What's the best method to keep yourself from overtrading?

[Fluid]

Originally posted by white
Any thought on this subject are appreciated, even more useful are actual methods on how not to overtrade.

thanks

White

Perhaps instead of trying to fix what you are looking at, you may want to figure out what you are looking through...

 

[ges]

Originally posted by dbphoenix


If you are trading a mechanical system that has been "thoroughly tested" and are encountering a series of unexpected equity drawdowns, I suggest you go back to the system and figure out what's wrong.

--Db

If you think you can trade a mechanical system (or any other for that matter without DDs you are dreaming.

But, yes, I agree if the system seems to be 'falling apart' then you may have problems with changing market conditions. My point is you can't assume that your system if failing the first time you have a few consecutive losses.

gs

 

[dbphoenix]

Originally posted by ges
But, yes, I agree if the system seems to be 'falling apart' then you may have problems with changing market conditions.

Which was the point of my original post.

--Db