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Another question: I know what the bid/ask/last prices represent, but in Think or Swim, these prices are completely different from the prices show on my candles. What gives?

Thanks. Yeah, I try to keep that in mind. If the rise/fall hit my stops during testing, I have to be careful.

NaifWonder, I appreciate these kinds of posts. If you have time for a in-depth criticism, I would be very happy. My intention is not to defend my current system, but to create a system that works. In response to your post, I can't claim the system will work in the future. I think a system has...

Jordanf, that's really helpful. 1. You're right - I'm not looking at rollover at all and that is something to think about. My original goal was 40% profit per year, though, so with that in mind, the system is more than okay. 2. That's also true. If I want to short a green candle, but my...

The backtest has 29 trades so far, but you're right - it's fairly small...and although I put "20 days" into the field, it's showing 30 days of data: from 2010/11/08 to present.

I see. You're saying if I am making profit of tiny price changes - one to two cents - probably the model is unrealistic. Well, that's great news. My profits generally come from larger movements over the course of many days.

Intradaybill, I feel a lot better about these results now. Thanks for doing that.

The attachment is on the first page. Here is the link to save you the click back and forth. To give a forward-tested example of my entry system: http://i.imgur.com/GVzfA.png You'll see that I entered $2 from the best price for 12/07 so far, which opens at 7 PM on the previous day and...

The Sparrow Trading System prices at $1 billion US. Yes, it's just that good! Oh, and we only accept payment in unmarked bills. Anyway, I've already explained my strategy for free in the OP. So there. :p If anyone is interested in the Reddit post, you can find it here. Thanks LeeD...

If anyone is interested in the Reddit post, you can find it here. Thanks LeeD! 1) This point is really helpful. I understand what the Bid/Ask prices represent, but I don't know if I should be using them to decide where I enter and exit. What price should I have my orders execute at...

I'm not sure what you mean. Unless I am misunderstanding you, the "not" is a typo, right? What I mean by "too good to be true" is that the first year, I have over 800% profits recorded. The second year, over 2800%. The third year, over 1500%. If that's not too good to be true for...

Spreadsheet:

Please see the attachment for my spreadsheet. I'm back-testing a trading system and, as you can see from the spreadsheet, the results are spectacular. It's hard to believe I am doing this right. Can you guys help me find issues with how I am trading? I'd be really grateful! I'm...