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Hull? Options, Futures and Other Derivatives (6th Edition)? Do people still even use CAPM? Why is it so popular? I did read up on it before but concluded that it's just a system curve fitted on history and doesn't really work anymore.

So how long would work? I've backtested it over 10 years of data across multiple currency pairs?

Please read post again, I repeated said this is extremely basic idea and lacked A LOT of details.

Yes this is what I'm thinking, therefore I wanna try to get a higher risk:reward ratio, with a lower (but decent) win rate. "You'll save a lot of time and money by just accepting them, not by thinking you're special and will find "a glitch in the matrix"." I don't feel I'm special, if I'm...

Hundreds.

Back test then forward test.

Good points! I’m going to take a look at market conditions especially summer time where it might be slower. Will test extensively. Awesome. The only thing I am concerned is that my trades often last only a day or less. I’d think that summer time affects higher time frames like H4+ more than H1...

Thanks for this post, the only post I find useful, the rest are all useless nonsense. No more questions here from me, too many wannabe traders.

Forex, H1, as stated

Yea, how’s backtesting working out for you? Ray Dalio?

I am. That’s how I get the stats. Not randomly drawn from inaccurate manual backests.

Currently my take profits vs stop loss are approximately 1:1, it is set according to market structure which happens to often be approximately 1:1. I get a pretty decent win rate with this (easily over 80%), however whenever I try to optimize it or "let winners run" it turns to shit, I probably...

Holy sh*t! I must say. Finally a legit trading journal.

Professionals and larger funds have supercomputers and 200 genius PhD, isn't mechanical systems just exploiting certain efficiencies? Wouldn't the professionals figure them out too and exploit them until it disappears? What leaves you as a retail trader to be successful?

Chill out man, don't take my words too seriously, we're not all here to masturbate our ego and build a virtual reputation as a trader online. If you are happy with your trading good for you, and I'm happy for you.

Does this padutrader even make money? I read he traded for 20 years or something some time ago and still not making money. And it looks like he gives expert advice frequently. Thats just me.

I actually do have a lot of self control, in both risk management and psychology, I use a system to enter trades, that never changes, but I believe some discretion should be used, there's absolutely no 100% system/pattern, that can be used for every single scenario, most of my trades I use a...

Trade the extremes with the previous trend, at least that's me.

I've traded for quite a few years now, I am starting to feel that common sense is a huge part of my strategy and what led to my profitability. For example, if you see a trend, you only look for trades in the same direction, if it is consolidating, you try to setup trades that are in confluence...

I have IB, what other brokers do you recommend? Are CFD brokers good?