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And every other major bank.

Test it close-to-close. Or with daily data, you have enough accuracy to test a wide stop loss/target, say 10%. If these tests aren't profitable I would say 99% it won't work and you won't be able to turn it into a winner with different money monagement.

Is your prediction profitable if you trade (previous close) to close or open to close? This is the initial test. 0.5% target / stop is just money management. It won't turn an unprofitable strategy that fails the initial test, into a profitable one. Optimizing the money management is the last...

There was a downtick around 9am

Hmmm could today or tommorow complete a mini triple-top? Similar to 1/19/10 Similar to 4/29/10 I have my own reasons, but I think it is a good call.

If you spend half of your profits, a good chunk of what is left will go to paying taxes :(

You need a broker built for speed, eg. Genesis or Lime A broker with Sterling is probably catering to point and click traders.

That guy is awesome he must be a daytrader

Hey coolweb, check out VHC, may be some opportunities coming up.

And the UK housing bubble hasn't really popped yet / is reinflating

Sounds fun, bring it on.

hehe

Time frame: if you want a truly great sharpe ratio, you can't beat daytrading, but with the current low volume and wider spread in stocks, that game is becoming more difficult / you have to be more selective.

Reversion to mean can work, but you must be aware that in a low volume environment there can be vey few trades worth taking. Things dried up a lot for me in April/May 2009 and onward, with the exception of May 2010 maybe Feb. 2010. Knowing when to sit out is almost as important as knowing what...

How about .... Obamaly. This is somehow his fault.

NTP is the best because it will correct clock drift in real time. If you have Window, Meinberg NTP runs as a service.

He was trading on tips. It's pretty obvious .... do some miracles with 20k, and the Encino office may have landed a new client worth tens of millions.

Ah, that's even easier, with Yahoo you can get current quotes in bulk http://download.finance.yahoo.com/d/quotes.csv?s=AAPL,RIMM,GOOG&f=sl1d1t1c1ohgv&e=.csv

Step right up everybody, who is YOUR favorite boogeyman? You know, maybe China did it for themselves.

If the market is open, yesterdays close is historical data - you could alway spam Yahoo http://ichart.finance.yahoo.com/table.csv?s=AAPL&a=08&b=22&c=2010&d=08&e=22&f=2010&g=d&ignore=.csv