Comments on: What Would You Do If… http://dummyspots.com/2007/09/what-would-you-do-if/ Stocks, Options, Currencies and One Big Dummy Fri, 25 Jul 2008 10:15:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: Will http://dummyspots.com/2007/09/what-would-you-do-if/#comment-3865 Will Mon, 08 Oct 2007 22:10:36 +0000 http://dummyspots.com/2007/09/what-would-you-do-if/#comment-3865 Leon, Will try to get back to you on this soon. Sorry for the delay, I've been a little crazy lately. Not my schedule so much- me, personally, crazy. Leon,
Will try to get back to you on this soon. Sorry for the delay, I’ve been a little crazy lately. Not my schedule so much- me, personally, crazy.

]]> By: Léon R.G. DRUEZ http://dummyspots.com/2007/09/what-would-you-do-if/#comment-3822 Léon R.G. DRUEZ Sat, 06 Oct 2007 09:35:56 +0000 http://dummyspots.com/2007/09/what-would-you-do-if/#comment-3822 Will's strategyDesk formula page-May 2007 I try to establish a day trading strategy (scalping) using a movingaverage High 3 periods and a movingaverage low 3 periods + MACD histogram positive 2 periods in case of Long position and MACD histogram negative in case of Short Position. Still, I need 2 formulas more which were not found in the StrategyDesk Formula and Syntax Guide version 1.3.1 1°/Entering in position Long if the first bar low 15 min. is greater than Bar open of the Day; otherwise no trade during the day. 2°/Due to the fact this strategy is a day trading stategy, exit position at the end of the day. Many thanks in advance. Merci beaucoup pour votre aide Will’s strategyDesk formula page-May 2007
I try to establish a day trading strategy (scalping) using a movingaverage High 3 periods and a movingaverage low 3 periods + MACD histogram positive 2 periods in case of Long position and MACD histogram negative in case of Short Position.
Still, I need 2 formulas more which were not found in the StrategyDesk Formula and Syntax Guide version 1.3.1
1°/Entering in position Long if the first bar low 15 min. is greater than Bar open of the Day; otherwise no trade during the day.
2°/Due to the fact this strategy is a day trading stategy, exit position at the end of the day.
Many thanks in advance.
Merci beaucoup pour votre aide

]]> By: Will http://dummyspots.com/2007/09/what-would-you-do-if/#comment-3698 Will Sat, 29 Sep 2007 04:06:21 +0000 http://dummyspots.com/2007/09/what-would-you-do-if/#comment-3698 Thanks for the comments, everyone, and the compliments- the checks are in the mail ;-) I've been stuck working the day job so much lately, I barely have time to get on here and clean out the spam that Akismet doesn't catch (thank goodness it catches about 99% of it). Slow going with the posting. Maybe the testing of v2.0 is why StrategyDesk has been so exceptionally slow lately... I'm going to download it tonight and look it over. HPT - <em>too much money</em>... with the 3 daughters headed through middle school, high school and then college, I imagine any surplus I might run will be spoken for for quite some time, but if I happen to trip over 10k extra, I'll email you! Soren - thanks for the visit. With FXI's parabolic rise, we'd probably never come up with a formula that objectively beats Buy & Hold up to this point. The flip side is that if (when) it comes back to earth, almost any old formula that gets you out will beat B&H. Perhaps just the old loose trailing stop (?) But we'll sure give it a look. Thanks for the comments, everyone, and the compliments- the checks are in the mail ;-) I’ve been stuck working the day job so much lately, I barely have time to get on here and clean out the spam that Akismet doesn’t catch (thank goodness it catches about 99% of it). Slow going with the posting.

Maybe the testing of v2.0 is why StrategyDesk has been so exceptionally slow lately… I’m going to download it tonight and look it over.

HPT - too much money… with the 3 daughters headed through middle school, high school and then college, I imagine any surplus I might run will be spoken for for quite some time, but if I happen to trip over 10k extra, I’ll email you!

Soren - thanks for the visit. With FXI’s parabolic rise, we’d probably never come up with a formula that objectively beats Buy & Hold up to this point. The flip side is that if (when) it comes back to earth, almost any old formula that gets you out will beat B&H. Perhaps just the old loose trailing stop (?) But we’ll sure give it a look.

