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- Mon Jan 03, 2011 1:01 pm
- Forum: Data Providers and other non testing software
- Topic: CSI OFFLINE ?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 6532
For those of you interested in csi's reasons for this I got the following email reply from Rudi. Dear Sir, We change Internet provider to increase our download speeds to our end users. It takes several hours to change over to the new provider. Please try to download your data every few hours. I apol...
- Mon Jan 03, 2011 4:58 am
- Forum: Data Providers and other non testing software
- Topic: CSI OFFLINE ?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 6532
- Mon Nov 15, 2010 7:07 pm
- Forum: Testing Software
- Topic: Using a remote server for trading
- Replies: 5
- Views: 6378
Hi RedRock Order entry automated through to your broker or live onto an online dealing platform? The later is neat and would be interested in hearing more... I use the remote server for all LIVE system. Development is done on my desktop. This is a good physical separation for me that gives me a leve...
- Mon Nov 15, 2010 1:22 pm
- Forum: Testing Software
- Topic: Using a remote server for trading
- Replies: 5
- Views: 6378
- Wed Jun 17, 2009 10:56 am
- Forum: Testing and Simulation
- Topic: Question for Trading Blox users
- Replies: 14
- Views: 10687
- Mon Jun 15, 2009 7:25 pm
- Forum: Testing and Simulation
- Topic: Question for Trading Blox users
- Replies: 14
- Views: 10687
Asamat and Borderline Thanks for your comments and thoughts. It is interesting to me that the observations you make relate to the absolute value of the DD vs the returns in the chart displayed. While these points are very interesting and of course very relevant to ones personal risk profile (and to ...
- Mon Jun 15, 2009 2:28 pm
- Forum: Testing and Simulation
- Topic: Question for Trading Blox users
- Replies: 14
- Views: 10687
- Mon Jun 15, 2009 1:04 pm
- Forum: Testing and Simulation
- Topic: Question for Trading Blox users
- Replies: 14
- Views: 10687
Thanks for the reply Asamat but I think you might be misunderstanding the chart and hypothesis slightly. I am not interested if the system will show returns the next day or the next month or is going down into a deeper DD the next day or next month (or 6 months for that matter). The red line shows t...
- Mon Jun 15, 2009 9:29 am
- Forum: Testing and Simulation
- Topic: Question for Trading Blox users
- Replies: 14
- Views: 10687
Daily 5 Year CAGR vs Drawdown - Does System timing work?
rhc As kingami suggests this is certainly possible using the start date increment parameter and the length of test parameter. I have recently been through this exercise when talking to potential investors and can share some of my experiences here for your benefit. I would also appreciate others comm...
- Tue Jun 17, 2008 12:08 pm
- Forum: Testing and Simulation
- Topic: Changes to Live Trading system
- Replies: 4
- Views: 6443
Leapfrog I know I did not reply to your last post at the time but I thought I would give you some feedback having taken your advice to heart. In March I did change my system and having played with various options outlined and discussed with you here, I ended up largely following your suggested appro...
- Tue May 27, 2008 9:14 am
- Forum: Testing and Simulation
- Topic: Recording trades in TB
- Replies: 9
- Views: 8426
Sluggo some good thought provoking points as always, so lets have some fun with a metaphor. The Art of War by Sun Tzu comes to mind (without having re-read this great work specifically for this post and therefore being reliant on memory). Planning is absolutely core to a successful strategy of war (...
- Thu May 22, 2008 3:56 am
- Forum: Testing and Simulation
- Topic: Recording trades in TB
- Replies: 9
- Views: 8426
- Mon May 19, 2008 2:21 am
- Forum: Futures Markets
- Topic: Is anybody long silver still?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 5007
- Fri May 16, 2008 4:37 am
- Forum: Testing and Simulation
- Topic: Entering trade today that should have been entered weeks ago
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3522
- Tue Mar 04, 2008 3:37 am
- Forum: Testing and Simulation
- Topic: Changes to Live Trading system
- Replies: 4
- Views: 6443
Leapfrog thanks for your thoughts. To make sure I understand you correctly let me use a simple example. I have set out some hypothetical trades for the ‘old’ system below with Open Equity and Closed Equity. I would like to start trading a ‘new’ system. REFER 'OLD SYSTEM' ATTACHED Assume ‘o...
- Mon Mar 03, 2008 6:30 pm
- Forum: Testing and Simulation
- Topic: Changes to Live Trading system
- Replies: 4
- Views: 6443
Changes to Live Trading system
I have a question that I have spent some time searching for an answer on this forum, but cant seem to lay my hands on it. I am sure I have seen a discussion on this topic before but for the life of me I cannot find it now.... I am looking for some advice on how to deal with changes to your live syst...
- Mon Mar 03, 2008 4:18 pm
- Forum: Data Providers and other non testing software
- Topic: Market Data (I know I'm dumb - dropped on my head as a baby)
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3967
I think Dave makes some very good points. There is absolutely no substitute for accurate and reliable market data as a fundamental building block of your system. It is not glamorous but absolutely necessary. You can lose more than your annual subscription in a flash on some bad trading decisions wit...
- Tue Feb 26, 2008 6:56 am
- Forum: Trader Psychology
- Topic: Making the right decision in limit up or limit down
- Replies: 11
- Views: 15928
- Sun Feb 17, 2008 1:37 pm
- Forum: Money Management
- Topic: broker.AdjustPositionOnOpen vs broker.EnterLongOnOpen
- Replies: 0
- Views: 4066
broker.AdjustPositionOnOpen vs broker.EnterLongOnOpen
I am struggling with the use of these two broker statements. I have code that is trying to pyramid into a position after a certain number of days in the existing trade. Having done the logic to test for this condition and also calculated a new stop for the pyramid entry - which broker statement do I...
- Thu Feb 14, 2008 4:33 pm
- Forum: Trader Psychology
- Topic: Making the right decision in limit up or limit down
- Replies: 11
- Views: 15928
RedRock I think Turtle40 answered your query on guaranteed stops for spread bet brokers. I also don’t use the guaranteed stop as it is too expensive in spread terms. Of course the Zero Tax scenario is helpful (if you are making profits!). The reverse is true if you are making losses (ie you get no...