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Hmm ok lol. I don't use a backtest programmer as I did the programming myself and trade with the signals generated from it. So inflating its performance is the last thing I want to do. Besides, I didn't say PA strategies aren't profitable - it is the version of PA strategy that I was testing...

Hmm, is there a statistical edge to prove what you say, or is it just what you think? If not, then the things you say are just theories that don't translate into practical advice that helps anyone to improve their chance of winning. Here, I've attached a strategy that was applied on...

Charts are just charts. I can also show you the price charts of any commodities for a selected period and say they are the same as stock and currencies too. But that doesn't mean they are the same.

Forex and Stock market are not the same in terms of the way how price behave in the mid-to-long term. Human behavior may have an impact on price in the short-term, however, mid-to-long-term involves others factors more than just human behavior. You can check by applying the same trading...

They are like different tools in your toolbox. Some market works better with mean-reversion while others work well with trend-following. My point is, use whatever fits the market that you are currently trading.

What are your low and medium-timeframes? I'm talking about H4 and Daily here.

They have different market behavior, which requires a totally different strategy to trade.

Why go against the trend when the index seems to have taken 10 cans of Red Bulls?

Here is my backtest result for one of the most popular pivot point strategies on YT:

Trendline itself is not a strategy, you need to combine it with other signals for better evaluation of its effectiveness.

Spot on.

That's strange LOL, you get to share your opinion and I get to share mine. What you say may be true to your scenario, but what I said is also true to many other scenarios too. However, you definitely sound like you know everything when you don't pal. :confused:

There are so many fishy trading gurus out there.:confused: If you had come across some dishonest trading gurus/courses, come and share your experience here, so other traders can avoid costly mistakes. Here are a few that I've reviewed so far: 1. Is Ricky Gutierrez A Scam? | Trading Course...

Pairs trading? But why you want to hedge anyway, hedging risks means you'll hedge away most of the upside potential too. There are so many strategies out there that will perform better than a hedging strategy.

It really depends on your system: If your system has an edge with a profit target, follow it. If your system has an edge with trailing stops, follow it too. What NOT to do: If your system has an edge with a profit target, and you use a trailing stop. If your system has an edge with trailing...

Here is my backtest result of a popular VWAP strategy on YT:

I think buying the index is easier.

What are the biggest hassles or challenges you experienced with trading? :confused: And if you had the chance, what you hope you've learned before it happening and how you'll do things differently? For myself, overlooked risk management rules and overcommitted on trading strategies that don't...

No. As you said, the mean-reversion strategy is supposed to wait for the price to mean revert instead of cutting it short while it is doing it thing. I'm going to release a video on the backtesting results on trading the Bollinger Band this week, check out my channel and consider subscribing if...

Regardless of how good is the system on paper, I suggest you find ways to get the initial capital to trade first. Money is the blood of traders, you'll need money to make money in this game.