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Not that I recall.  Only what's posted under the Statistics tab.

As of the last completed trade (May 31), the percentages are roughly 64/24/8/4:

1-entry: 167
2-entry: 62
3-entry: 22
4-entry: 10

my post from May 14:

There were 251 total trades.  145 were 1-entry trades.  68 were 2-entry trades.  24 were 3-entry trades.  14 were 4-entry trades.

Whenever there was a 1st entry signal:
It was a 1-entry trade 58% of the time (145/251).
It was a 2-entry trade 27%...(68/251)
It was a 3-entry trade 9%...
It was a 4-entry trade 6%...

Whenever there was a 1st entry signal AND a 2nd entry signal:
It was a 2-entry trade 64% of the time (68/(68+24+14)).
It was a 3-entry trade 23%...
It was a 4-entry trade 13%...

Whenever there was a 1st entry signal AND a 2nd entry signal AND a 3rd entry signal:
It was a 3-entry trade 63% of the time (24/(24+14)).
It was a 4-entry trade 37% of the time (14/(24+14)).

No matter which entry signal you are talking about (1st, 2nd, or 3rd),  it was followed by another entry signal about 35% to 40% of the time.

Or...

My entry strategy going forward

Posted by yojimbo on 3rd of Jun 2011 at 09:41 am

if someone doesn't have the ability to trade after hours, the price of SPY has often gone below the official entry price (longs) in the days after the official entry date - see the trade examples.  If you don't get in on the official entry date, simply enter on a later day if the price goes below the official entry price (assuming the trade is still on).  Your trade result will be at least as good as the official trade result. 

Susan - if I may -

Why changed from 150 to 300 shares

Posted by yojimbo on 31st of May 2011 at 11:46 am

Susan - if I may - Trade #396 was the 2nd entry of a multi-entry trade, which is a 20% allocation (150 shares).  Trade #395 was the 1st entry, with a 40% allocation (290 shares).  Trade #397 was also a 1st entry, with a 40% allocation (300 shares).

yes - an e-mail was sent around noon EST.

Good one, Steve

GLUU Update

Posted by yojimbo on 26th of May 2011 at 12:45 pm

Just don't get too "attached" to this stock.

Averaging down is common for

futures...

Posted by yojimbo on 25th of May 2011 at 09:41 am

Averaging down is common for the multi-entry system.  40% of the trades have averaged down.

You must not be a hockey fan and/or are too young to remember Tim Horton.

iewdat - I should have

SPY Trade Alert

Posted by yojimbo on 21st of May 2011 at 11:30 am

iewdat - I should have said 'sell short' range.  Good thing I'm not in charge.  Smile

iwedat - As you were unable

SPY Trade Alert

Posted by yojimbo on 21st of May 2011 at 10:56 am

iwedat - As you were unable to access the forum for a time (understandably), you may not know that by the time the 3rd email was sent, numerous posts had been made seeking clarification of the precise price levels.  Also, email recipients may have been replying to BPT seeking clarification.  At that point, sending another email may not have made the situation any better.  And, as you noted, another factor may have been that SPY remained below the lower limit of the ‘buy’ range for the last hour of the day.  I’m sure your comments will be taken into consideration by those in charge, as they have already stated their commitment to helping us navigate the complexities inherent in a new product launch.  In any case, I believe, as stated below, that the notifications will soon be as clear as day, and we'll all look back at these early ones and have a good laugh.  Have a good weekend!

Good job, Dad !!!

Baby Pictures

Posted by yojimbo on 20th of May 2011 at 04:13 pm

Good job, Dad !!!

roamingjan - As I understand

SPY system comments

Posted by yojimbo on 18th of May 2011 at 06:23 pm

roamingjan - As I understand it, Matt is not contemplating turning off the shallow pullback system completely, which is what his printscreens are comparing.  Rather he is thinking of adding a rule which will ignore the sell signal from the shallow pullback system IF the deeper pullback system gives a buy signal on the same day, as happened on Monday.

Matt - you know this

SPY system comments

Posted by yojimbo on 18th of May 2011 at 04:25 pm

Matt - you know this system better than any of us, so if you think adding this logic to the system will improve it, then go ahead by all means.  We do not have as deep an understanding as you of how it all works together.

My trade count may be

Follow the system

Posted by yojimbo on 14th of May 2011 at 01:42 pm

My trade count may be slightly off as I was getting bleary-eyed trying to distinguish blue from blue-gray from mauve.  Close enough for jazz.

zwyss - I suspect we will

Follow the system

Posted by yojimbo on 14th of May 2011 at 11:41 am

zwyss - I suspect we will never know if there are "better" first entry calls than others.  In any case, you can estimate the chances you mention by looking at the trade history.  There were 251 total trades.  145 were 1-entry trades.  68 were 2-entry trades.  24 were 3-entry trades.  14 were 4-entry trades.

Whenever there was a 1st entry signal:
It was a 1-entry trade 58% of the time (145/251).
It was a 2-entry trade 27%...(68/251)
It was a 3-entry trade 9%...
It was a 4-entry trade 6%...

Whenever there was a 1st entry signal AND a 2nd entry signal:
It was a 2-entry trade 64% of the time (68/(68+24+14)).
It was a 3-entry trade 23%...
It was a 4-entry trade 13%...

Whenever there was a 1st entry signal AND a 2nd entry signal AND a 3rd entry signal:
It was a 3-entry trade 63% of the time (24/(24+14)).
It was a 4-entry trade 37% of the time (14/(24+14)).

So no matter which entry signal you are talking about (1st, 2nd, or 3rd),  it was followed by another entry signal about 35% to 40% of the time.

That reminds me of what

Follow the system

Posted by yojimbo on 13th of May 2011 at 04:37 pm

That reminds me of what mutual fund companies say about trying to time the market, e.g. "Missing just a few of the best days in the market can have a dramatic negative effect on overall portfolio results".  What they conveniently fail to mention is the dramatic positive impact of missing a few of the worst days.  My money is on Matt's system.  It has beaten "buy and hold" by a country mile.  Knock me down and call me a lemming!

cubby - only 500 of

System Psychology, etc

Posted by yojimbo on 11th of May 2011 at 06:08 pm

cubby - only 500 of them subscribed to the SPY swing system.  ;)

Ours is not to reason

System Psychology, etc

Posted by yojimbo on 11th of May 2011 at 05:20 pm

Ours is not to reason why,
Ours is but to obey the sell and buy (signals).
Into the land of Prosperity
Ride the five hundred.
(with apologies to Tennyson)

giddyup!

Look at the Trade History and/or Trade Examples for the multi-entry system.  For long trades, whenever there is more than one entry, the 2nd entry price is always lower than the 1st entry price, and the 3rd entry price is always lower than the 2nd, and the 4th entry price is always lower than the 3rd.  The system has always averaged down - it has never averaged up.  The reverse is true for short trades.

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