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fwiw- I second the use of walk forward testing. I like to have at least 50 trades in the base optimized period and 25 in the walk forward period. Jumping from a data set to trading without a test in a period outside the optimized data set is a invitation to losing your capital. Seneca

That's my kind of "stimulus" program!

Only on "suns" greater than $250000 for which I think our sun qualifies. Seneca :)

Y'all are showing a lot of disrespect for our President. Carry on!! Seneca

As Hurricane Irene prepares to batter the East Coast, federal disaster officials have warned that Internet outages could force people to interact with other people for the first time in years. Residents are bracing themselves for the horror of awkward silences and unwanted eye contact. FEMA has...

It's likely you will be seeing this a lot in the coming days: Seneca

In what to me is pretty shocking, Texas Gov. Rick Perry has jumped to a big lead in national polls. Gallup has Perry leading Mittens 29-17. Not so shocking is Newt's 4%; really Newt, give it up. Seneca

It may be because of the tax credit included in Obamacare. See: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304879604575582642946850052.html

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Agree, they don't provide auto insurance, so why should they provide health insurance. Also, the biggest by far tax loophole (~$180 billion/yr) is employees receiving health insurance but not having to pay taxes on it. Seneca

This should come as no surprise as health care costs escalate much faster than inflation. Consider in 2000 that 69% of all employers offered health insurance while in 2010 it is down to 60%. Simply put, employers esp. small ones want out of this costly burden and will shift it to whoever...

Sadly, this two faced nature on both sides makes necessary the 12 member super congress as the only way out of the morass. Seneca

Red hair and black leather, my favorite color scheme

There is no question in my mind that we spend too much on defense. EG-certain members of congress keep production lines going when the DOD doesn't want them. "The Army's M1 Abrams tank has careened across battlefields in U.S. combat operations since 1980. But now the 75-ton, American-made...

You left out the part that shows this top 1% paid 38.02% of ALL INCOME TAXES. We should thank them, except I'm sure most spend time and money trying to lower their tax bill. http://ntu.org/tax-basics/who-pays-income-taxes.html Seneca

My favorite: He did not even have the courtesy to let the Shah come to the US for medical treatment after the thugs took over Iran. Seneca

Ah Carter, what fond memories: Hostages, malaise, don't use your credit cards, turn down your thermostats, MEOW, INFLATION, Depts. of Energy and Education, and more. The only good thing to come out of his Presidency was Reagan. Let's hope history repeats! Seneca

Rick Perry, an Aggie, has appointed conservatives to key jobs at A&M . Believe it or not, Perry wants tenured Profs teaching more and researching less!! Seneca

Luke, you might like this piece by the great Texas writer TR Fehrenbach: "Some Sundays back I wrote that the primary current political quarrel was about money: how much government should create, how much it may borrow, how much it should spend, and for what purpose. However, behind those...