Excellent brewing of ideas here @ mim2005 - Pretty much agree with everything you said on your last post. The idea of using different edges for entries and exits is a shiny pearl. That's something some systems I trade use, but didn't ...

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Here's two more: video video My favorite is the one about Keynesian theory. Brock is the Man The scariest thing is that the private group that owns the Fed, in all likelihood also owns the ECB, BoE, and so on so forth...

10 Things Every American Should Know About The Federal Reserve

Here's a 'funny' short video explaining central banking: video

10 Things Every American Should Know About The Federal Reserve

Quality posts and a beautiful live trading start I'll be following with interest. Thanks to both mim2005 and Hanover.

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Many here know about it. That info has been widely popularized by documentaries such as Zeitgeist or Money as debt.

10 Things Every American Should Know About The Federal Reserve

You are welcome. Make sure you read all the info from the first link provided. In there you'll find detailed instructions on how to interpret/use CoT report. Comm = comercials, Large= large speculators, Specs = small speculators (us included). This ...

Which Trading System Or Strategy Is The Most Profitable?

CoT = commitments of traders ( url ) Updated weekly at url under current legacy reports, futures only, chicago mercantile exchange, short format. CoT charts: url

Which Trading System Or Strategy Is The Most Profitable?

Trading without a stop loss may well work for a few, but it spells disaster for the majority who overleverages. For most traders trading w/out sl = trading with margin call. In case of a margin call make sure you sue like this smart guy: url

Trading Without a StopLoss

Top quality advice right here And you can still pursue trading on free time while finishing your education.

To be the best

The problem here it seems is that the topic is being discussed at different levels by different people. If you go back you'll see most people here are talking at a system design level, and not merely at a order execution level. All my speech was ...

Your exit is more important than your entry?

Your question has a number of possible answers, but no real relevance to the topic at hand. You are assuming manual trading is all there is. Just to give you some context, all my trading is automated. No psychology issues with entries or exits ...

Your exit is more important than your entry?

The same argument can be applied to say exactly the opposite: The exit is more important because if your exit has a positive mathematical expectancy it will make money even on random entries (provided that the mathematical expectancy remains ...

Your exit is more important than your entry?

I'll second that. Truly incredible amount of work you've managed to get done!

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I prefer to understand entries and exits in terms of simple logic and probability. I'm not very good at explaining things but I'll try my best. There are 2 important points to be addressed. Entry vs. Exit: If no entry (A) then there can be no exit, ...

Your exit is more important than your entry?

Now, everything falls into place. All good bro

Do you think statistics work in trading?

Hi mim2005, You are right. I’ve asked for backtests with MM off in order to remove the compound effect. I simply wanted to make it easier to compare your results directly with some of mine, in order to better evaluate them. Like you, I use Birt's ...

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I still don't understand what you mean. There must be some misunderstanding. Show me where I stated mathematics doesn't work with all the letters, cause I clearly do not remember making that statement. If I was a mathematician maybe I would make ...

Do you think statistics work in trading?

Sorry 21vs7, can't really say I've understood what you meant. If you meant what mathematics branch do I think is important for trading. I meant statistics (basic understanding). Otherwise, could you reformulate please?

Do you think statistics work in trading?

If no backtest is valid, then what alternative do you suggest? Putting money on a guess on where the price is going? I can only agree with you up to the point that the future is not a copy paste of the past. Backtests are a must do regardless, and ...

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Hello mim2005, What are the start and end dates of your backtests? Disclaimer: Please do not take my comment the wrong way. I entirely respect your effort, but I have to be honest and realistic at the same time. You seem on the right track here ...

My progress as a full-time investor & trader