Disliked[font=Times New Roman][size=3]This is going to see odd to some people, but this is mostly in response to the probability spreadsheet. What people forget (and for the record I trade live), is one does not need to take into account the spread when looking at profits, Why? This is simple businesses math here, profits only come into play once debt is paid, when you make a trade your already in debt 2 pips, your take profit is 10 pips and will not trigger until the price action has moved 12 pips, which equals 10 pips profit. I know on my account the...Ignored
If you do trade live then you know that misleading your calculations by 20% on each side, makes a significant difference.
Now, I'm going to make a big assumption that a lot of people backtest when they first find a system. So yes, the spread matters more than you would realize. Especially if your scalping 5-15 pips, which seems to be more or less the case in this situation.