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  • #221
  • Aug 27, 2019 4:10pm Aug 27, 2019 4:10pm
Quoting Bundy
Hello Lekkim Selv tak! :-) (you are welcome in danish) I refer to the first counter retail demo test... Thank you.
Yes.
The approach was different at that time. It was calculated in percentage only and money management didn't match start balance.

I remember it ran two days only. It got into some headwind on the second day and was fully leveraged, so when it ran into a herd winning day the initial balance got stopped out. At that time it was a side thing, cuz I was determined to optimize it through comparing/analyzing it with price as well, so I stopped testing it and went back focusing on price divergence and the relationship between the two.

That also why before I started this one, I mentioned this one was going to be full-hearted with the proper time, energy, accuracy, calculation method and MM.
  • #222
  • Aug 27, 2019 5:28pm Aug 27, 2019 5:28pm
Current positions (numbers in yellow are the trades $margin, white is total $margin used and black is time last updated):
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  • #223
  • Aug 28, 2019 5:51am Aug 28, 2019 5:51am
We dodged another bullet!

Next account update gonna be a pleasant surprise.
Equity currently at 23k
  • #224
  • Aug 28, 2019 6:02am Aug 28, 2019 6:02am
We're back
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  • #225
  • Aug 28, 2019 6:27am Aug 28, 2019 6:27am
Newest current account positions and price situation
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  • #226
  • Aug 28, 2019 8:34am Aug 28, 2019 8:34am
Hi Lekkim, If I remember correctly. You closed the positions over the week end and entered again on Monday. How long are you going to keep these current positions open?
  • #227
  • Aug 28, 2019 8:45am Aug 28, 2019 8:45am
Hi micah119

Yes, positions to be open 24/5

CTrader got high weekend fees,
so I will close at night Friday and re-enter when the market opens each Monday.
If/when I take this on a real live account, I probably will choose another broker and trade account type,
going for lower spreads/commissions, no swaps, and no weekend fees.
  • #228
  • Aug 28, 2019 8:50am Aug 28, 2019 8:50am
Quoting Lekkim
Hi micah119 Yes, positions to be open 24/5 CTrader got high weekend fees, so I will close at night Friday and re-enter when market opens each Monday. If/when I take this on real live account, I probably will choose another broker and trade account, going for lower spreads, no swaps and no weekend fees.
I tried to swing trade some forex but the swap was a big consideration not just the week ends either.

I don't know if you will find a broker with no swap, I don't think so but I could be wrong.
All charts/ideas based on UK time zone
  • #229
  • Aug 28, 2019 8:53am Aug 28, 2019 8:53am
Quoting sponge
{quote} I tried to swing trade some forex but the swap was a big consideration not just the week ends either. I don't know if you will find a broker with no swap, I don't think so but I could be wrong.
Yes, we need to watch for broker and account type with no or low swap as well, there are good offers available so no problem there.

There is no swap on cTrader accounts for example. So it's about calculating every factor of trading cost into choosing the optimal account type.
  • #230
  • Aug 28, 2019 8:59am Aug 28, 2019 8:59am
I attached a screenshot of their account comparison of the demo broker's account types.
I got experience with many brokers and this is avg products they are offering.
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  • #231
  • Aug 28, 2019 9:24am Aug 28, 2019 9:24am
When are you going to include WTI oil in your analysis?...
All charts/ideas based on UK time zone
  • #232
  • Aug 28, 2019 9:32am Aug 28, 2019 9:32am
I will take a look at in these next few days and I'll get back to you
  • #233
  • Aug 28, 2019 9:40am Aug 28, 2019 9:40am
Quoting Lekkim
Hi micah119 Yes, positions to be open 24/5 CTrader got high weekend fees, so I will close at night Friday and re-enter when the market opens each Monday. If/when I take this on a real live account, I probably will choose another broker and trade account type, going for lower spreads/commissions, no swaps, and no weekend fees.


When you open on Monday, do you look at new data? I guess the question is what time frame are you working with? Weekly, Monthly? Also do how you select the risk amount on each pair? Is it spread evenly across all pairs? Do you risk 2% across all pairs. Please forgive me if you have already covered this. I have read through the pages but I am at work and I speed read through it. I have been a member for a long time and this is the first time I am really intrigued and have participated.
  • #234
  • Aug 28, 2019 9:55am Aug 28, 2019 9:55am
Quoting Lekkim
I will take a look at in these next few days and I'll get back to you
I have a volume approach it would be very interesting to compare.
All charts/ideas based on UK time zone
  • #235
  • Aug 28, 2019 9:57am Aug 28, 2019 9:57am
NEW HIGHS!
Equity 27k
  • #236
  • Aug 28, 2019 10:02am Aug 28, 2019 10:02am
Quoting sponge
{quote} I have a volume approach it would be very interesting to compare.
Cool, sponge!
Looking forward to it.
  • #237
  • Aug 28, 2019 10:07am Aug 28, 2019 10:07am
My fingers are starting to get sore from all the manual trades and adjustments haha
3500 trades
  • #238
  • Aug 28, 2019 11:46am Aug 28, 2019 11:46am
[quote = Lekkim; 12470216] Мои пальцы начинают болеть от всех ручных сделок и настроек, ха-ха 3500 сделок [/ quote]

I don’t understand what the essence of the method is, but you have to take care of your hands))) Is it time to automate trading?
  • #239
  • Aug 28, 2019 11:52am Aug 28, 2019 11:52am
Quoting micah119
{quote} When you open on Monday, do you look at new data? I guess the question is what time frame are you working with? Weekly, Monthly? Also do how you select the risk amount on each pair? Is it spread evenly across all pairs? Do you risk 2% across all pairs. Please forgive me if you have already covered this. I have read through the pages but I am at work and I speed read through it. I have been a member for a long time and this is the first time I am really intrigued and have participated.
Yes, I do.
Our total positions rise with more passing time.
So it's about adding new volume and adjusting the current positions also.
I made the question about timeframe irrelevant when I didn't calculate historical data into trade decisions.

Our demo started trading exactly opposite of retail herd at Aug 19 03:00 - been adding new positions and adjusting ever since.

I determined MM and risk after I have calculated down the raw volume data to a ratio/number I can apply to the margins. The margins then help me keep track so I don't have to calculate pip value and such. The account is not fixed on a specific risk percentage. It's fixed on ratio of retail volume. So ratio and starting capital can be decided exactly as one wants too.

Hypothetically let's say that (random number, not actual trade) retail volume on eur/usd was 500 million, then I take this number and calculate it down to a manageable ratio so it fits with start balance of 10k. That could be divided by 1m, so: 500m / 1m = 500 - Then I look at the number 500 and add and adjust our eur/usd holding to buy with 500 $margin.

There is alot I haven't covered, so it's natural you are curious and asking questions when interested, don't worry about it, hehe

Sounds great, I'm honored and your compliments warms
  • #240
  • Aug 28, 2019 12:08pm Aug 28, 2019 12:08pm
New highs yet again!

30.000 equity barrier broken
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