And about this topic:
I just want to clarify that in fact, Vee doesn't "considers himself an extremely accomplished trader". Where do you get it from? As he's clearly still struggling to find and maintain a good-enough consistency (to his logically demanding "standards"), while trying different approaches/strategies... But a very good programmer (far above average) and "nearly-scientist", well, with his background, without any doubt he is (and I don't have any reason to not believe it).
Also, along with what you quoted, at the end of his post he essentially concluded the same that you later explained in response; but you didn't seem to consider it:
"Most EAs coders expect a fixed set of rules and that is why EAs fail".
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Please don't underestimate him. He's truly one of a kind ;-)
DislikedI just read a comment from the other camp that caught my attention and since I can't post there then decided to comment here: "there is no chance of EAs to survive beyond a year or two." https://www.forexfactory.com/showthread.php?p=12331500#post12331500 This comment came from a person who considers himself an extremely accomplished trader and coder. My intent is not to start a popcorn fight but, rather to address a common misconception about EAs, since that seems the direction we are headed. And, no doubt, if I were to release an EA...Ignored
Also, along with what you quoted, at the end of his post he essentially concluded the same that you later explained in response; but you didn't seem to consider it:
DislikedMost EAs coders expect a fixed set of rules and that is why EAs fail. Without brute force and mass scale volumetric trapping tactics with flexibility and volatility based scaling of grids, there is no chance of EAs to survive beyond a year or two. This is also the reason why most single pair, single timeframe, fixed-rule based click here and get out there type strategies fail. They cannot adopt like humans.Ignored
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Please don't underestimate him. He's truly one of a kind ;-)
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