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  • #1
  • First Post: Apr 29, 2010 10:36pm Apr 29, 2010 10:36pm
Hi,
I create an EA that uses a grid trading strategy that I came up with. It performs amazingly on every currency from 2000-2006. However from 2007-Now the EA performs very poorly on every currency. Usually it does not LOSE money, but it earns FAR less. Why could this be? Is it because of the housing crash/global repercussions? Or is it because the emergence of automated trading robots changed the behavior of the market to such a degree?

To give you some more information, my EA makes money on the oscillating nature of the market and utilizes minimally small Take Profits. Trends with no oscillation are bad for it.


I am very afraid of the second scenario being the cause because it would mean that my entire grid trading strategy is useless now. What do you guys think?
  • #2
  • Apr 30, 2010 12:37am Apr 30, 2010 12:37am
Quoting mfurlend
Or is it because the emergence of automated trading robots changed the behavior of the market to such a degree?
You are smart person.
The more experience the closer to the reality
  • #3
  • Apr 30, 2010 12:54am Apr 30, 2010 12:54am
It's cause Pluto is no longer a planet. When they kicked it off the list back in 06 everything went haywire - EA's mess up, Sub-prime imploded - hell, Greece might have to sell some of its islands - damn astronomers.
In trading, there is no bullshit. You either make money or you don't.
  • #4
  • Apr 30, 2010 7:25am Apr 30, 2010 7:25am
Quoting mfurlend
Or is it because the emergence of automated trading robots changed the behavior of the market to such a degree?
The market doesn't give a flying shit about what retail traders do.
Only correct answer you will get.
  • #5
  • Edited 8:48am Apr 30, 2010 8:37am | Edited 8:48am
have you tried back before 2000 to see how it performs.
  • #6
  • Last Post: Apr 30, 2010 9:08am Apr 30, 2010 9:08am
Quoting mrgreen
It's cause Pluto is no longer a planet. When they kicked it off the list back in 06 everything went haywire - EA's mess up, Sub-prime imploded - hell, Greece might have to sell some of its islands - damn astronomers.


Oh my God, I love forums. Nice one mrgreen.


Quoting TJPLD
The market doesn't give a flying shit about what retail traders do.
Only correct answer you will get.
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