How often do u change your system?

[capitalMan]

interesting.

looks like everyone is pretty much the same, most start work only when things don't look good.

but I have never had a system that fail on me. I think I am just lucky, but my systems are quite stable, I have system that have give me 3 yrs of good performance. I would say that Most of the time, it's not the system, but the market that is influencing your results. if volailtity dries up and the market goes into a complete standstill, even holy grail will not make you any money, (not including market-making systems).

my next question is do u come up a idea first b4 writing code or do u just sit in front of the computer and just work on the data?

 

[plumlazy]

Never................but..... sometimes I don't trade it and every so often I lose discipline and trade against it. That usually results in a lesson on why I should stick with my system.

 

[funky]

depends on what your system is, and how stable it is.

LESS STABLE
- one market, one strategy
- one market, multiple strategies
- multiple markets, one strategy
- multiple markets, multiple strategies
MORE STABLE

you get the picture...anyways, the less stable your system is, the more watching and tweaking you probably need to do. for me, i have used my programming skills to automate many different strategies/markets. in a way, THAT is an edge unto itself. it is a hedge against ignorance. i'm usually a bit late in noticing when certain edges have fizzled out (i'm a bit lazy sometimes), but i KNOW that i'm lazy, and therefore i have programmed that into my system.

 

[plumlazy]

Quote from funky:

(i'm a bit lazy sometimes), but i KNOW that i'm lazy, and therefore i have programmed that into my system.

lmao - Way to go funky....cover all the bases.

 

[LongShot]

when it stops working for christ sake..

what kind of question is this??

i aint changing nothing 3 months 3 years or 30 years till i start taking enuf hits that i wake up one day say hey smthg is wrong i think ...

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Q's like these tend to baffle me..