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Re: Building a Model



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The Code wrote:

> Robyn even a bear market does not go strait down. You can make money to
> the long side of a bear market. See the attached system results? You
> need to start digging girl cause I gave this away and it fits your
> needs. Just pick and click and test and you'll be a mech sys trader.

I didn't see any attached test results with your message - but I'll take
your word for it.  I have my own systems - and I've developed them to catch
longer term up trends in bull markets.  If I ask them to go short instead of
exit - the resulting short trades are pretty bad (especially in the last few
years - since we've had a spectacular bull run).

Unless you're a short term trader (I'm not) - I think it's harder to make
money going short than going long - because the market tends to go up more
often than it goes down.  In any event - I do all my trading in tax deferred
accounts - where I can't go short (unless I want to buy puts - and I don't
like doing options).  Robyn