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  • #661
  • Dec 19, 2010 1:00pm Dec 19, 2010 1:00pm
Quoting mfoste1
just got a job at a small HF.
Very impressive man, I didn't even think to look at any funds in Ohio I'm surprised they exist.

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no hot chics

The only upside of the dumb students at WSU, lots of fine ladies.
  • #662
  • Jan 5, 2011 3:22pm Jan 5, 2011 3:22pm
Hey guys,

Anyone use Expert Advisers in MetaTrader to automate their trading?

A new semester is forthcoming, so best of luck to all in their studies and trading!

I've got a feeling the US is going have a strong quarter...
  • #663
  • Jan 5, 2011 11:54pm Jan 5, 2011 11:54pm
Hey everyone, Just created an account here. I myself, am currently attending Indiana University and am a Junior. I don't have classes till 4 EST so I am able to catch all of New York and then I also trade London as well.

p.s looks like the dollar is currently starting to make a strong come back to start the year as gold starts to decline as well.
  • #664
  • Jan 6, 2011 1:00am Jan 6, 2011 1:00am
Quoting sqrt(-1)
Hey guys,

Anyone use Expert Advisers in MetaTrader to automate their trading?

A new semester is forthcoming, so best of luck to all in their studies and trading!

I've got a feeling the US is going have a strong quarter...
I've been using MetaTrader EAs and developing them for about a year, maybe a little more than that. Lately I've been working outside of MetaTrader since I need more capability and scalability so I am building my own historical tick database for testing, modeling strategies, and later the full strategy cycle including execution using Matlab. It's a very powerful tool that allows you to do all the regular stuff from MT4 and then some, but since it is not made for trading specifically it definitely involves quite a bit of more work. I am looking into genetic algorithms, neural networks, parameterless systems as well as some other things, let me know if you have any questions.

Jonas
  • #665
  • Jan 6, 2011 1:14pm Jan 6, 2011 1:14pm
Quoting jonaslt
I've been using MetaTrader EAs and developing them for about a year, maybe a little more than that. Lately I've been working outside of MetaTrader since I need more capability and scalability so I am building my own historical tick database for testing, modeling strategies, and later the full strategy cycle including execution using Matlab. It's a very powerful tool that allows you to do all the regular stuff from MT4 and then some, but since it is not made for trading specifically it definitely involves quite a bit of more work. I am looking into...
As a math major, I am familiar with Matlab, and thus the EA I intend to develop will be extremely mathematical based.

What I have found so far is that MT4 is limiting in it's backtesting. I have not been able to figure out (if possible) how to access any core data from the tests to analyze, all it returns is the compiled data. The "Report" is severely limiting to me in that sense -there is no easy way to optimize specific parameters of interest and find relationships in the charts unless you use intense trial-and-error or write a program that backtests it for you. For this reason I can see the feasibility in a historical tick database.

A professor of mine has done immense research in evolutionary algorithms. I'm sure there are some processes that can be directly applied to forex from bioinformatics. For now my focus is strictly on indicators -complex algorithms will follow.
  • #666
  • Jan 7, 2011 1:08am Jan 7, 2011 1:08am
Quoting sqrt(-1)
As a math major, I am familiar with Matlab, and thus the EA I intend to develop will be extremely mathematical based.

