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- chartguy replied Aug 20, 2007
Of course it is much harder to make it back when you are not doubling up. You can wait to get to B/E and take it off. I actually look at my most recent set of trades and try to take it off when that most recent add totals +$1000. If you look at my ...
- chartguy replied Aug 17, 2007
Safe Mode login at IBFX Login : 1471272 Investor : trb5rpk
- chartguy replied Aug 17, 2007
The demo that was not in safe mode blew up. I will get the login for you to monitor the safe mode version. That one hit a high of $127k and is now at about $117k in safe mode. It's on my other computer so it will be awhile before I post it. I will ...
- chartguy replied Aug 16, 2007
Yup - My stress test of not using safe mode blew up. My safe mode test is still showing a 15% profit since 5/18. Down 12% from the highs.
- chartguy replied Aug 15, 2007
Ho Hum - Is the Carry Trade still blowing up? I didn't notice...... This is the mixed account.
- chartguy replied Aug 10, 2007
New equity highs on the secondary basket. This one started 5/18 with $100k. So almost 10% a month so far.
- chartguy replied Aug 10, 2007
Sounds like you didn't do something right. My non-safe mode dropped huge amounts but recovered to new equity highs. I am only $3k under a new equity high of $123k. In safe mode you might have seen a drop of 5% with one add near the lows. Shows the ...
- chartguy replied Aug 10, 2007
Download the rules pdf in post #1 and read it. It will explain safe/conservative mode for when the carry trade is blowing up like it is now.
- chartguy replied Aug 9, 2007
The account touched $123k last night PST time. It then hit $122k and I added a .40 lot. When it gets to $119k I will add a .80 lot
- chartguy replied Aug 9, 2007
-$1000 from the previous equity high....... not net from the starting balance. Read the rules again and this will explain it. If the account goes from $100k to $104k and then drop to $103k then you add.
- chartguy replied Aug 9, 2007
See post 149
- chartguy replied Aug 8, 2007
Close it and then do what? If I re-open right away then I am in the same boat I just got out of by paid extra spread. If I wait for it to go down to where it would have dropped $1000 and re-enter that could work. But I also could miss out on money ...
- chartguy replied Aug 8, 2007
It doesn't need to get to a new high based on symmetrical leverage. If unit 1 loses $1000 and you add two units....... then the core unit only needs to gain 33% of the original amount it lost to get the account back to break even. If the unit gains ...
- chartguy replied Aug 8, 2007
No I do not. I look at the equity amount (combined open and closed) to determine when to add, not the core position. When the equity goes down $1000 from a high, then add. Does that help?
- chartguy replied Aug 7, 2007
That is impossible to know or answer. The less amount of pairs I think the more dangerous it becomes as you are less diversified. That of course is just my opinion, but it would seem to be correct.
- chartguy replied Aug 6, 2007
New equity highs in the demo for the "non-safe mode" Closed trades = $20,438 (20.438%) Open Trades = $1,435 Total = $21,873 So 21.873% in 4 months to the day almost. 5.468% a month during a decent unwind. Not great, not bad.
- chartguy replied Aug 6, 2007
We may be in safe mode for a VERY long time. This is not a good thing for the bull market. Cramer is a perma bull who thinks you should always BUY BUY BUY. Seems a little worried now eh? video =
- chartguy replied Aug 5, 2007
End of page 4 and through page 5 in the rules document.
- chartguy replied Aug 4, 2007
Read the rules and you will see there is a safe mode that should have been implemented. I did not use it while the market was dictating I should on the demo because I wanted to stress test it. One should not evaluate the merits of the method based ...
- chartguy replied Aug 4, 2007
That is correct. I buy it. Some may sell it to get less exposure for whatever reason. The power is not in which basket to buy.... it's in looking at all the pairs as one trade.