decisions are implemented END OF BAR. 1) After reading some available documentation, I was left with the impression that traders who employ the method by putting in the screen time and manually...

I'm strictly mechanical in my trading. I never massage entries and exits with discretionary observation, each order executed is planned in advanced at least one bar (often times, several more bars). That being said, I am trying to digest the Hershey method using STRICT quantitative rules but...

Yes, mean-reversion strats definitely would have done well this week. I think this reinforces the unfortunate truth that mechanical systems must endure drawdowns from time to time. A mean reversion system would get slaughtered if applied to a heavily trending market, whereas an intraday...

Really weird week in the indexes. 5 consecutive losing days for my index system. I was killing it before the week with 19 consecutive winning days. Slow, thin markets really are the bane of intraday systems. RoughTrader

I meant August 28 release of FOMC minutes for August 7. RoughTrader

Volume in the futures has dropped through the floor this week. I think traders are taking a hurry up and wait approach until FOMC next week. RoughTrader

True dat, true dat. RoughTrader

Just ignore the piker. RoughTrader

Please don't infect my thread with your nonsense. I'm talking about intraday trading, not investing. RoughTrader

My index intraday system had a hard time on YM, ES, and ER2. Today is pretty tough too, so far. RoughTrader

Anyone else having fun trading the indexes? RoughTrader

I don't post much, but I will say this: You are probably the biggest asshole I have ever had the displeasure of coming across. Why don't you take your idiotic opinions and go somewhere where you aren't universally despised? If such a place exists.... RoughTrader

I aim to please :p

I think there's a certain rush to being on the right side of a down market. It moves quickly, and the profits come roaring in. As long as the USD doesn't become worthless, I wouldn't mind seeing the country enter another depression. Remember, while they were still the population majority...

I don't know about all this PPT stuff. From the daily ES chart it just looks like a consolidation wedge forming after a good week-long rundown in prices. Given the overall sideways direction of the indexes today, my guess is that some shorts were covering for profit. As far as the PPT is...

That's what happened. RoughTrader

Yes, I understand, as others have already pointed out. My calculation was incorrect and my example not very good. Again, I refer you to this site for a better explanation of the concept I was trying to illustrate: http://www.longislandbubble.com/numbersgame.html RoughTrader

I see no reason to share my trade profits with you, so I will graciously decline your request. RoughTrader

1) Yes, my math appears to be rusty, it was a good review. When I'm in error, I'll never hesitate to admit it. 2) Your hostile and bitter tone speaks volumes about how such a non-issue would irk you even in the slightest way. I don't know you, I don't care to, but you take the trouble to...

1) All RE markets are LOCAL. Nationwide statistics mean nothing. Even local markets have sub-markets. Market populations are not necessarily that big, particularly in affluent "bubble" zones of popular areas. For example, in the silicon valley, the higher transaction prices of home sales in...