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Of course I didn't mean to suggest trading an event happened three times in a century, nor the book underlines things like seasonality. I was only pointing the fact that abstract speculations/calculations resulted in conclusions matching reality.

I really agree with both advices. I read "Trading & Exchanges: Market microstructure for practitioners" from Larry Harris and I found it an eye-opener. Through its 600 pages it covers all the basic aspects of markets and trading, highlighting what is really important. It doesn't go to the nuts...

Oh, what a need for precision! ;) Though Excel is a spreadsheet and not a programming language (was born without), it HAS a powerful programming language, so I think it's clear that "Yes it is" must be read as "No, but it has one". Here is my PERSONAL view: I'm fed up with all programming...

I agree with exiting according to what the market does, but what about placing stops based on past trades drawdown? That is, suppose I see that lately, when I enter a trade, it rarely goes against me more than 15-20 pips, should I put a stop at that distance from my entry point? Has anyone...

I see stops as buying options: you pay ("lose") money to be insured against risks you can't deal with. It's an art like everything: by doing it randomly you won't get rich like Nassim Taleb, you will just waste your money. I think exiting a losing position (using fixed, time or whatever stops)...

.NET speed terrific compared to VB6? All .NET programs I have used look slow, sluggish and eat memory. A framework slows down everything. Managed code also. It's not a matter of optimization, rather cleanness. Microsoft continue to publish fixes for .NET frameworks. I want to bypass all the...

Same as trend7rader

Thank you, NetTecture. I don't want .NET because of speed and resource wasting, I prefer old VB6 coupled with Assembly to best deal with fast market unfiltered quotes. According to what you say, the only option is Rihtmic API (I should be able to call them from machine code or VB6, right?)...

Hi everyone, I browsed this forum and Internet but I couldn't find a clear answer to my question: can I have a data feed from zen-fire (or rhitmic or whatever) WITHOUT any additional software? Best thing would be to connect through an IP socket to their data server and receive compressed tick...