@VEEFX -- thanks for understanding. And, yes, when @George speaks we all take notice...

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Hey @VEEFX -- appreciate your presence here and input. But as I requested -- please avoid injecting different methodologies. You can see how quickly a thread devolves into many different directions.

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My fault for going down the path of EA builders -- totally unrelated to this thread and deserving of its own. It started with a discussion of whether or not Demo accounts are useful and when or when not to use them. When you ask @RickM for which EA ...

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@Robot Trader -- holy smokes, that is very cool!!! I think what this shows is the strategy performs better or worse depending on the Mean and Std Deviation. The Mean and Std Deviation depend on the current market conditions and price data. If ...

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Hi Rick -- thanks for the additional insight into your approach. When I was building portfolio EAs I spent most of the time calibrating, running, recalibrating. I never paid attention to different cycles. If a strategy performed well then it ...

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@Robot Trader -- correct. What I meant by "discretionary" are the rules stored in your head. I picked-up the use of "discretionary" from @George's thread and understood him to mean the rules that your brain uses to make decisions -- which are far ...

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Just like in real-life, whether or not to use a Demo account comes down to trade-offs -- i.e. there are pros and cons. As a trader, weigh the pros and cons for a particular situation and the correct decision should be clear. @RickM trades portfolio ...

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Hey @RickM -- all I can say is you've got balls taking a picture like that next to a NYPD vehicle... And, yes, horse photos are allowed -- but only for you (of you ??)

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@Pip-Miner -- yep, that's me on the left. Except I can assure you my farts don't stink -- trust me... Thanks for the chuckle...

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@RickM -- Are you kidding? Go for it -- I live to rattle chains. YES, YES, YES...

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My friend @Nih98 -- please, please forgive me. In my haste I didn't include you as one of the main contributors in my rant two posts ago. My sincere apologies. I use your tools all the time. I value your advice, your charts, your explanations, your ...

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Look it -- my response to @Pip-Miner was blunt, but don't take it too seriously. As long as people are interested in figuring out how best to trade in the face of the MM's manipulation then I'll keep moving this thread forward. And I know a lot of ...

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@Pip-Miner -- regarding "selfish reasons" -- I'm just being upfront. Why are you here? Do you send your profits to the Red Cross or an orphanage in India? I'm here for the same reason everyone else is. The only difference is that I'm spending more ...

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@Pip-Miner -- I was onboard until you included me as a "gentleman and master trader" -- I'm neither, but I'm working on it. Also, I'm not looking to be "buttered-up". I appreciate being able to do something that helps, but I'm also in it for selfish ...

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@Robot Trader -- well said. You've done a good job getting your point across. I was hungry and grumpy -- my apologies. After taking my dog for a walk I settled down.

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@Nih98 -- if you ever get tired of trading you should go into comedy...

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I think you just put a big smile on @George's face (and mine, as well)...

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Yes. Once I accepted this as the explanation, then other observations began to fall into place. When I raised the issue a few posts back it was because @Robot Trader brought up "Sharks". As my trading and understanding has evolved, I've moved away ...

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I think we all recognize the MM has access to more information and resources than we do. Is this a crime or injustice? I don't know. I recently leased a new pickup truck. I had to negotiate a price with a salesman. Did he know more than me about how ...

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So -- this is where the discussion will end. When someone puts words in my mouth and then uses them to further their argument -- then I'm done. I never condoned -- I simply said I view the market as data patterns. And I didn't call MM manipulation a ...

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