Is Reverse Engineering Real?

[nooby_mcnoob]

He was joking --- fit some trades on a chart and said if you can figure out how to duplicate this through "reverse engineering" you can make a million.

Ah. I thought he was legit.

 

[Cuddles]

If you can "reverse engineer" someone's trading by finding patterns through their orders, you're likely the best trader in the board and will learn nothing in doing so.

 

[schizo]

He was joking --- fit some trades on a chart and said if you can figure out how to duplicate this through "reverse engineering" you can make a million.

Well, not exactly. First, it wasn't photoshopped. I could reproduce the results for any trading day of the week (choose, any time in the past) and I can give you the most impressive trading result. I'm showing this only to make a point that reverse-engineering is next to impossible.

The following chart are the trades made since the opening of the Globex tonight. Trades are in 1 lot. As you can see from the P&L, it already made $1,800. That's over 36 points in profit. See if you can reverse-engineer that. LOL

 

[maxinger]

Well, not exactly. First, it wasn't photoshopped. I could reproduce the results for any trading day of the week (choose, any time in the past) and I can give you the most impressive trading result. I'm showing this only to make a point that reverse-engineering is next to impossible.

The following chart are the trades made since the opening of the Globex tonight. Trades are in 1 lot. As you can see from the P&L, it already made $1,800. That's over 36 points in profit. See if you can reverse-engineer that. LOL

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good job mister.
You are heavy scalper.
No wonder you were talking about CME membership.
That will definitely cut down on the huge commission you are incurring.

do you trade from home or trading house?

do you plan to be market maker?
I think you should do well as MM.

 

[d08]

No it’s not, it’s something amateurs say and believe. Nobody cares to “reverse engineer” your trades, get over yourself

I have heard people not want to sign up for services such as fundseeder.com because of this. It’s very overblown.

I've done it and have tried to do it for many strategies. It's a no-brainer if you have a systematic approach with a long record and good results. Only amateurs would think it's not done, when it's literally done in every industry.

 

[tomorton]

When traders express reluctance over disclosing their strategies (or even traces of), I conclude one of three things -
1. they're inflating their already vast ego's
or
2. they don't understand why it works, so they can't eliminate the risk of their edge being traded away
or
3. they've found the holy grail and its disclosure would eliminate capitalism across the globe

 

[Illini Trader]

Well, not exactly. First, it wasn't photoshopped. I could reproduce the results for any trading day of the week (choose, any time in the past) and I can give you the most impressive trading result. I'm showing this only to make a point that reverse-engineering is next to impossible.

The following chart are the trades made since the opening of the Globex tonight. Trades are in 1 lot. As you can see from the P&L, it already made $1,800. That's over 36 points in profit. See if you can reverse-engineer that. LOL

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I apologize to you @schizo as I thought you were making a joke instead of showing actual trades that you made.

 

[Pekelo]

want to send me some trades with timestamps and see what i can do?

Alright, for fun, here is a system from C2. Made 59% last year with 17 trades:

https://collective2.com/details/113402357

 

[bookish]

Over the years I have heard several posters say they will not disclose on the forum actual trades with timestamps for fear that someone will "Reverse Engineer" them and figure how how they trade. Is it really possible to do that? And if so would it not help the trader in that it would create a wave that would push in direction of their position?

Yes real.
Not help.
Need many trades to do.

 

[MarkBrown]

Alright, for fun, here is a system from C2. Made 59% last year with 17 trades:

https://collective2.com/details/113402357

why would i waste my time on that? at all... gimmie something that is worth working on.