DislikedI just logged in to the account on page one of this thread and it has lost almost all of the 10,000 since this thread was started..it has $273 dollars leftIgnored
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DislikedI just logged in to the account on page one of this thread and it has lost almost all of the 10,000 since this thread was started..it has $273 dollars leftIgnored
DislikedIt is fine. It is in safe mode right now and is up 23%, since it started in July.
It has done 442 trades, so I am feeling the test is about over. I think I will fund a small account of about 10k because the lot size is easy to figure and give it a live whirl. I am pretty satisfied with it.
Of course I will have to keep an eye on it and make sure to follow the rules regarding safe and non safe mode. But here is the latest stat.Ignored
DislikedOf course I will have to keep an eye on it and make sure to follow the rules regarding safe and non safe mode. But here is the latest stat.Ignored
DislikedSMJones,
Did you start using martingale and once you determined the market was unwinding go into safe mode?
TimeFreedomIgnored
DislikedI went in to safe mode the moment the gbpjpy started falling and also as described in the PDF regarding the cash futures. I am doing fine with it.
I stopped my test about a week after my last post, on Sunday to be exact. I am now thinking about going with a small account when the carry starts to climb again. I have not completely decided. The facts are what they are and I have post the stats as they are.Ignored
DislikedHi,
yes I use a similar strategy at Oanda. There is a great thread there:
http://www2.oanda.com/cgi-bin/msgboa...;f=15;t=006264
But I don't double my lot sizes if it goes down. I do average in as well but not with increasing lot sizes...
So far I use AUD/JPY, GBP/CHF, USD/JPY, NZD/USD and get about 2-5% per month.
Regards - XaronIgnored
DislikedTo further re-iterate the new method, we must look at why the original could not withstand an unwind.
With the old method, you could blow an account out with just one pair going against you, if the other pairs were not offsetting enough. So for a gross example, let's say you have 5 pairs trading. 4 of them are range bound and 1 it blowing up.
When the combined account drops 1% - you would have doubled up on all pairs. The one pair that is blowing up is the one that is going to blow the account up if the other 4 pairs are sitting around and...Ignored
DislikedTo further re-iterate the new method, we must look at why the original could not withstand an unwind.
With the old method, you could blow an account out with just one pair going against you, if the other pairs were not offsetting enough. So for a gross example, let's say you have 5 pairs trading. 4 of them are range bound and 1 it blowing up.
When the combined account drops 1% - you would have doubled up on all pairs. The one pair that is blowing up is the one that is going to blow the account up if the other 4 pairs are sitting around and doing...Ignored