Forexhard has mentioned this quite a few times....in fact, I totally missed where he had an exercise that MUST be performed , to get a better feel for this. For easier reading of this thread, at the top , Under Thread Tools, click on Printer ...

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Very nice trade! Let's keep them coming !

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I haven't checked to confirm, but I suspect the box size being 30, will limit the optimization of 60. You may have to increase size to 60 to get your optimization your looking for. This may also require using a higher TF.....?

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Cha Ching!! - 09:43 — Took a while, but once again, it came through.

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Current trade -07:47 EST — Threw this on this morning ...let's see what happens.

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Nice Trade Anderson!.

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hi Guys...got my profit — I had to stick it out while it went against me, but it was worth the wait. Granted this is a demo trade, but its already showing promise that this method works. Thanks FxH

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Well done! I'm still in my trade...waiting for my 30 pips

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21:54...its On! — Breakout happened....trade is on

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eurusd 21:47 est — Here is what I am looking at...seems a breakout may be imminent

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I'm in — Hey Forex Hard, I just picked up this thread after reading about it from Steve HopWood. I like the simplicity of this Al Mo

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I do agree with you Mr. Breakout....the exit strategy is by far the most important, and overlooked piece of the puzzle. Congrats on your personal exit strategy ....I hope to mine like that

Why exactly do EMA crossover systems not work?

Heh...ironically, so was I Your chart isn't completed yet, so we can't really use that as an example just yet Here is a recent trade that anyone using Ichimoku with a Kijunline Crossing the Kumo would have netted 300 pips, but would have left 190 ...

Why exactly do EMA crossover systems not work?

Its a work in progress. I am forward testing this specific set on Demo, while I continue tinkering. If nothing else, back testing doesn't cost anything but time As for adding additional data, I don't feel that its required at the moment. The real ...

Why exactly do EMA crossover systems not work?

Unfortuntately, using any kind of MA crosses will result in leaving approx 20 % on the table (from my observations). It really doesn't mean anything though...it really comes down to Money Management once you have something with profit factor > 1 ...

Why exactly do EMA crossover systems not work?

Rather than try to get Max profit on every trade...shoot for something reasonable, like 80%. Whatever the system, it only has to have a profit factor > 1 to be profitable

Why exactly do EMA crossover systems not work?

With all due respect, the time period you were testing had interest rates at much higher levels. If you were to re-run the tests for last two years, I believe you will see many of your examples that were in profit, would be at a loss. Your ...

Why exactly do EMA crossover systems not work?

It does one other thing - it expresses equality in a linear fashion, removing the noise. [For anyone just starting this thread]**Believe it or not....there have been some very quality posts on how to get MA's to work in the last 24 hrs.....

Why exactly do EMA crossover systems not work?

That suggest that the edge was there to begin with. All trading systems have one flaw - the user.

Why exactly do EMA crossover systems not work?

Backtesting and Curvefitting — Nub is right..... Ultimately, when you find something that 'works', its been curve fitted for that particular period. Even if you check various pairs that may or may not be related , you will find the results ...

Why exactly do EMA crossover systems not work?