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Old 11-14-2007, 09:46 PM
wickedgoodtrader wickedgoodtrader is offline
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Default Re: Trading Dow Futures.. Is my system +EV?

ok then back test it for me. I've never seen how a backtest works but how do you get the computer to understand what kind of trend is occurring. Like a long black candlestick doesn't necessarily mean a downtrend.. however when it breaks below recent support it usually does. Seems like an awful lot of variables to have recognized.

So if good poker players make bad traders do good traders make bad poker players? I think a good poker player is versatile and can maneuver as needed. He learned the game of poker well. To do so shows a certain type of intelligence that I believe a good trader would consist of.
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