Moving Average Fraud Challenge

Quote from trend_guy:

Hint: MAs are a derivative of Price, therefore you are trading delayed info
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So what. There isn't an indicator, or any element of trading, that isn't delayed.

Welcome to the Universe, where time runs forward.

Also, for one to say that MA's, or MA crossovers don't work - or for that matter that any indicator doesn't work, is making a judgement from their own very limited perspective.

There are many markets, many timeframes, and virtually an infinite number of ways to trade. And after you've been trading long enough, you'll learn never to say never. You'll often find that what doesn't work for you, is making someone else wealthy.
 
Quote from marketsurfer:

yes. price is also delayed info.

surfer :D
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Question: Does anyone know of a system that tells you anytime some moving averagess cross triggering a buy or sell signal. I would like to see software that lets you know when a lets say 20 period SMA crosses the 30 period SMA for any stock I am tracking

I saw stuff on wealth-lab and TradeStation that was stock specific but I did not see that they spot all equities.
 
Quote from vox_lucidus:

most funds dont trade on technicals at all....it is very rare to find a firm that looks at technicals to initiate positions....if they use them at all, its usually as a filter....the funds that DO use 'technicals' are usually quant funds that have complicated time distribution sequences & algorithmic parameters to initiate positions, and dont use MA's oscilators, s/r or any of the commercial/conventional TA 'tools'
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vox_lucidus,

I am really interested in knowing more about how the funds trade. Do you know absolutely for a fact that they do not use "technicals"? You mentioned "complicated time distribution & algorithmic parameters". What the hell are those things? They sound really complicated but their results are quite pathetic. Most funds cannot have any commendable degree of consistency. Do you know why? What I am saying is, there are some consistent patterns that are easily captured by "technicals". I do not understand why they need to look beyond that and come out with all the complicated stuff and YET they perform miserably.

Please, anybody, just shed some light here.

Thanks
 
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