]]> By: Soren from La Palma http://dummyspots.com/2007/09/what-would-you-do-if/#comment-3696 Soren from La Palma Fri, 28 Sep 2007 22:33:17 +0000 http://dummyspots.com/2007/09/what-would-you-do-if/#comment-3696 Here is my setup for the Big Quest: Find al StrategyDesk-Formular for FXI that beats the buy&hold-Strategy over 2 Years. The reason I choose FXI is, that is a highly volatile but rising ETF. The setup sounds like it is easy to beat, but the real world is something different. The best I could come up was a EMA 21- strategy. It got me only half of what a buy and hold strategy would have gotten. And by the way: there is no reason not to share a winning formula: If as a result of sharing, many people are jumping on your "train" you can enjoy the ride, because you have been the first one to get a seat. Here is my setup for the Big Quest:
Find al StrategyDesk-Formular for FXI that beats the buy&hold-Strategy over 2 Years. The reason I choose FXI is, that is a highly volatile but rising ETF. The setup sounds like it is easy to beat, but the real world is something different. The best I could come up was a EMA 21- strategy. It got me only half of what a buy and hold strategy would have gotten.
And by the way: there is no reason not to share a winning formula: If as a result of sharing, many people are jumping on your “train” you can enjoy the ride, because you have been the first one to get a seat.

]]> By: SD Trader http://dummyspots.com/2007/09/what-would-you-do-if/#comment-3685 SD Trader Fri, 28 Sep 2007 06:42:30 +0000 http://dummyspots.com/2007/09/what-would-you-do-if/#comment-3685 FYI: New Strategy Desk version 2.0 just out. FYI: New Strategy Desk version 2.0 just out.

]]> By: john http://dummyspots.com/2007/09/what-would-you-do-if/#comment-3679 john Thu, 27 Sep 2007 17:47:49 +0000 http://dummyspots.com/2007/09/what-would-you-do-if/#comment-3679 nice teaser....looking forward to the rest of it nice teaser….looking forward to the rest of it

]]> By: BNJ http://dummyspots.com/2007/09/what-would-you-do-if/#comment-3678 BNJ Thu, 27 Sep 2007 16:58:27 +0000 http://dummyspots.com/2007/09/what-would-you-do-if/#comment-3678 <i>Whut would yew dew...</i> Oh great, now I have that damn song stuck in my head. Anyway, it's a great question, and a good thought experiment. Looking forward to hearing more. Whut would yew dew…

Oh great, now I have that damn song stuck in my head.

Anyway, it’s a great question, and a good thought experiment. Looking forward to hearing more.

]]> By: HPT http://dummyspots.com/2007/09/what-would-you-do-if/#comment-3676 HPT Thu, 27 Sep 2007 16:02:52 +0000 http://dummyspots.com/2007/09/what-would-you-do-if/#comment-3676 If you have too much money, donate 10k to me, and I will gladly lose it for you in the stock market. If you have too much money, donate 10k to me, and I will gladly lose it for you in the stock market.

]]> By: LP http://dummyspots.com/2007/09/what-would-you-do-if/#comment-3673 LP Thu, 27 Sep 2007 13:04:07 +0000 http://dummyspots.com/2007/09/what-would-you-do-if/#comment-3673 Will, Have you seen the thing on E about the curse of the powerball. Most of them either go broke or destroy their lives. It's crazy to me how that could happen. Even a crappy CD at 3% a year could probably earn more than I've ever made in my lifetime. There just might be a lot of wisdom in what your fried said to you. LP Will,

Have you seen the thing on E about the curse of the powerball. Most of them either go broke or destroy their lives. It’s crazy to me how that could happen. Even a crappy CD at 3% a year could probably earn more than I’ve ever made in my lifetime. There just might be a lot of wisdom in what your fried said to you.

LP

]]> By: Dinosaur Trader http://dummyspots.com/2007/09/what-would-you-do-if/#comment-3670 Dinosaur Trader Thu, 27 Sep 2007 12:01:21 +0000 http://dummyspots.com/2007/09/what-would-you-do-if/#comment-3670 Will, What a teaser! Looking forward to more. I love the way you write. -DT Will,

What a teaser! Looking forward to more. I love the way you write.

-DT

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