Hi again,
I have coded the Short Swing Trading (SST) strategy for
AFL. I
backtested it on Ericsson stock (Stockholm exchange) period 2000
until today. Promising results, see appended results (which I will
send if somebody can teach me how to attach a Word document). Time to
paper trade.....
T.O
--- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxps.com,
"t_ohrt" <to56@xxx> wrote:
>
> Well no, I am halfway through
David Graeme-Smiths e-book "Short
Swing
> Trading" after 1½ hours.
Actually I´m halfway through Chande´s book
> too, and that has taken me
weeks because it´s full of examples that
> I´ve also tried to code for
Amibroker, beeing a brand-new user. I
see
> Chandes trading systems
as examples to understand how to develop
and
> test trading
systems, not as examples of winning trading systems as
> such. After
having read at least 30 of the current books on
technical
>
analysis I thing his text is one of the best.
>
>
Regards,
> T.O.
>
> --- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxps.com,
"Ton Sieverding"
> <ton.sieverding@> wrote:
>
>
> > The book you're talking about is called 'Beyond Technical
Analysis'
> from Chande ? Or ...
> >
> >
Regards, Ton.
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
>
> From: t_ohrt
> > To: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxps.com
> > Sent: Sunday, May 27, 2007 6:56 AM
> > Subject:
[amibroker] Re: Ideas for Swing Trading?
> >
> >
>
> Samantha,
> >
> > I´m only half way through the book
yet (and I still have a day
> job:(,
> > but judging from the
text sofar there should be no
discretionary
> > components in
this system. Of course I cannot reveal the actual
> code
> >
without the book author´s permission, but possibly I´ll be able
> to
> > backtest on for example NDX100 stocks for reference. The system
> is
> > EOD only.
> >
> > T. (in Sweden,
but with german ancestors)
> >
> > --- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxps.com,
"samu_trading"
<samu_trading@>
> > wrote:
>
> >
> > > --- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxps.com,
"t_ohrt" <to56@> wrote:
> > >
> > >
Ton,
> > >
> > > May I ask you want you think of the
ebook you just bought?
> > >
> > > Does the method
call for a lot of dicretionary rules which
> usually
> > >
confuse me or is it mechanical and backtestable?
> > >
>
> > Thanks, Samantha
> > >
> > > P.S. I'm from
Germany, but live in the US for some years now.
> > >
>
> >
> > > > Dr Chambers,
> > > >
>
> > > I admit that I mistrusted your recommendation but your
>
emphatic
> > > > response has made my curiousity rise and
therefore I just
> bought
> > > the
> > >
> SST e-book to satisfy it. What the h--k, the cost is tax
> >
> deductable
> > > > where I live so it can´t hurt ;)
However, as I don´t belive
> > > > in "BELIEF" or "ATTITUDE"
but only in facts I will try to
> code
> > the
> >
> > rules in Amibroker if it´s possible and do a proper testing.
>
> > >
> > > > Regards, and hopefully no offense
taken
> > > >
> > > > T.Ohrt
> > >
>
> > > > --- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxps.com,
"dralexchambers"
> > > > <dralexchambers@>
wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > T-ohrt - the
thing you are missing is not your technical
> > > ability,
> > > > but
> > > > > your BELIEF and your
ATTITUDE to new things.
> > > > >
> > > >
> You seem to mistrust my recommendation when in fact you
> nothing
> > > of
> > > > > me, my level of trading
knowledge, this system or my
> > involvement
> > > >
with
> > > > > it (my involvement is none other than my
affiliate link -
> just
> > > to
> > > >
> make that entirely clear).
> > > > >
> > >
> > If you believe that 1% a month is all that is possible,
>
that
> > > will be
> > > > > your reality, and
you will discount ideas that make more
as
> > > >
trickery.
> > > > >
> > > > > If you want
trade lists, further explanations on the
system
> I
> >
> > > recommended - discuss it with David, the author. It is
not
> my
> > > job to
> > > > > divulge a
system that someone else owns.
> > > > >
> > >
> > However, I will say that David's system is very credible
>
and
> > > also
> > > > > very simple. I have
recieved a lot of support from David
> and
> > his
>
> > > > system opened my eyes to swing trading.
> > >
> >
> > > > > I also know of an individual who makes
1% A DAY - and
> publishes
> > > all
> > >
> > his methods and indicators for free, online.
> > > >
>
> > > > > Look for The Rumpled One at:
> >
> > >
> > > > > www.kreslik.com.
> >
> > >
> > > > > I am currently porting his work
over to Amibroker on that
> site.
> > > > >
>
> > > > And yes, once again - it is all FREE, and you definately
> won't
> > > find
> > > > > it in your
"Beyond Technical Analysis" book.
> > > > >
> >
> > > AC
> > > > >
> > > >
>
> >
> >
>