Question on Trade Systems -

    Posted by z0ned on 12th of Sep 2022 at 06:10 pm

    Question on Trade Systems - When you publish trade systems stats (like earlier this evening), are those stats just on trades as generated by the systems?  Or do they include trades where you decided that, for example, the system was exiting too early and so you stay in the trade even when the system says exit?  TIA.

    I'm pretty sure it includes

    Posted by mastermind on 12th of Sep 2022 at 06:17 pm

    I'm pretty sure it includes discretionary modifications. That being the case, Matt's judgment generally adds to the profits vs. pure system performance.

    the static images showing the

    Posted by matt on 12th of Sep 2022 at 07:53 pm

    the static images showing the statistics for the sub systems in those sections do NOT include any discretionary exit, they are pure TS system reports. 

    OK, sorry. My mistake. I

    Posted by mastermind on 12th of Sep 2022 at 08:00 pm

    OK, sorry. My mistake. I must have been referring to the wrong spreadsheets.

    the image of the statistics

    Posted by matt on 12th of Sep 2022 at 06:13 pm

    the image of the statistics are from the systems reports. The trade table listed on the website is where we exited - which you guys overthink things too much. On Friday I received an email from someone concerned that being able to trust the stats on the website.

    guys - I rarely hold system trades outside of the systems. Last week was an exception because I felt the market would push higher - and my decision was the correct one. 

    Got it - thanks.

    Posted by z0ned on 12th of Sep 2022 at 06:26 pm

    Got it - thanks.

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