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Performance Based Rankings?

  • #21
  • Aug 24, 2012 12:24pm Aug 24, 2012 12:24pm
Quoting Patience
And very nice performance there Jeff I think trading can be hard enough sometimes without having a merchant account forum full of people looking over your shoulder so well done and all the best for your trading future.
I was greatly enlightened with the way you had shared this valued information. However, you could be really knowledgeable about it.
  • #22
  • Aug 25, 2012 3:10am Aug 25, 2012 3:10am
Nothing to read in forexfactory in these days... nothing , no meat...all bla bla bla...
  • #23
  • Aug 25, 2012 8:17am Aug 25, 2012 8:17am
Quoting Fredd
I was greatly enlightened with the way you had shared this valued information. However, you could be really knowledgeable about it.
Not sure why you are replying to me there Fredd. I think you meant to address webjeff. But let's just make it clear that I was never promoting a merchant account at Nextpay in my post that you replied to ... lol
Nothing worth having is easy.
  • #24
  • Aug 28, 2012 2:11am Aug 28, 2012 2:11am
Having a ranking system base on trade explorer would be nice. At least then when they post on a topic, people will take them more seriously.

Hard to tell who is profitable and who is not, as everyone on here seem to think they are all experts.

Quoting webjeff
- I'm ranked #9 this year on my trading acct so far
Sorry mate, I took your spot
Made the top 10 leaderboard for yearly gain, Yay me
  • #25
  • Aug 28, 2012 10:11pm Aug 28, 2012 10:11pm
SamFX1,

Ha, you did over take me. Well, the year isn't up. Wait till next month and we'll see what happens!!!

Jeff.
  • #26
  • Aug 30, 2012 12:18pm Aug 30, 2012 12:18pm
I welcome the challenge Jeff , August has been one of the better months for me, Im +17% this month, hope next month offer similar trade setups and results.
Made the top 10 leaderboard for yearly gain, Yay me
  • #27
  • Aug 30, 2012 12:43pm Aug 30, 2012 12:43pm
Quoting Slim Buffett
Why isn't it the same?

With that logic I suppose we could say that no one is interested in making 10k because they have a 1M account.

Risk is risk

Start at step one and hope/dream/pray that you go further no matter where you started.
I can walk on a tight rope with no problem if it is a couple of feet high.
I don't think I can even stand up on the tight rope if it is 100 feet high.

The risk of falling is the same in both cases
  • #28
  • Last Post: Sep 11, 2012 11:36am Sep 11, 2012 11:36am
As far as performance goes a potentia investor should look at at least these:

>1 Sharpe ratio, the higher the better
>1 Sortino ratio, the higher the better
average win > average loss, both in points and as percentages of equity, I would think something higher than 1.5:1 is a good enough number
win rate is not very important. Some people win 30% of the time but they still make money. You also want to look at the net gain and net pips gain(if lots are generally the same size). A negative number is a big no no.

Sometimes you also want to look at average duration and time in trade, staying in the market 100% of the time gets you exposed to all the extra volatility you do not want.

Basically what you always want is a trader who has the balls to leverage up in good times and bite the bullet and stay defensive in bad times.
Take a report.
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