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True, but I believe Patrick's question goes to Mark's claim. That is, what is
Mark's definition...
And given Mark's certainty, I'd like to know what his definition is as well.
knyyt wrote:
> > How would I go about calculating the exact trending and
> > chopping range for each market (or just one market)? How do
> > you define a trending or chopping range?
>
> I would think this would depend on each traders definition of what is a
> trend to him/her, and also slightly specifically to the time-frame him/her
> was trading in.
>
> > What do you base the odds of using a trending method vs. a
> > chop method upon? Is this risk of ruin? What are the inputs
> > needed to calculate this and what is the formula for
> > calculating it?
> >
>
> I would base my returns against the S&P's buy and hold returns. If it
> was less then buy and hold, why the hell am i trading would be my thinking.
> If i did better, then that affirms that my trading is worthwhile.
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