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Forum: Commodities December 10th, 2012, 02:37 PM
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Posted By pepelucho
I asked because that's what I figured such a...

I asked because that's what I figured such a forum was for, getting information that others might have ahead of you. Yes, I'll eventually figure it out, and when I do, I'll be glad to share slippage...
Forum: Commodities December 10th, 2012, 01:07 PM
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Posted By pepelucho
thanks

thanks for the input, that's pretty much what I've been doing... keeping a very detailed trade log that includes slippage and whether or not it affected the P/L for the trade... nothing significant...
Forum: Commodities December 10th, 2012, 12:56 PM
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Posted By pepelucho
sure, no prob. To be clear, I've only traded...

sure, no prob.

To be clear, I've only traded up to 3 contracts, it remains to be seen how true the trading is to the backtest once I reach something like 10 or 20. I'm guesstimating that I might...
Forum: Commodities December 10th, 2012, 12:54 PM
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Views: 35,288
Posted By pepelucho
why should I share ?

I don't understand why there is this attitude that someone should just share or give away their hard work for others to profit from.

I've spent over 6 years adjusting and perfecting this system,...
Forum: Commodities December 10th, 2012, 12:44 PM
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Views: 35,288
Posted By pepelucho
slippage

yes, I can explain.

there is slippage but it doesn't affect my strategy that much. I find that about half of the trades slip about 1 tick and maybe around 10% of the trades slip 2 ticks. ...
Forum: Commodities December 10th, 2012, 02:43 AM
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Posted By pepelucho
haha

I've been here longer... trust me, this ends here :sleep:
Forum: Commodities December 10th, 2012, 02:31 AM
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Views: 35,288
Posted By pepelucho
boom goes the dynamite

Thanks for the vote of confidence mike !

;-)

I've been day trading this strategy for several years and haven't blown up. I have had to do several re-optimizations throughout time tho, and...
Forum: Commodities December 10th, 2012, 02:07 AM
Replies: 59
Views: 35,288
Posted By pepelucho
I'm not interested in trading anyone's money, and...

I'm not interested in trading anyone's money, and if I were, I already have plenty of friends/family lined up.
But here's proof anyway, 36 month chart...
Forum: Commodities December 10th, 2012, 01:39 AM
Replies: 59
Views: 35,288
Posted By pepelucho
I disagree, I have a strategy that on average...

I disagree, I have a strategy that on average takes 30 to 40 ticks of profit or 15 ticks of loss, and trades about 1 to 3 times a day, which generates 300% per year, and I do worry about what will...
Forum: Commodities December 9th, 2012, 05:36 PM
Replies: 59
Views: 35,288
Posted By pepelucho
volume matters

it should be noted also, that this will depend on the volume level when trades are placed. CL tends to have much higher volume in the first 2 to 3 hours after the open, and like 1 to 2 hours before...
Forum: Commodities December 9th, 2012, 02:14 PM
Replies: 59
Views: 35,288
Posted By pepelucho
I'm wondering how exactly do you translate the...

I'm wondering how exactly do you translate the market depth information into a number of contracts that you can safely trade without affecting the market ?
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