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Fredbloggs thanks for the reply. But thats the whole point. If one can figure out the current market character (chop/trend/etc), trading would be easy. I think its impossible to know when a market character will change. By the time one realisizes a character change, the character could change...

thanks to all for input...I will try to find more data

Choad, I am not the huge majority, I am not a "starry-eyed newbs", I am tatsimon. I never said it was easy and I never mentioned getting rich. U can bet against me if u want, but from the looks of things u will lose big. Its your choice. Maybe I should rephrase the question: How long...

coolweb yes I have had success. but having success for a few days/weeks isnt enough to switch to real money As we all know, market movements are cyclical. I have tried same system on 9 markets, profitable on all 9, some more profitable than others. So is 4 months of success enough?

Hi, I have had 4 months of profitable trading (globex currency futures). I have had set backs but account consistenly went up. My system will be automated with clear entry/exit signals so emotions not a factor. Is 4 months enough time before switching to real money?

So JM, I too am planning to start next week. So, how much $ are u willing to lose? I'm putting up around 10K stop loss. So 4 months of profitable paper trading is enough to switch to real money?? Anyone else have any thoughts on this subject. thanks

GIVE IT A COOUPLE OF YEARS AND A FEWTHOUSAND HOURS AND THEN TRY REAL MONEY.... Hey porgie, isnt 4 months of consistent profitable trading enough to switch to real money? thanks

GIVE IT A COOUPLE OF YEARS AND A FEWTHOUSAND HOURS AND THEN TRY REAL MONEY.... Hey porgie, isnt 4 months of consistent profitable trading enough to switch to real money? thanks

349 pts with how many contracts?

ok so how do u avoid/predict chop days, how do u know when a trend will begin and at the point of entry, how do u know the trend will not end there? Thanks for your reply

if one can state that markets chop for around 70% of the time and that using MA crossovers in chop will result to losses, what good are MA crossovers?