if your system is truly mechanical you should answer the following questions with a yes.
1. do you have a clearly defined entry point that wouldn't change no matter who was trading the system?
2. Do you have a clearly defined stop level that would not change no matter who was trading the system?
3. If high volatility news item was due in 3 seconds and your system signalled an entry would you take it?
4. Do you have a clearly defined way to close your trade that would not change no matter who was trading it?
5. could you tell your 12 year old son what to do to trade the system and his results would be no different to yours?
If you answered truthfully 'yes' to each question then congratulations
you have a truly mechanical system - now you've got to make sure it makes
money - that bit is up to you.
Hope this helps some out there who are struggling away. Know that there
is a light at the end of the tunnel, but it's a bloody long tunnel!
see you at the light end.
1. do you have a clearly defined entry point that wouldn't change no matter who was trading the system?
2. Do you have a clearly defined stop level that would not change no matter who was trading the system?
3. If high volatility news item was due in 3 seconds and your system signalled an entry would you take it?
4. Do you have a clearly defined way to close your trade that would not change no matter who was trading it?
5. could you tell your 12 year old son what to do to trade the system and his results would be no different to yours?
If you answered truthfully 'yes' to each question then congratulations
you have a truly mechanical system - now you've got to make sure it makes
money - that bit is up to you.
Hope this helps some out there who are struggling away. Know that there
is a light at the end of the tunnel, but it's a bloody long tunnel!
see you at the light end.