I just go by what the chart tells me, my program automatically
puts the buy/sell arrows on the chart and so I don't have to guess
or think about it. That's one problem with doing the systems
manually or visually, but if it's programmed, there is no
guessing.
Anyway, the MA's crossed on the close 15:45, that's 15 min
before the day closed, it will enter the trade. Now if the
MA's crossed at 16:00, then it would not enter the trade, it would
instead enter in the morning.
Over the long run, these don't happen that often, and so even if
you entered the next day instead of today etc, the systems
performance would not drastically change i.e. maybe it would go
from a 2 year gain of 900% to a 2 year gain of 870%, big deal.
day to day, yes it could be quite different results, but these
example don't happen very often and In the long run probably won't
make substantial differences i.e you are not going to turn a system
that made 900% to one that only made 500%. If the MA crosses at or
before 15 min before the close, then take the trade that day, if
it's later, then take it the next day.
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I just go by what
The SRS swing Systems went short
Posted by matt on 24th of Sep 2009 at 08:41 pm
I just go by what the chart tells me, my program automatically puts the buy/sell arrows on the chart and so I don't have to guess or think about it. That's one problem with doing the systems manually or visually, but if it's programmed, there is no guessing.
Anyway, the MA's crossed on the close 15:45, that's 15 min before the day closed, it will enter the trade. Now if the MA's crossed at 16:00, then it would not enter the trade, it would instead enter in the morning.
Over the long run, these don't happen that often, and so even if you entered the next day instead of today etc, the systems performance would not drastically change i.e. maybe it would go from a 2 year gain of 900% to a 2 year gain of 870%, big deal.
srs
Posted by rkelman on 25th of Sep 2009 at 02:30 am
so on your comment if you bought the srs and the end of the day or tomorrow it would not make that much difference?
day to day, yes it
Posted by matt on 25th of Sep 2009 at 02:38 am
day to day, yes it could be quite different results, but these example don't happen very often and In the long run probably won't make substantial differences i.e you are not going to turn a system that made 900% to one that only made 500%. If the MA crosses at or before 15 min before the close, then take the trade that day, if it's later, then take it the next day.