I’ve tested many strategies on futures with spread 1 tick (!) and commission costs 0,5 tick and I can confidently say that all the strategies give 0 before deducting spread and commission, best strategies give zero after deducting. In my opinion ...

Are trading costs the main reason of losses in trading?

I backtested hundreds trading systems on Forex and Futures. As mentioned above, more important than time is trade’s quantity. Just to make sure that the system is one more shit, you should get backtest for 10 years and not less than 1000 trades ...

How much backtesting is enough?

Of course possible. Maybe even over one month. With such a risk through 100 trades, your deposit will be ruined with 100% probability.

1% to 3% Per Day? All things are Possible

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What do you do when the market is closed?

Hi, Some facts for your discussion. Do you ever hear about Collective2? There is a table with traders’ performance. Look, I filtered only by Strategy Age (more 500 days) image Note, if you see over 80% profitable trades, it means that the ...

(binned per thread starter's request) Profit in Forex is IMPOSSIB

Fear is a consequence of uncertainty and market is a quintessence of uncertainty. I think there are two main points to conquer fear: 1. Adopt a high probability of total collapse. Use money management to hold out a little longer. Don’t use ...

How do you learn to trust yourself in trading?