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  • #41
  • Feb 28, 2009 11:58am Feb 28, 2009 11:58am
Summary
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  • #42
  • Feb 28, 2009 12:20pm Feb 28, 2009 12:20pm
weekly results
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  • #43
  • Feb 28, 2009 12:21pm Feb 28, 2009 12:21pm
individual pairs for last week:
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  • #44
  • Feb 28, 2009 12:22pm Feb 28, 2009 12:22pm
equity curve
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  • #45
  • Feb 28, 2009 12:53pm Feb 28, 2009 12:53pm
Oh dear God man, I have never seen anything like that before, that is amazing!
Dr. C
  • #46
  • Mar 1, 2009 8:36am Mar 1, 2009 8:36am
Quoting cvcamper
Oh dear God man, I have never seen anything like that before, that is amazing!
Thank you for your kind words!
I would not call this amazing. I have been at this for too long to not get to exciting too soon. The way i look at my systems is this: when i go live 100% of the system's succes is atributed to luck. After that for every week that the system is consistently profitable the luck element gets decreased by 2%. If i am still here in a year from know and the EA has not destroyed my account and i have been consistently profitable then and only then i will start to atribute my succes to the system being good and not just lucky. Right now i am 86% lucky and only 14% good.
Thanks for stopping by!
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  • #47
  • Mar 4, 2009 1:37am Mar 4, 2009 1:37am
I have always just assumed EA's were junk and never would really work... I am surprised by this to say the least.
Dr. C
  • #48
  • Mar 4, 2009 3:39pm Mar 4, 2009 3:39pm
Quoting cvcamper
I have always just assumed EA's were junk and never would really work... I am surprised by this to say the least.
when it comes to trading i never assume anything. Unless i have done a lot of research on something and have definite proof that it works or does not it is best not to form any opinions about it. and even then my opinion in most instances will only be valid for me. it is all about being humble and keeping an opened mind.
good luck to you!
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  • #49
  • Mar 7, 2009 10:34am Mar 7, 2009 10:34am
Summary
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  • #50
  • Mar 7, 2009 10:39am Mar 7, 2009 10:39am
Individual pairs
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  • #51
  • Mar 7, 2009 10:40am Mar 7, 2009 10:40am
Weekly results
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  • #52
  • Mar 7, 2009 10:41am Mar 7, 2009 10:41am
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  • #53
  • Mar 7, 2009 10:49am Mar 7, 2009 10:49am
The increased volatility in the U/J pair over the last 2 weeks has found the EA on the wrong side of the uptrend. That along with the averaging down nature of the EA has caused a DD of about 10% which so far is in line with the worse posible DD seen in backtesting. I still found that the EA was very efficient at finding the optimal points at which to average down its just that the rather large stops that i have for this pair along with the strong uptrend has made it imposible for the EA to have exited sooner.
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  • #54
  • Mar 8, 2009 4:43pm Mar 8, 2009 4:43pm
I will be leaving tomorrow to go on a vacation to St. John US Virgin Islands and will return on the 18th. I will not be able to update the journal this week and will update it the following week for both weeks. I will leave the EA running and will have a friend of mine who will take care of my two ferrets come in and just make sure the computer is on the platform running and all of that. Not the best solution but the only one i have at the moment.
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  • #55
  • Mar 15, 2009 9:45am Mar 15, 2009 9:45am
Just checked on the EA using the investor password on my laptop. Last week was good although the fundamental data released for CHF last week has sent EUR/CHF up 360 pips in 15 m which is a lot for a pair with a relatively small ATR. The EA has a few positions opened in E/C which may close next week depending on the market movement. Will update the thread when i get to my home computer in a few days. The whether here is amazing and i'm having a great time
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  • #56
  • Mar 15, 2009 2:52pm Mar 15, 2009 2:52pm
Quoting sergiu
I will be leaving tomorrow to go on a vacation to St. John US Virgin Islands and will return on the 18th. I will not be able to update the journal this week and will update it the following week for both weeks. I will leave the EA running and will have a friend of mine who will take care of my two ferrets come in and just make sure the computer is on the platform running and all of that. Not the best solution but the only one i have at the moment.
Has the girlfriend left you because you didn't take her to Paris then ?

  • #57
  • Mar 15, 2009 3:06pm Mar 15, 2009 3:06pm
Personally I hate Martigale like systems because they promise and give a lot of confidence, but the journey could finish suddendly in just a few minutes with either a blow up or an huge DD which would prelude your quit from trading ...

Game Over.
  • #58
  • Mar 15, 2009 5:09pm Mar 15, 2009 5:09pm
Quoting Willowgal
Has the girlfriend left you because you didn't take her to Paris then ?

No i took my GF with me this time
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  • #59
  • Mar 15, 2009 5:13pm Mar 15, 2009 5:13pm
Quoting Marzullo
Personally I hate Martigale like systems because they promise and give a lot of confidence, but the journey could finish suddendly in just a few minutes with either a blow up or an huge DD which would prelude your quit from trading ...

Game Over.
Like i said in this thread before the system that the EA is based on is a far cry from the classic martingale or any variations i have come across on this and other forums. I have done a lot of research and testing prior to going live with the EA and the DD shown was small enough to make me feel comfortable about trading it. Any system could kill an account, the only difference is the amount of time it will take for that to happen. Thanks for stopping by.
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  • #60
  • Mar 19, 2009 2:28am Mar 19, 2009 2:28am
In for support. Looks good so far.

Also in for a discussion about hedging martingales. Does your system allow for trading multiple positions on the same currency at the same time?
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