[amibroker] Re: Very profitable DOW system

2007-01-01 Thread kevinoversby
Herman, Bill, Marshall, Excellent feedback, perhaps we should continue discussion on the -ts board. As Herman stated, longer term systems would suffer less from overcrowding, although the number of people on this board really is a drop in the ocean to the liquid US markets (unless everyone is run

[amibroker] Re: Very profitable DOW system

2007-01-01 Thread kevinoversby
Thanks Ed, I'll look at this / Kevin --- In amibroker@yahoogroups.com, "Edward Pottasch" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I think that one only can hope for technical help within the group and maybe get some ideas from code that is posted in the library or posted within the Amibroker groups that can

[amibroker] Re: Very profitable DOW system

2007-01-01 Thread kevinoversby
number that is > a % of the ATR or EMA etc. > > -Adheer. > > - Original Message - > From: "kevinoversby" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: > Sent: Sunday, December 31, 2006 6:34 PM > Subject: [amibroker] Re: Very profitable DOW system > > >

[amibroker] Re: Very profitable DOW system

2007-01-01 Thread steesehwy
Marshall, I'm in group 1, I suppose. I have a good grasp of programming and trading rule development, and recently came to AmiBroker (and the Yahoo groups) to learn how to use this product to validate methods (back-test, optimize, etc). I'm considering automated trading, to remove the occasional

Re: [amibroker] Re: Very profitable DOW system

2007-01-01 Thread Randy Harmelink
Wouldn't have been needed. The method closed out any position at the end of any trading day that it entered the market. On 12/31/06, Adheer Pai <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > 2) System does not have stop - if you traded in Jan 2000 when dow reached > its high and the system went long at Ref(C,-1)

Re: [amibroker] Re: Very profitable DOW system

2006-12-31 Thread Adheer Pai
. - Original Message - From: "kevinoversby" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Sunday, December 31, 2006 6:34 PM Subject: [amibroker] Re: Very profitable DOW system > Thanks Randy! > > Your post just set off the lightbulb - that timing issue completely > explains the outpe

[amibroker] Re: Very profitable DOW system

2006-12-31 Thread Lester Vanhoff
Ideally, AB trading system related messages should be posted here: http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/amibroker-ts/messages --- In amibroker@yahoogroups.com, "kevinoversby" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Thanks Randy! > > Your post just set off the lightbulb - that timing issue completely >

[amibroker] Re: Very profitable DOW system

2006-12-31 Thread kevinoversby
Thanks Randy! Your post just set off the lightbulb - that timing issue completely explains the outperformance. Herman - your question is academic now unfortunately but I think the answer would be that the results do not change much. There is some work I have been doing on tradeable instruments s

[amibroker] Re: Very profitable DOW system

2006-12-31 Thread matrix10014
Kevin,I am 100% with you...Perhaps there could be another related forum that is more trading related. Allan --- In amibroker@yahoogroups.com, "kevinoversby" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Steve, > > Thank you for your comments. I do have a fair amount of experience > trading equities and inde

[amibroker] Re: Very profitable DOW system

2006-12-31 Thread kevinoversby
Steve, Thank you for your comments. I do have a fair amount of experience trading equities and index futures. The purpose of my post was to kickstart a discussion on how to use Amibroker as a tool to make money , admittedly a little obliquely. With the notable exception of Dimitri, posters are

[amibroker] Re: Very profitable DOW system

2006-12-31 Thread scourt2000
I'm dead serious when I say this: Stop talking about making money and go ahead and try to make it. Find out what's in your gut when it counts. That's the only way you're going to learn if you've got what it takes to be successful in trading. Your best levels of creativity and self-surviva