2012: The Battle for Survival
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So since you ignore the substance, like a backtesting engine that doesn't work, what's not constructive about that?
His backtests haven't worked out since moving to automation, and this is very likely due to the TOS/TD Ameritrade platform he is on.
If you don't see that as constructive, you are just as naive as neke's ignorance, and any well-wisher that doesn't know the difference, or that there are better backtesters than the one he's using.
That's good, having a supplementary income doesn't make trading a make-or-break proposition. Though it would have given the title, "The Battle for Survival", a more dramatic undertone. 
I've been trading 6 months FT as my only source of income. Luv the independence but not the income insecurity.
I've been trading 6 months FT as my only source of income. Luv the independence but not the income insecurity.
Weekly Update for week 8/50 ended 3/9/2012
Positive week, up 9.2K (5%).
Good collection of gains and no major losses to report. My system is now ensuring no position gets averaged down on. Once more at (almost) break-even for the year for the 3rd time. Hopefully there could be some take-off sometime soon.
Positive week, up 9.2K (5%).
Good collection of gains and no major losses to report. My system is now ensuring no position gets averaged down on. Once more at (almost) break-even for the year for the 3rd time. Hopefully there could be some take-off sometime soon.
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Opening Balance: 182,144
Net gain for the week 9,163
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Net Balance: 191,307
Since Inception of Thread 01/18/2012 - 03/9/2012
Opening Balance: 203,729
Net loss (422) (down 0.2%)
Cash Withdrawal (12,000)
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Net Balance 191,307
Weekly Update for week 9/50 ended 3/17/2012
Great week, up 14K (7.5%).
Most of the action this week is centred in AAPL options. Scored 2 out of 4, but the winners far outsized the losers. Faded on Tues (bought AAPL PUT), lost 4.2K. Faded again on Wed (triggered trade, albeit on smaller size since I was away all day), surpised to see the stock up 21pts at end of day, lost 5.8K, Faded the final gap up on Thursday, this time hit it right making +12K. Long CALL the morning sell-off on Fri, again +13K. Pleased there is no more case of averaging down (or it could have been worse on Tues/Wed).
Great week, up 14K (7.5%).
Most of the action this week is centred in AAPL options. Scored 2 out of 4, but the winners far outsized the losers. Faded on Tues (bought AAPL PUT), lost 4.2K. Faded again on Wed (triggered trade, albeit on smaller size since I was away all day), surpised to see the stock up 21pts at end of day, lost 5.8K, Faded the final gap up on Thursday, this time hit it right making +12K. Long CALL the morning sell-off on Fri, again +13K. Pleased there is no more case of averaging down (or it could have been worse on Tues/Wed).
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Opening Balance: 191,307
Net gain for the week 14,371
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Net Balance: 205,678
Since Inception of Thread 01/18/2012 - 03/17/2012
Opening Balance: 203,729
Net gain 13,949 (up 6.8%)
Cash Withdrawal (12,000)
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Net Balance 205,678Superb.......how's your blackbox doing? Have you come up with a new one? Cheers
Sounds like you started trading and stopped the bullshit that it was ruining you in the past.
Keep it up!
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