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My dictionary says a genius is a person with EXCEPTIONALLY GREAT creative or intellectual powers i.e. something more than just great.
IMO we use the word far too readily in modern society ... I reserve it for someone who makes a mark on the World stage, like Da Vinci, Einstein. Mozart etc.
I don't think stock market trading qualifies as a great endeavour that is significant to world events but the only 'trader' I know who stands head and shoulders above the rest is Ralph Vince.
In my trading I have benefited off the back of Vince, software developers, forum members and other traders etc and then springled in some of my own work, of a minor nature.
It is quite normal to have, and use, our creative faculties and to be influenced by the work of our peers ..... "no man/woman is an island".
Herman - yes, that's right ... someone said something about 'the little children" :-)
--- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, reinsley <reinsley@xxx> wrote:
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> And the definition of a genius is that he is in advance in his time.
> That implies that he serves nothing...
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> :)
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> Herman a écrit :
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> > And it takes a simpleton to see what no one else sees ;-)
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> > herman
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> > Thursday, April 2, 2009, 11:09:58 PM, you wrote:
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> >> A smart engineer can figure out a complicated solution to a problem.
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> >> It takes a true genius to find a simple elegant solution. ;-)
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> >> BR,
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> >> Dennis
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> >
> >> On Apr 2, 2009, at 10:57 PM, brian_z111 wrote:
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> >> >> - I have a free website that offers a small sampler of my trading
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> >> >> >flavour (it is new site and only a part time hobby)
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> > >>> http://zboard.wordpress.com/ <http://zboard.wordpress.com/>
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> >> > BTW the Zboard is where I post as much of my original trading
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> >> > philosophy as I can, time permitting, without giving away the
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> >> > material that is of core value to me ..... it is supplemented by
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> >> > bits and pieces (resource links etc).
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> >> > Don't be fooled into thinking I am a simpleton just because my
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> >> > approach is simplistic...... I could be but the proof requires
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> >> > further evidence!
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> >
> >> > --- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
> > "brian_z111" <brian_z111@> wrote:
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> >> >> For me AB is an environment (software, forum, developer,
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> >> >> associates)..... since trading today is synonomous with computer
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> >> >> trading the combination keeps me in touch with, and gives me
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> >> >> insight into, trading and the trading community.
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> >> >> IMO, while all of the best traders in the world aren't necessarily
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> >> >> in the forum, AB owners are a cross section of the cream of the
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> >> >> trading crop ..... however, based on the number of users == approx
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> >> >> 9000 (Tomasz has confirmed that forum members approximtes the no.
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> >> >> of users) the majority of them are silent (there is rumoured to be
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> >> >> a large contingent of fund managers/institutional traders but
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> >> >> Tomasz hasn't confirmed that in the forum to my knowledge).... so
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> >> >> by inference I consider 'I have a line' to stay in touch with what
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> >> >> is going on in the world of trading.
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> >> >> By it's nature AB attracts algorithmic traders and people with an
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> >> >> IT background or interest.
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> >> >> Judging by the discussions, between those AB'ers who do talk,
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> >> >> mechanical system trading is a common interest .... almost a 'rite
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> >> >> of passage' in fact ....even 'discretionary traders' are measured
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> >> >> by their rejection of, or juxtaposition to MST.
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> >> >> I think you can also draw a line through the AB trading community
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> >> >> by referencing the three main areas of specialization, and the AB
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> >> >> mentors associated with them:
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> >> >> Howard Bandy - Quantitative Analysis ... walk forward backtesting.
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> >> >> Herman van den Bergen - autotrading.
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> >> >> Fred Tonetti - Intelligent Optimization.
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> >> >> The following site is substantially built on Herman's, and his
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> >> >> partner Al Venosa's, contributions and also includes an intro to
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> >> >> Fred's work (see item 12 in the Contents list ... Fred also has
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> >> >> downloadable files in the file section of this board).
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> > >>> http://www.amibroker.org/userkb/ <http://www.amibroker.org/userkb/>
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> >> >> Howard has his own site:
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> > >>> http://www.quantitativetradingsystems.com/book.html
> > <http://www.quantitativetradingsystems.com/book.html>
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> >> >> My approach isn't that relevant to many since it is based on my
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> >> >> temperament, skill set, objectives, capital and where I live etc:
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> >> >> - I am a small capital freelance trader (semi-retired at 52 but not
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> >> >> on trading money).
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> >> >> - I have used AB primarily to develop my trading philosophies and
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> >> >> strategies.
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> >> >> - I have my own unique style.
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> >> >> - I am not an algorithmic trader.
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> >> >> - I use a set of mental rules so I am not a discretionary trader
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> >> >> but I would look like one to any trader looking over my shoulder
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> >> >> when I trade.
