Yoriz. Could you do a test with just one position 1:1 TP/SL RR ratio but with a trailing stop. And then another test with no TP, but only SL trailing stop?
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DislikedCould you do a test with just one position 1:1 TP/SL RR ratio but with a trailing stop. And then another test with no TP, but only SL trailing stop?Ignored
Disliked{quote} But where to take profit? Manually or it's a kind of position that is held indefinitely?Ignored
Disliked{quote} What I tried to check in this thread is to see whether averaging actually does anything useful. Of course a profitable strategy with an edge would be better. However, given that even the fully random strategy I tested can be profitable, this seems to suggested averaging does indeed improve your odds. So averaging is clearly a useful component to include to your strategies. See also post #52.Ignored
DislikedI think you've done some good research and found out what doesn't work.Ignored
DislikedSometimes coding an EA can remove you from the core of what you are trying to find out.Ignored
DislikedManually back testing and collating stats works for me, it takes longer but just like handwriting I absorb more knowledge and observations, not sure this works with EA backtesting?Ignored
Dislikedyour edge lies in finding an outcome with a high probability and a binary resultIgnored
DislikedIntroduction Mathematicians will tell you that a strategy without an edge can not be made profitable with "smart" money management. Grid, averaging down, Martingale, etc. will all fail in the long run when an unfortunate series of loosing trades drains your account. In this thread I would like to do some silly experiments with averaging down to verify that idea. Simple Expert Advisor I created a simple expert advisor for Metatrader 5 to do some tests. You can download the EA below, if you want to play along. Basically: Each day we make a random...Ignored
DislikedI'm annoyed at your arrogance for implying there's anything here, and for not addressing that this is the definition of curve fitting! How dare you suggest someone read all of the posts in this thread when it's a waste of time and you don't even know that you've done nothing remarkable here whatsoever! Shame on you.Ignored
Disliked{quote} Everything ok at home? This is not curve fitting but measuring the statistical properties of a symbol. What are typical ranges prices move before they revert? That behavior seems to be fairly consistent throughout the years. So yes, the results do carry forward. But why do I even bother replying to your post...Ignored
Disliked{quote} Because you know I'm right and don't want to address it properly, so by replying you feel like you've at least shown to be trying to save face. You haven't. What I see is someone who doesn't know what they are doing. You will probably find a few interesting bits of data, maybe, but this thread is cooked... the premise is bullshit, the conclusions are specious, and your replies so far address nothing relevant. You haven't found an edge, and you haven't proven you don't need an edge. I'm out. Try to save face, or whatever, but this thread...Ignored
Disliked{quote} Why all the imperious grandstanding lol. It is just a bit of theorizing and experimenting so what is the harm? Even if this experiment seemed rudimentary or specious to you, could it not be part of someone else's empirical learning process to perhaps to lend perspective? You seem to be concerned with being right and the premise of the conclusions being wrong. However conclusions in the experimental shouldn't always be right. You need to be right and wrong sometimes in order to arrive at the truth or a better understanding of the situation....Ignored
Disliked{quote} What garbage. OP has a thread "proving" that it's possible to average down/up without an edge and be profitable. It's a curve fit, and nonsense. End of story. Oh I meant to ignore this thread. That's my bad <- see, I can admit fault when I fault. Unlike the rest of you.Ignored
Disliked{quote} Thank you for your support, sharingan9, but just put him on the ignore-list as he is a troll here on FF. Just check the last two threads he started: one implying that real traders hedge and Martingale (yes, really!! And he is upset about my averaging down thread?!?!), and in another thread he is bashing other FF users in rhyme?!Ignored