Quote from joeyata1:
yet again you can adjust rules constantly that make any rule or way of trading appear to work. some days on the rule of 10 we use highs and lows from the after hrs but other days we use reaction lows from the previous days official hrs trading day. we basically use the rules that in hind sight worked. thats the problem with "hard" systems. trading changes all the time and one must change with it and thats why a hard system is just yet another piece of the puzzle. in addition human emotion is a huge part of trading and thats why most mechanical systems fail. for instance if you use a concrete rule of 10 system and you get stopped out 5 times in a row the chances are great you'll start doubting yourself and tinker with it .
Who is we ? Who is adjusting rules ? Who is trading in hindsight ? There are multiple people here besides me calling the signal areas hours before they even come. You know me better than anyone on et. We have chatted til 5 am in the past and you have seen my trades go thru as I have told you what I was doing. I only trade from the 24 hour chart. Why would you want to ignore some of the data and use rth chart only ? I have always said this strategy can not be automated from day one. How would one even go about programming a code that gives leeway of 9-11, is bullish on t days or bearish on other days as long as there are not gap ups or downs, or options are not expiring that week, or if it is a trend or chop day from smas, while at the same time telling the code to look for ihs, h and s, cups with a handle etc. A computer will never be able to replace talent gained from 1000's of hours of real time trading. NEVER.
