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Ah Ha, you hit upon an important point in back testing. Does one select back data representative of the current market regime or over a broader period encompassing both up and down markets. And then, which index does one choose for a benchmark to evaluate the period? My philosophy is to use...

Hey RedDuke - "New Model Every Weekend" what I mean is that the results of each "search" seemed to be profitable for only a short period of time (i.e the next 5 days or so). After that perform dropped off, thus the work around would be to renew the search frequently (very frequently). IMHO...

I have not used StrataSeach for many years. After spending many hours learning it, and testing many different ideas I came to a simple conclusion. The system developed performed reasonably good for about a week into the future, then quickly degraded to the point of losing money. IMHO, even...

I would be interested in meeting with the "Detroit Trader" group also. Sounds like a great idea to share ideas together. Super. :)

If anyone has used or is very familiar with the AIM System trading strategy, I'd like to hear from you. Thanks. (FYI AIM is a trend following strategy, for sale by it's developer. It is said that the logic can be applied in different time frames, tho it was developed with EOD data, over...

Thanks for the summary Dave. That tells me basically what I wanted to know. Counter trend is not really my style, and the "Cook Cumulative Tick" indicator sounds alittle obtuse for me. I shall press on.

Thanks for the reply(s). I (briefly) met Mark Cook at a conference last week. He does seem to be a very down to earth guy & has the credentials to match his classes (interviewed in the Market wizard book). His "Cook cumulative Tick" indicator is of interest, as well as his classes on his...

If anyone has taken the trading class / seminar offered by Mr. Mark Cook, I'd like to hear your opinion of it. Please respond to this thread, or if you prefer in private, to tomham@ameritech.net. Thanks !