NT8 Performance Analysis Thoughts

NexusFi · 2017-08-22T17:35:10-04:00

Because your Avg time in a market was 121min. A popular sub $300 stock could move $1-2 within that period. If your min position is 500 units and the stock is moving $1-2 dollars, you could be +/- $500-1k. So your Avg winning/ losing trade is going to be much greater than what you have reported. How do you intend to get 10:1 margin from Trade Station? I assume your account size must be in the low six figures. I see your point. 121min is not by any means a fixed number. The range is more like 1min to several …

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Updated August 22, 2017

NT8 Performance Analysis Thoughts

August 22nd, 2017, 05:35 PM	#21 (permalink)
ShatteredX Houston, TX Elite Member Experience: Intermediate Platform: Python Trading: NQ Posts: 97 since Apr 2016 Thanks Given: 133 Thanks Received: 96	Thanks. It's been optimized to historical data though so the profit doesn't really mean much, of course. Yeah, I use NT Brokerage and lease NT, so CME futures are $4-5 per round trip per contract for commissions. I guess I really have no idea how commissions work with Forex so I'm not sure how that compares with futures when you factor in leverage, etc.