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I like to test strategies using 20 years of data utilizing ETFs based on Indexes. Seems like a number of ETFs based on non US based assets, don't have data going back to the year 2000. I tested on these Indexes and their related ETFs. However, I am getting signals different for both, some more...

I like to trade Index ETFs with a 20 year history. When I began looking at non US indexes, it seems that a number of them don't have 20 year histories. Do you know which non US index ETFs have a 20 year history. So far I only see EWZ for Brazil and EWW for Mexico. Your help is appreciated.

Here is what I thought, When picking a possible asset for a portfolio, I test system just against that asset and just choose 90% percent of equity to trade to look at assets to trade. Then I trade betsize as 100 divided by # of assets minus slippage. Are you testing betsize as a variable? For...

Syswizard, How would you optimize betsize for each instrument. What would you be looking at. That seems to me to make the system less robust. thank you, Larry

I have read books where they recommend to not have more than 2% risk. I take that to mean 2% loss to a trading account per trade. My 2 systems do not use a stop loss and are back tested over 20 years. I have not got good results with a trailing stop, etc. They are long term trend systems...

simplelikeme wrote: “Find 1 or 2 trading systems you believe in stick with is what I am doing to scale.” [snip] This what I am planning to do. 1 system is based on US assets and I am looking at Country ETFs/ other assets that are not correlated for diversification. My ask is just to have 2...

I am new to Portfolio analysis. I have 1 system with 8 assets and 2nd system with 5 assets. What can I do to help analyze the results? Individually, both these systems do well. Just looking for insights into what I can do to help with analysis. For position size, I use percent of equity of...

NRS, Years ago, I had used IB because of lower fees. However, I don't trade frequently, and prefer another broker. Not worth my while to switch brokers for a specific asset. I rather skip the asset in that case. Thank you, Larry

Traders, Got great suggestions. Thank you, Larry

For the past 19 years I had been trading longer terms with safety in mind on a single strategy for most of my portfolio. I was shocked when I got back into analyzing my system and reading that 92% of large funds can not beat the S&P buy and hold over the long term. So now, I am proud of my 19...

What I try to do is minimize my system rules and not optimize. Systems are based on business logic. With past system I did not optimize at all and got good results trading with the base system backtested going back many years. For me, this seems to help the system be robust when I go live.

Schizo, You could be right. I hope not. This is a mechanical system, so not discretionary. The backtesting was good. My other system I have traded for 19 years and is also mechanical, but I do try to enter on a good entry point. Larry

Luck is also good.... lol

I think this gives backup to the phrase, "it's not so much the system you use as much as the strict following of a system" with position sizing, risk management, etc. I have been trading a system for about a year. Backtesting was done and looked very well. Very happy with the test results and...

Trandy, I like your trading tips and quotes. sun trader, USDJPY, newwurldmn, nrstrader, Peter8519, Shax You guys are a great resource (thank you Elite Trader).

Xenforu does not seem to let me try it before purchasing, to see if it works. Also, seeing warnings that it does not work, so I really want to try it before purchase. I rather use an app than the Browser on my iPhone.

zdreg, bkr88, ph1L, murray & suntrader, Great feedback. I learned a lot. Much appreciated. Larry

I have used Taptalk on iphone to read other forums but does not seem to work for Elite Trader. (It can’t find the website). Can you recommend free software for this on iphone? thanks, Larry

I am looking for fun books on great traders. I already read these: Market Wizards series Reminiscences of a Stock Operator Little book of trading The complete turtle trader Any others, I like the interesting life stories, trading lessons, etc. thanks, Larry

ph1, Good article. Just confused on figuring out if a ETF is liquid for an index, saying "I think I should check with a broker on that". I don't "like that answer".