COPX and NIKL are not in the KISS system, correct?

Does that affect whether you take the initial trade, scale out early, or choose a different entry position size?  Trying to figure out why it’s included in the table. 

@Matt, what is the ATR Above/Below column in the KISS system tables for and how is it used?  Eric wasn't sure.

Thx!

Are the KISS R2M trades for SPY and QQQ posted on their own webpage?  Or just here in the forums?

Question for @matt about the KISS system and dividends.

Today the KISS HP system shows ACWI 78m STS stop at $140.26 with the position going flat at 140.02 — so there will be no further STS updates until it gets another reentry signal. 

However, today (Dec 16) happens to be the ex-dividend date with a $1+ payout so my broker automatically lowered my stop from $140.26 by that amount.  So that revised stop has not been hit.

So I’m still in the position but there won’t be any further STS updates because it thinks it’s closed out. 

Shouldn’t the KISS system account for these ex-dividend days (by adjusting STS stops downwards)  because price action due to ex-dividend adjustments is not due to changes in the underlying buyer/seller demand?

Thoughts?

Okay thanks.  I'll try a different browser.  It was failing on both Firefox/Mac and on Safari/iOS for me.

The KISS tables (which show STS stops etc) are also throwing 500 errors for me:

https://breakpointtrades.com/sts_table/

https://breakpointtrades.com/sts_premium/

Are they working on your end?

The KISS Server has been throwing 500 Internal Server Error messages for the last few hours...

The Good news is that the service is gaining a bigger audience.

The Bad news is that this seems to be happening more and more as the service becomes more popular. Last week the intraday SMS alerts arrived as a flurry well after market close while the web pages were inaccessible most of the day.

Can you share your server upgrade plans? Thx!

Any idea when the KISS Daily/Weekly charts will be updated?  Still showing the same values as on Nov 13th/7th.

thx!

Excellent—thx!

Will the Daily KISS systems be updated today? (Oct 21)

Thx!

@Matt, SQQQ gapped past my Stop Limit order today, which raises the question:

- For HP intraday KISS positions, does the system assume you're using Stop Market orders instead?  

For obvious reasons, Stop Market overnight orders make me a little nervous, but Stop Limits expose you to scenarios like today's where a gap-down bypasses your Ask price.

Thoughts?  What is the relative frequency of suboptimal execution when using Stop Limits vs Stop Markets on these intraday KISS systems?  Which scenario is more common?  Gaps or liquidity spikes?

.../j

@steveo I believe DS stands for Daily System (computed on Daily candles) Which is why we never know for sure whether it’s triggering until the market closes each day.

…. /john 

Where is this combo system found on the site. Been looking all over for it. Thx!

What’s the preferred way to request new ETFs to be added to the KISS system?

Thanks, I’ll take a look 

What trade algorithm Back-Testing platform would you recommend?  Trade station is not available here in Canada so looking for other options. Programming language does not matter.  Thx!

Just to clarify, this PUT you're buying is out of the money?

The difference between Recession and Depression is the extent of the job losses.  The flippant answer is "when your neighbour loses their job, it's a recession; when *you* lose your job, it's a depression".

Canadian BackTesting Platforms?

What are those of you in Canada using as your trading platform?  Are you using a separate charting platform?  Is there anything equivalent to TradeStation (for backtesting algorithms)?

Currently I'm using TC2000 to chart and generate some custom trade signals, and Scotia iTrade to manually enter those trades.  No quantitative backtesting available with this setup though.

Anyone?  Thanks!

.../john