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Now long 12 ES @ 1873

Out of 20 at 1873. So, total loss on this trade = 50*20*53 = -53,000 USD Account Equity = 109,125 - 53,000 = 56,125 USD

Yes I agree....thanks for your points. Since I trade mostly futures, I am coming from that world :) I am curious which software you used to backtest and research all these stocks together in a portfolio. Since you are talking about all stock market, you are talking about testing 2000-4000...

ok thanks...so these 1000 trades are like over 100 equities, so like only 10 trades per equity over a 4 year period??

very nice....may i know this is for which instrument? and whether strictly day trading?

These days I post quite less on ET because mostly posting on ET is a big waste of time - I am not interested in any fights. If you can't see logic in what I am saying, with due respect I have no interest to contribute.

Nice counterargument you pull off there :D:D However, I am seriously saying that to develop good systems, you don't need 5000 or 10000 trades. Imagine a weekly system on SPY. A year has 52 weeks, even if you backtest for 10 years, and you trade every week, at max you would have 520 data...

No. I have a system with 100 trades....has been working in forward testing exactly like backtests for 1.5 years now

ok so calendar spread on VIX futures is a good way to express such view. Thank You!

So, what is the best way to take 1-4 months long exposure on VIX to profit from an uptick? VIX futures?

http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/video/master-counterfeiter-prints-virtually-undetectable-fake-20s-23638314?tab=9482931&section=4765066

lescor, you should update this journal once every 3 months or so. It serves as a great motivation for the readers. Thanks!

I have asked this question many times to IB reps, raised tickets, but never got a satisfactory answer.

you should write its key features. things it can do better than other products etc. how this will prove to be a useful addition to most of the products available on the market etc. Until you communicate this thing more clearly, it will be difficult to gather interest from people.

Yes, you are correct. If we do not go down by eod, I will reduce the size.

1) trade the higher vol product 2) trade that product which you can better characterize for which you have better understanding 3) you can also trade both in tandem :) it will take months to years before you turn profitable

+1 if folks think acrary was a fraud based on his writings on this board, I can only say that reading comprehension ability of those folks is pretty bad or those folks have huge ego and find it extremely difficult to appreciate anyone's else contribution other than their own!

good add!

I still think the short position is correct position on ES now. Unfortunately, I didn't realize "in-time" yesterday that we are witnessing a triple bottom on ES. Otherwise, I wouldn't have shorted around 1820 or would have definitely closed with a 8-10 point loss. I realized we had a triple...

I thought about exiting when ES went to 1830 for a 10 point loss. But then got distracted due to my real trading. So, as of now, I still have this position. This position has seen a 31 point drawdown which is approximately 31,000 USD drawdown on a 109k balance. I think this trade has been...