What I have found so far is that MT4 is limiting in it's backtesting. I have not been able to figure out (if possible) how to access any core data from the tests to analyze, all it returns is the compiled data. The "Report" is severely limiting to me in that sense -there is no easy way to optimize specific parameters of interest and find relationships in the charts unless you use intense trial-and-error or write a program that...
MT4 is limiting but at the same time, don't write it off so quickly. You can output pretty much all raw data if you wish and then run your own analysis on that. I just chose to use matlab as the base and build out my own database because I see a future there for myself in various aspects and learning stuff like that is interesting to me, plus I've done a few years of database work before so it's nothing that is really really new to me, so why not!
  • #667
  • Feb 5, 2011 2:07am Feb 5, 2011 2:07am
Any one making Consistent pips Lately? rushhour class-shifts, charts usually Large TF- with pips consistently at your beck and call while cracking the puzzle in form of pyschology,physilogy,pharmacology.,.,..,. its all bout having the money and been a better disciplined Disciple!!! y'all have a great week Ahead.....
  • #668
  • Oct 3, 2011 3:27pm Oct 3, 2011 3:27pm
Any college kids trading this year? 1st year in college for me so I'm still trying to figure out my stuff and keep trading at the same time.
  • #669
  • Oct 3, 2011 4:11pm Oct 3, 2011 4:11pm
Quoting GumballCGT
Any college kids trading this year? 1st year in college for me so I'm still trying to figure out my stuff and keep trading at the same time.
Yep, this is my last semester. I have been learing to trade for the last 2 years. Slowly getting there, hope to learn a lot in the months to come!
  • #670
  • Oct 3, 2011 8:39pm Oct 3, 2011 8:39pm
I've been at it since the beginning of the year and slowly getting better at it but there's still a ton to learn it. Seems to come down to time, dedication, and triial & error to become consistently profitable.
  • #671
  • Nov 2, 2011 12:08am Nov 2, 2011 12:08am
Hey everyone, been trading for almost 4 years now and about to graduate from Texas Christian University in December.

Hope everyone has had a good semester trading, and didnt get too hit by what happened Sunday and Monday this week.
  • #672
  • Dec 1, 2011 9:25am Dec 1, 2011 9:25am
I go to school in Canada, a school dubbed the MIT of Canada. I'll give the person who gets it right my Holy Grail, completely free!!

(Hint: it contains MACD, MA crossover, and my own SPECIAL planetary cycle studies, a total value of over $5000!!!)

Haha, just kidding. I trade order flow, and I have skype. PM me for skype and we can talk about order flow trade ideas and concepts.
  • #673
  • Dec 1, 2011 10:34am Dec 1, 2011 10:34am
Quoting idash
I go to school in Canada, a school dubbed the MIT of Canada. I'll give the person who gets it right my Holy Grail, completely free!!

(Hint: it contains MACD, MA crossover, and my own SPECIAL planetary cycle studies, a total value of over $5000!!!)

Haha, just kidding. I trade order flow, and I have skype. PM me for skype and we can talk about order flow trade ideas and concepts.
HAHAHA love the planetary cycle reference, sadly I am sure someone sold a system like this already.
  • #674
  • Dec 18, 2011 3:58pm Dec 18, 2011 3:58pm
hey mfoste

does high school count as universit?
Have I got something on my face, SOLDIER?
  • #675
  • May 9, 2012 7:19pm May 9, 2012 7:19pm
I am a college Forex trader. I am kinda sick of school in regards to I love trading and it hasn't helped me at all become better.

After I finish my BA in Finance I am thinking of starting a Forex Fund and doing that full time.
  • #676
  • May 10, 2012 8:00am May 10, 2012 8:00am
Quoting Acroix70
I am a college Forex trader. I am kinda sick of school in regards to I love trading and it hasn't helped me at all become better.

After I finish my BA in Finance I am thinking of starting a Forex Fund and doing that full time.

Very ambitious goals you have there! Can I join you? haha
All posts are my personal opinion
  • #677
  • May 10, 2012 8:19am May 10, 2012 8:19am
Hi guys

don't really know where to ask this and hope i'm not out of line.
Could someone please tell me what more "hawkish" means - the word they use in the writeup in the fundamental announcements.
Please excuse my ignorance...
thanks
  • #678
  • May 10, 2012 4:12pm May 10, 2012 4:12pm
Quoting Rtm
Very ambitious goals you have there! Can I join you? haha
Yes actually I am trying to build a network of traders
  • #679
  • May 10, 2012 6:25pm May 10, 2012 6:25pm
Quoting jobates
Hi guys

don't really know where to ask this and hope i'm not out of line.
Could someone please tell me what more "hawkish" means - the word they use in the writeup in the fundamental announcements.
Please excuse my ignorance...
thanks

Hawkish can refer to strength of an economy or more specifically, regarding interest rates. If a central banker is "hawkish", that generally means that they expect higher interest rates, with an improvement in economic conditions. Contrastingly, "dovish" means that lower interest rates are expected, suggesting weaker economic conditions that may warrant easing. Hope this helps
  • #680
  • May 10, 2012 6:25pm May 10, 2012 6:25pm
Quoting Acroix70
Yes actually I am trying to build a network of traders

That's a great idea
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