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by Roger Rines
Sat Jun 13, 2009 12:09 pm
Forum: Testing Software
Topic: Benefits of custom software vs. Trading Blox
Replies: 18
Views: 14817

In regards to Sluggo's comment, if I purchase Trading Blox, may I only run it on one machine? I ask because I have both a laptop and desktop computer. You are allowed to install Trading Blox on two computers. You also can have more than 1 Trading Blox installation on a computer. I have several TB i...
by Roger Rines
Sun May 24, 2009 12:57 pm
Forum: Futures Markets
Topic: calender spreads
Replies: 2
Views: 3237

Jake Bernstein published a database program a long time ago, late 1989 or early 1991, that provided a process of finding spread trades. Frank Taucher also published spread trades in his SuperTraders Almanac. Moore Research also publishes Spread trades in a few of their publications. In the Moore Res...
by Roger Rines
Sun Feb 22, 2009 2:41 pm
Forum: Testing and Simulation
Topic: Original turtle rules
Replies: 8
Views: 7692

With all that said if you have something you want to share that would be great! :D My posting was refering to the fact that Trading Blox Builder allows a user to generate streams of data that can be derived from another source. In this case, your comment would divert the usual process of depending ...
by Roger Rines
Sun Feb 22, 2009 10:59 am
Forum: Testing and Simulation
Topic: Original turtle rules
Replies: 8
Views: 7692

When you said this,... Therefore once again I would imagine that my original observations above regarding Blox - while maybe true - are probably a moot point in terms of system design. Were you refering to this? Tradingblox does not have the ability to properly test the exact drawdown reduction tech...
by Roger Rines
Sat Dec 06, 2008 12:14 pm
Forum: Testing and Simulation
Topic: Skip trade if last was winner
Replies: 9
Views: 7747

Yes - some people have tested this idea extensively. When thinking about this tactic, don't confuse skipping a trade with a rejection, and allowing a trade to work with zero size as the same thing. In one case the skip period is most often much shorter than the other, and it most often produces very...
by Roger Rines
Wed Nov 12, 2008 7:00 pm
Forum: Testing Software
Topic: Trading Blox purchase?
Replies: 11
Views: 12754

Go to this page: Contact Tim and send him an email letting him know you have an interest in a demo ride.

Once you do that, instructions on how to take Trading Blox out for a spin will follow by return email.
by Roger Rines
Wed Nov 05, 2008 10:24 pm
Forum: Testing Software
Topic: Trading Blox purchase?
Replies: 11
Views: 12754

Hi Perry, Does the company fix bugs / problems reasonably quickly? Yes - Better than any other trading product that I've used over the last 21-years. More importantly, the person who is writing the software and fixing any discovered issues is a trader who has a history of successful trading software...
by Roger Rines
Fri Aug 29, 2008 2:48 pm
Forum: Testing Software
Topic: XP Service Pack 3
Replies: 8
Views: 9510

This item about XP SP3 appeared in the news today:
Microsoft warns of IE8 lock-in with XP SP3
by Roger Rines
Wed Aug 27, 2008 10:15 am
Forum: Testing Software
Topic: XP Service Pack 3
Replies: 8
Views: 9510

MS Offers this advice for those planning on installing XP SP3:
Steps to take before you install Windows XP Service Pack 3
by Roger Rines
Tue May 13, 2008 2:27 pm
Forum: Testing and Simulation
Topic: Common sense defied...
Replies: 11
Views: 7621

There are some simple date tricks that might serve what you want. For example, the 15th of the month will fall in the 3rd week of the month. Knowing this you could easily get the DayOfWeek Number for the 15th of a Month and determine if it falls on a Market Day. When it doesn't, you could easily use...
by Roger Rines
Tue May 13, 2008 1:24 pm
Forum: Testing and Simulation
Topic: Common sense defied...
Replies: 11
Views: 7621

Re: Common sense defied...

...The weekly updating system performed a bit worse in backtesting than the monthly system,... You don't mention whether you are comparing performance with or without the associated cost of adding and removing positions. Did you have slippage and commissions set to no cost? In thinking about how th...
by Roger Rines
Sat May 10, 2008 9:13 am
Forum: Testing and Simulation
Topic: How to make profit in stock market
Replies: 20
Views: 18084

Ok on the 1997 date. That later date makes it an even bigger surprise to see that Bruce published anything at that time. Bruce's health began to slide in a big way in 1994. By 1997 he was in bed most of the time, and on October 8th, 1998 he lost his battle with cancer. How he managed to organize a r...
by Roger Rines
Sat May 10, 2008 8:11 am
Forum: Testing and Simulation
Topic: How to make profit in stock market
Replies: 20
Views: 18084

Hi Mark, I don't know anything about the package you posted. It isn't something I see in my old file, and I don't remember ever talking about it. For certain it isn't one of the main systems he reported performance during my time with him. Bruce was not a fan of Day-Trading, so seeing the cover has ...
by Roger Rines
Fri May 09, 2008 4:41 pm
Forum: Testing and Simulation
Topic: How to make profit in stock market
Replies: 20
Views: 18084

For a large part of the 1991 to 1994 period I worked for Bruce Babcock's Commodity Trader Consumer Report. During my time with Bruce he sold five trading systems he traded each day. To support this claim he published his broker statements a few days after the end of each month, and the statements sh...
by Roger Rines
Tue Apr 29, 2008 8:34 am
Forum: Data Providers and other non testing software
Topic: CSI / UA problem
Replies: 5
Views: 6303

When I've had this problem, I employ UA's built-in DB Integrity Search function under the Main-Menu's Database item. In your case, select the Futures option and click the Search button. If there is a problem with the Futures Database, UA will show it as a problem in the Search Results area and then ...
by Roger Rines
Thu Apr 03, 2008 2:41 pm
Forum: Testing and Simulation
Topic: Paper trading and roll of contracts, how to?
Replies: 6
Views: 4811

It seems that it is time to invest in a good datafeed (instead of Reuters Datalink). At your stage of the game, I wouldn't add a live data feed to the mix. Instead, go with a CSI subscription and use the free charting at places like Yahoo Finace to see what you might want to see during the day. I h...
by Roger Rines
Thu Apr 03, 2008 10:28 am
Forum: Testing and Simulation
Topic: Paper trading and roll of contracts, how to?
Replies: 6
Views: 4811

Re: Paper trading and roll of contracts, how to?

From what i understand the roll of contracts is determined by the CSI data feed? Your statement isn't a good reflection of how contract roll timing is controlled. For certain, CSI provides the mechanism, but you as the CSI data user really control the timing, because you make the roll-timing decisi...
by Roger Rines
Thu Mar 27, 2008 9:30 am
Forum: Data Providers and other non testing software
Topic: CSI UA API and C#
Replies: 10
Views: 9141

Re: CSI UA API and C#

Bernd wrote:
is it possible to write to the api using C#?
Yes.
Direct Access requires the use of the ATL interface. Much more work than is necessary given the built-in support C# has for COM.
by Roger Rines
Thu Mar 27, 2008 9:04 am
Forum: Data Providers and other non testing software
Topic: CSI UA API and C#
Replies: 10
Views: 9141

CSI API uses a COM interface. C# should support that without too much of an effort.
by Roger Rines
Tue Mar 18, 2008 9:08 am
Forum: Brokers
Topic: MF Global
Replies: 6
Views: 12663

Sluggo, Your evidence suggest it is the large loss of liquidity that happens after you close out your account that seems to be causing the aftermath problem you describe. I have my account at MF Global as well and would appreciate a warning, if you are going to drain your account with them as well. ...