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    Technical analysis conference

    http://samt-org.ch/ifta-conference-lugano/brochure.pdf The program is dominated by intermarket analysis. Who's going to attend ... share impressions ?
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    Backtesting Earnings

    The features that you mention are not available for subscription that is offered on the web site. After looking at the web site, what stoped me from subscribing is that it is not possible to make historical screening. I need to enter a criteria and I want to get stocks that meet the criteria at...
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    It seems market bottoms can be predicted

    It could have value as you descibe. But almost impossible to quantify.
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    It seems market bottoms can be predicted

    Yes, it's similar. May be time frame is different.
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    It seems market bottoms can be predicted

    msi is a combination of market sentiment indicators and macro economic data
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    It seems market bottoms can be predicted

    more market bottoms
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    It seems market bottoms can be predicted

    see the image
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    It seems market bottoms can be predicted

    ... but not perfectly
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    MonteCarlo 'Fat-Tails' and Chebyshev's Inequality

    All these probability and statistics concepts are only targeted to make more or less precise statement: "The probability that tomorrow max price deviation will exceed $P is x%". The more interesting is a question what to do with this information ? If one selects too high threshold $P...
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    getting serious: wealth-lab vs amibroker

    I can give you some SW selection guidelines that I find are very important in a long run: o) Make a long term decision. Look not only for the features that you need today. The flexibility of the SW is very important because switching to a new tool is not only time-consuming but also...
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    tracking performace with IB

    I have been using tradelog and had a lot of problems. It's very low quality SW and terrific support. My strong suggestion or even warning: avoid tradelog, if you are not looking for trouble. Quicken has not so much to do with day trading. The main problem is that Quicken, as well as MS...
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    Does the CFA Open Doors?

    The only designation, that has direct relation and is useful for trading is FRM http://www.garp.com/frmexam/examprep.asp May be 80% of the study material can be used and is necessary to know also for independent trader working in any time frame. It is quantitatively oriented and needs...
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    Accounting Software

    avoid !!!
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    Any recourse on Busted Trades?

    Exactly ! The way how trades are busted now by exchanges is definitely a criminal action. Somebody makes a mistake and other trades are paying for this mistake. Moreover, this also means that a broker manipulates customer's account. Busting can be done, but the losses that are caused by...
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    What Backtesting Platform do you use?

    Ok, would like to ask one more clarifying question. Your answer implies that in the 2nd phase of portfolio simulation it is possible to create/liquidate positions on bars that have no entry/exit signals form the 1st phase. In extreme case all entry/exit signals can be overwritten by the...
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    Rec wanted - Brokers that allow conditional equities orders

    I agree. He/she understands nothimg but teaches everyone.
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    What Backtesting Platform do you use?

    VaR I assume value at risk of current open positions in the portfolio, plus risk component that will be added by opening a new position. It's a standard measure to control risk on a portfolio level.
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    What Backtesting Platform do you use?

    amibroker, could you confirm, that amibroker can implement the following portfolio trading rule: go long INTC @limit xx.xx if the slope of the portfolio equity curve > 0 and RSI of INTC < 30 and VaR of portfolio < X Thanks
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    What Backtesting Platform do you use?

    Could you explain what do you mean by portfolio optimization. At the moment I don't know a tool that allows real simulation of portfolio trading, not to say optimization. I have in mind WealthLab, Rina, AmiBroker. TradeStation even doesn't claim it can, it's fair at least. The "portfolio...
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    worst trading books ever

    Correct statement. My opinion is similar.
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