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farmerjohn1324

I'm in the process of synching my IG Forex platform with MetaTrader4 platform which gives me all the indicators I will need to start back testing.

Also, I want to consider options trading also. I want to bet on index funds (maybe sector funds) and I want to ALWAYS BET BULL. But instead of buying call options, I want to sell put options so I can benefit from time decay. And I want to hedge this by using a bull put spread strategy.

Can anyone recommend a combination of indicators for me to back test on my Fx platforms?
 
farmerjohn1324 said:
Why?

Btw, this site is about trading, not investing.
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That is not true. The site may be called "EliteTrader", but it is not just about trading. Peruse the forum topics and you will see there are many facets of money-in-the-markets that ET deals with.
 
Overnight said:
That is not true. The site may be called "EliteTrader", but it is not just about trading. Peruse the forum topics and you will see there are many facets of money-in-the-markets that ET deals with.
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Ok. Can we stay on topic?

Do you have a combination of indicators to suggest?
 
Ok to clarify. I meant "get stated" in paper trading while actually logging my results and paying close attention. I expect to continue paper trading only for 12 months at least.

I have made hundreds of paper trades. Some I "made" a lot of fake money, other I lost a lot of fake money. None of this do I have any feelings about because it was all based on luck. So I should rephrase to say that I am ready to start taking paper trading seriously. With planned strategies, back testing, logging of results, etc. However, I never plan to make any trading my primary profession.

Real trades @nooby_mcnoob . The first time I ever had a significant amount of cash in a bank account that I didn't need immediately was in September. I knew I would need it in several months, but that could have been anywhere from 1-5 months at the time. I didn't want to just let it sit in a checking account. So I invested in 3x leveraged funds of bonds and gold. I lost big time. I was of the opinion, as were many others at the time, that the economy may be about to slow down.

In regards to "eking out some percentage," if you're referring to the percentage difference between buying an index fund and trading options, it is an immense difference due to the leveraging involved in options. To me, they are entirely different things. Even a 3x leveraged index fund is nothing compared the percent returns or losses you can expect from options trading.
 
farmerjohn1324 said:
...So I invested in 3x leveraged funds of bonds and gold. I lost big time. I was of the opinion, as were many others at the time, that the economy may be about to slow down...
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I am going to guess that you lost money on those investments because you closed them at a loss?
 
farmerjohn1324 said:
Ok to clarify. I meant "get stated" in paper trading while actually logging my results and paying close attention. I expect to continue paper trading only for 12 months at least.

I have made hundreds of paper trades. Some I "made" a lot of fake money, other I lost a lot of fake money. None of this do I have any feelings about because it was all based on luck. So I should rephrase to say that I am ready to start taking paper trading seriously. With planned strategies, back testing, logging of results, etc. However, I never plan to make any trading my primary profession.

Real trades @nooby_mcnoob . The first time I ever had a significant amount of cash in a bank account that I didn't need immediately was in September. I knew I would need it in several months, but that could have been anywhere from 1-5 months at the time. I didn't want to just let it sit in a checking account. So I invested in 3x leveraged funds of bonds and gold. I lost big time. I was of the opinion, as were many others at the time, that the economy may be about to slow down.

In regards to "eking out some percentage," if you're referring to the percentage difference between buying an index fund and trading options, it is an immense difference due to the leveraging involved in options. To me, they are entirely different things. Even a 3x leveraged index fund is nothing compared the percent returns or losses you can expect from options trading.
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You can buy LEAPs and sell covered calls against those as a spread I guess. Reduce, reduce, reduce. Buy when market going up, sell when market going down.

Overnight said:
I am going to guess that you lost money on those investments because you closed them at a loss?
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Also, don't even try to predict what will happen.
 
nooby_mcnoob said:
You can buy LEAPs and sell covered calls against those as a spread I guess. Reduce, reduce, reduce. Buy when market going up, sell when market going down.
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That is not significantly different from anything I said in my original post. Except that I won't profit from time decay.
 
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