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- Thu Sep 29, 2011 10:47 am
- Forum: Money Management
- Topic: When To Start Your System?
- Replies: 28
- Views: 25950
- Wed Sep 28, 2011 6:08 am
- Forum: Money Management
- Topic: When To Start Your System?
- Replies: 28
- Views: 25950
Thanks guys for all your comments. Lots to think about. To be clear, I'm not a fund manager; this is my own hard earned cash and perhaps thats why I'm adding extra weight to this decision. True, I'm in for the long run but one never know when the cash is needed... I like several comments - Sluggo's ...
- Mon Sep 26, 2011 10:59 am
- Forum: Money Management
- Topic: When To Start Your System?
- Replies: 28
- Views: 25950
@babel... - Your point is well taken, but as I said, just looking for a good starting point. Not looking to filter every trade. I'm satisfied with the system as is, just want to know when to jump in. Perhaps there is a way to program this one time event, but I'm not saavy (sp?) enough to know how to...
- Mon Sep 26, 2011 5:47 am
- Forum: Money Management
- Topic: When To Start Your System?
- Replies: 28
- Views: 25950
Thanks for the responses: @ - TechTrader - I haven't read the Schwager study but would concur that most people buy high, sell low and consequently underperform the market. It's the basic herd mentality, for lack of a better way to put it. In an ideal world (or should I say MY ideal world, I don't wi...
- Fri Sep 23, 2011 9:18 pm
- Forum: Money Management
- Topic: When To Start Your System?
- Replies: 28
- Views: 25950
When To Start Your System?
I'm hoping to get some food for thought here as I have a dilemma. I've done a lot of reading and research into Trend Trading and have found a strategy that seems satisfying to me. The one thing that the system can't tell me is when to get started ? Here's the dilemma: My system is a long only stock/...