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That's what I plan to do, compound healthy average gains.:thumbsup:

Yes theapprentice, markets have an upward bias. Buy the retracements, Buy the breakouts. I discovered that exact entry point had less to do with profitability than I originally thought. Position sizing and proper use of leverage had a much greater impact overall.

Hi Jakobsberg, I admit I am probably late to the game and missed out on a great run. January isn’t even a terribly good month for my strategy! I am not using margin, but the etfs are leveraged. So, no worries about margin calls. Some entries are lower, some are higher. I enjoy riding the market...

Ha Ha...Don't encourage me!

Hi spindr0, The P&L chart represents the hypothetical performance for the backtesting period. I know it does not include 2008, but the etfs I am trading did not exist back then. I tried backtesting the strategy with SPY during the 2008 crisis. Multiplying the draw down I would have gotten...

Hi eurusdzn, The etfs were fixed during the backtest. I selected a few etfs that would target different segments of the broad market. At times, some will be doing better than others. One thing I found is that after equity markets have sold off, they tend to rebound. Sure, there will be losses...

Hi All, I am starting a journal to document how well I can compare going forward to a system I developed. I am starting with $100K. I kept a journal here several years ago trading mostly stocks. I just recently got back into trading as I have been focusing on my career. This time around, I...