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I apologize for the newbie question because I have never traded a bond in my life. I know that bond prices rise when interest rates fall. If you bought a bond 3 yrs ago, you would have a good unrealized capital gain today. My question is, can you do this in reverse? Is it possible to...

This particular system did not work for me.

Update at 65 samples Wins: 18 Losses: 47 Win Ratio: 27.7% Longs: 32 Shorts: 34 Ratio: 48.5% Net: -27 pips (net of interest, spread, slippage)

next update will be near the end of the week.

For the books on technical indicators or methods on how that particular author trades, don't take it to heart. Buzzy's Pit Bull is entertaining, but trying to find arb opportunities like those isn't realistic. The most valuble thing you can draw from books is the psychology of the traders...

Trending or non trending markets is a function of the time frame that you are trading. What looks like chop on the 5 minute bars may be part of a trend on the daily. I agree that good money is made with small gainers during times of chop. I did pair trading for a while and it worked well...

Here's the data at 58 samples. Samples: 58 Wins: 17 Losses: 41 Ratio 29.31% Longs: 27 Shorts: 32 Ratio: 45.76% Net: 6 pips (net of interest, spread, and slippage) Attached is the equity curve through 58 samples. If this strategy (through longer sample sets) breaks even like...

I was under the impression that on Globex, you will be paying the bid/ask spread just like any financial instrument. Then on top of that, you are paying commissions. So what's the bid/ask spread on Globex measured in pips?

thanks for posting that. From my personal experience, I can't say I went through the first 14 steps at the start of my trading career 6 years ago. I was trading the dot com mania and make 8x my initial capital between 1997 and 2000. Everything came easy and everyone was making a killing...

Not quite sure if that's what I mean. If you are to pick the next trade you do and size up 10x, then trading the system with a 66% chance of winning 1:1 is better than only having a 33% chance of winning 3:1.

I voted 33% but I wanted to add that if you are going to vary your size on any one trade, then the 66% win ratio gives you a higher probability of that single trade working out well for you and making a positive impact on your P/L. However, since I only trade one size, I like seeing smaller...

Looks good. Go for it. If I had a system like that, I would trade it. If you're looking for constructive criticism, then mine would be that your average loss is more than your average win. From my reading from Market Wizards, most traders in that book say to have lots of small losses and a...

:D :D AGREED 100%!!!!

I use a 19" NEC MultiSync FP950 at 1600x1200 and a 17" LG Flattron 795FT Plus also at 1600x1200 both at 75hz. Both are CRTs and I've been running them for 2+ years with no eye strain problems. I do have glasses -5.00 prescription and in that time, my eyes haven't gone more out of whack. I...

I was at my local Wizetrade 2hr free seminar about a month or two ago. The 3 Wizemen that they talk about is a Moving Average crossover system. All of their signals are generated with the basis of moving averages. Moving averages are free in a charting package, so if you educate yourself on...

Here is a snapshot 2 weeks into the experiment. Still positive and seems to be holding an edge even though the system went though a significant drawdown. Samples: 40 Wins: 15 Losses: 25 Win Ratio: 37.5% Longs: 19 Shorts: 21 Ratio: 47.5% Longest consecutive winning streak: 3...

Be a super trader and trade other markets when the US market is closed. Euro bonds, currencies, Canadian equites, etc...

Once I'm in a position, I set a hard stop. The word on the street says not to set a hard stop because it will be picked off. I think that's paranoia. My 200-1000 shares will make no difference in the long run of a liquid stock. And that's the bottom line, cause Stone Cold Says So!

Understood, thanks Baron. I do have a limited amount of free webspace with my service provider....now let me try to figure out how to activate it.. thanks for the clarification

I apologize if this is covered before, but I did a search and could not find a solution to this. I also looked at the help section under ET code for posting a message and didn't find the answer because it's specific. I did my DD and couldn't find what I was looking for. I would like to know...