Does anyone have experience with Black Boxes?

jnhighland · Jun 22, 2005

I want to set a mechanical trading system based on a 4/9/18 SMA, or a DMI or a Trend Trigger Factor.

Does anyone have experience with Black Boxes? who provides them? how do they work? what markets do they trade?

Thanks!!

John Merchant · Jun 22, 2005

I eat black boxes all the time.

naz9403 · Jun 22, 2005

for the amount of time and effort it takes to create a fully functional robust system with something like c++ takes thousands upon thousands of $$ hours upon hours of testing. If you don't have a staff of professionals doing work for you just go with tradestation or wealth lab

Just my 2 cents.

I asked the same question a long time back and that was the answer i got.

kut2k2 · Jun 22, 2005

Quote from jnhighland:

... Black Boxes? who provides them? how do they work? what markets do they trade?

Thanks!!

http://www.jurikres.com/

nononsense · Jun 23, 2005

Black boxes today seem to be infested with black swans. Better stick to grey boxes.

Doing an ET search will help.

nononsense

nbates · Jun 23, 2005

I agree with nononsense, grey box = better potential.

The JMA (Jurikres) won't get you what you need - trust me, been there already, and automated trade signals need more than the moving average, probably :-)

rwk · Jun 23, 2005

I have written grey and black box systems, and I would not trust any commercial products to run unattended. I never set out to write a system that would run unattended, but I have left mine on long enough to use the bathroom. I prefer to be at my computer when the trading system is armed. There are too many things that could go wrong.

zxcv1fu · Jun 27, 2005

I thought OptionMadeEasy is based on the 4/9/18 SMA crossing. Maybe WizeTrade & other MadeEasy blackbox r the same. They cover all the market. I went to some of theeir trainings but do not know the backtesting result. Have not used it to trade myself.

Quote from jnhighland:

I want to set a mechanical trading system based on a 4/9/18 SMA, or a DMI or a Trend Trigger Factor.

Does anyone have experience with Black Boxes? who provides them? how do they work? what markets do they trade?

Thanks!!

kut2k2 · Jul 9, 2005

Quote from nbates:

I agree with nononsense, grey box = better potential.

The JMA (Jurikres) won't get you what you need - trust me, been there already, and automated trade signals need more than the moving average, probably

How did you use the JMA in your system?

wilburbear · Jul 9, 2005

Quote from John Merchant:

I eat black boxes all the time.

How do you beat the black boxes?