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I use NinjaTrader for intraday automated trading (in conjunction with MBTrading). I use Amibroker for mechanical swing trading system development. Unfortunately Ive yet to be able to automate non-intraday systems ...no software seems to support it natively and I don't have enough time to...

I am slightly modifying the purpose of this thread. It will still be used for public shaming, however I will now also use it to document my search for a profitable trading method. After my recent loss of control day trading CL and subsequent recovery, I was planning to revert to the use of...

Thank you my friend. Honestly, I had battened down the hatches and was prepared/expecting to have to grind it out for the next couple of months just to get back to even. This is a blessing to get back to even so quickly and now just be able to focus on more conservative and profitable...

I don't actually trade DNDN. It's the only position play I have, and I've had it for about 6 months. In all honesty, holding DNDN as a position has worked out better for me than most trades, so not sure what's so funny about it. Sure, its not great for day trading, but then that's not...

The nearly impossible has happened and I've recouped my entire loss plus some in just a few short days. Simple swing trades with a lot less stress..... Lose $25k in one day on CL and make it all back in a few days on: USO Calls DNDN EWZ QID & QID Calls As of now I am pretty...

It was an act of desperation. Most acts of desperation are met with such endings. I've seen it 1st hand. Time to back away from the keyboard, son.

I had the same problem just a day before. Averaged in to a huge amount of lots and within 30 seconds watched the floor drop out from under me and the price moved against my positionover two dollars in just a couple of minutes. You couldn't have scripted a worse and incredibly fast outcome...

I am 1/3 of the way back to even after today's melt up. I am simply long positions in QLD, EWZ, and DNDN. Relatively conservative approach, all positions fully hedged at 5%-7% below purchase price. I have turned my attention back to full automation for my more active trading.

Thanks for the encouragement and advice. I have been in this situation before -- I will make it back through careful, more risk averse trading. Always do...but it sure sucks to start of the year 25% in the hole. Here is an interesting thing -- i normally swingtrade using a mechanical...

Heech - Can you tell me what you mean by sell volatility? Are you saying you're primarily a bear, but you only act when the action gets moving? Just curious. HB

I would have thought my sarcasm was obvious, but I will grant a day like today can tend to obfuscate things. I got caught with my pants down today. Sitting with 5 lots when that massive down move occurred. I was like a Deer in the headlights. Just didn't believe we would slide that much...

Final tally: -$22k over 48 hours. I have moved to a ultra long but hedged portfolio....if we can get back around 1100 I should get back to even. Limited down side risk. No more 10 to 1 leverage days for me. Needless to say, had i held until the close today I would be at break...

Can i accuse people of paper-trading willy-nilly? I checked over the rules but i didn't see if that was expressly forbidden or not. If it is considered verboten, might i be permitted to at least call into question the veracity of their trade entries?

10 years or so Work full time...made a big mistake yesterday and left some buy positions open at support levels and got caught away for 3 hours...bad day for that to happen. Needless to say, i compounded the problem. It doesn't matter. I can't work full time and trade in the manner...

Game Over for Huggie Bear -$25k in just over 24 hours. About a 14% portfolio loss. HuggieBear is down for the count, pending reorganization.

Suffice to say I've F'd up big this time. I may be hear later today with my first, biggest, and last public shaming. Developing...

Hogballs, sir.

I will reduce exposure back at 73.77 or so...maybe down to 2 lots.

I am holding 4 lots at 73.77. I am planning to go down with the ship. I need to pick a stop loss. I might just adopt yours saliva. I feel more confident in the prospects of crude than i did a week ago, but we could have another rough day tomorrow.

-12k, and counting.