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> >> >> - I have stock selection criteria .. for some strategies I scan EOD
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> >> >> data afterhours to chose a stock or watchlist for the next days
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> >> >> intraday trading..... I can just as easily trade an index or a
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> >> >> commodity as a spot price 'index' (don't like futures with expiry
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> >> >> dates etc).
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> >> >> - I mainly trade intraday or short term (I believe in high
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> >> >> frequency trading for statistical smoothing of equity).
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> >> >> - I can trade without AB, or any indicators on the chart if I want
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> >> >> to, in fact I think it is better not to use any..... this is very
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> >> >> handy because I can trade with any broker who provides an online RT
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> >> >> chart (I don't need to apply indicators in the brokers platform so
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> >> >> I can select my broker for 'business' reasons and not software
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> >> >> needs).
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> >> >> - If I do use an 'indicator' they are more of a visual cue than a
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> >> >> true indicator.
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> >> >> - I believe in mental training (training the trading mind) and I
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> >> >> like to use AB for that ... consistent hours per week looking at
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> >> >> charts and practising ... especially the stocks that I didn't
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> >> >> follow that day OR other instruments to get some variety into my
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> >> >> training
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> >> >> - I prefer to trade stocks, or stock derivatives (Australia or
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> >> >> Europe), but I can trade anything (however I don't need to or want
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> >> >> to trade other instruments/markets) e.g the US is the best market
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> >> >> to trade but I live in Australia and don't want to work after
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> >> >> approx midnight (my time).
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> >> >> - I use my own wave 'theory' (if it could be called that) and view
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> >> >> the markets as being almost random.
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> >> >> - My overall style is simplistic but what went into is complex in
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> >> >> that it encompasses a lot of subtle ideas developed over a long
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> >> >> period of time and combined into a single method.
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> >> >> - I have spent most of my time in AB looking at charts (80%) and
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> >> >> the rest testing strategies.
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> >> >> - I seldom run the backtester although I did a lot of BT in
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> >> >> Metastock before moving to AB (I do most of my strategy testing
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> >> >> using indicators and Exporations with occassional use of Excel for
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> >> >> record keeping and charting).
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> >> >> - If I use AB live at all it is only to run charts that correspond
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> >> >> to my brokers charts (cross checking or different timeframes etc
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> >> >> for visual cues that I can't get on my brokers Java platform).
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> >> >> - I have no interface from AB to my broker at all.
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> >> >> - My Aus based broker is the one who most meets my needs (no
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> >> >> foreign bank exposure, no interest charge on same day trades, high
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> >> >> leverage, trade with a palm device if needed, multi-national and
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> >> >> multi-instruments on one platform with the main ones in Aussie
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> >> >> dollars == no forex exposure or management).... can't have all of
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> >> >> that and use AB!
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> >> >> - I don't have a need to learn most of the things that I take an
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> >> >> interest in via this forum ... I continue to learn to keep my
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> >> >> options open and keep me flexible and alert.
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> >> >> - I don't have much need for further development of systems etc.
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> >> >> - AB is my last stockmarket program ... I will retire from here.
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> >> >> - I am interested in the R project because I like open source and
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> >> >> it has a very good basis to develop trading applications on ... I
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> >> >> might do some hobby development over there in the future.... AB has
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> >> >> an R plugin too (donated by Patrick).
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> >> >> - IMO looking for successful trading systems or strategies is like
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> >> >> looking for a needle in a haystack .... I can count the strategies
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> >> >> that work, that I know of, on one hand.
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> >> >> - I am out of step with the trading status quo .... most of it is
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> >> >> smoke and mirrors and very seductive at that.
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> >> >> - I have a free website that offers a small sampler of my trading
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> >> >> flavour (it is new site and only a part time hobby)
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> > >>> http://zboard.wordpress.com/ <http://zboard.wordpress.com/>
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> >> >> Thought for the day:
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> >> >> "In Japan all English research is translated into Japanese.
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> >> >> In the US only 5% of Japanese research is translated into English."
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> >> >> Sang Wang.
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> >> >> --- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
> > "Conrad Joach" <consolejoker@>
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> >> >> wrote:
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> >> >>> Do most AB users actually trade with AB or is it used mostly for
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> >> >>> research? And do most users focus on equities or are there a fair
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> >> >>> number of FX, futures and commodities traders who use AB?
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> >> >>> Are people using AB in concert with some other platform or
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> >> >>> application or do most AB users rely on AB solely for their
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> >> >>> research and trading needs?
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> >> >>> Are most users individual/active traders or are there any
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> >> >>> institutional firms that are using it in their research or trading
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> >> >>> pipeline?
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> >> >>> It would be interesting to get a feel for what the userland is
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> >> >>> like for AB. It seems like a very diverse and wide audience from
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> >> >>> some of the posts on this forum.
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