I know I've been struggling to describe this system to you guys,
partly because it's MUCH SIMPLER than it sounds!
Here's one final attempt.
It's a simple stop-and-reverse.
It has one parameter X%, which is a trailing stop.
You enter a long position with a trailing stop. When the
trailing stop is hit, you reverse and go short with the same
trailing stop. When the short stop is hit, you go long. Rinse and
repeat.
You mark the highest point of the long trade as the swing high
and the lowest point of the short trade as the swing low.
The only catch is that you don't do this with a stop order but
on the close of each 15m bar. If you do it with a stop order you
will get stopped out much too often.
Now add a profit target and a (looser) real stop loss and you
are set.
I have it programmed but I am cautious about the trades. Today
I'm only trading FAS, which went long. SKF is short but I don't
want to be too bullish after yesterday. I closed out my ES, SKF and
FAZ positions this morning.
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Alt mech systems explained
Posted by unsane on 11th of Feb 2009 at 09:33 am
I know I've been struggling to describe this system to you guys, partly because it's MUCH SIMPLER than it sounds!
Here's one final attempt.
It's a simple stop-and-reverse.
It has one parameter X%, which is a trailing stop.
You enter a long position with a trailing stop. When the trailing stop is hit, you reverse and go short with the same trailing stop. When the short stop is hit, you go long. Rinse and repeat.
You mark the highest point of the long trade as the swing high and the lowest point of the short trade as the swing low.
The only catch is that you don't do this with a stop order but on the close of each 15m bar. If you do it with a stop order you will get stopped out much too often.
Now add a profit target and a (looser) real stop loss and you are set.
unsane -- thanks very much.
Posted by Michael on 11th of Feb 2009 at 09:46 am
unsane -- thanks very much. Do you have it programmed or are you managing the trades?
I have it programmed but
Posted by unsane on 11th of Feb 2009 at 10:11 am
I have it programmed but I am cautious about the trades. Today I'm only trading FAS, which went long. SKF is short but I don't want to be too bullish after yesterday. I closed out my ES, SKF and FAZ positions this morning.