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To: Tom Trader who wrote (29289)	11/24/1997 12:21:00 PM
From: ViperChick Secret Agent 006.9	Respond to of 58727

well TT is off hiking..but folk we are getting close...start watching your points on where you will make a move...where is father time with his goosing?

To: Tom Trader who wrote (29289)	11/24/1997 1:18:00 PM
From: Fred Weiss	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 58727

Tom, would you mind sharing something with me regarding TradeStation? I have never been happy with the results of backtesting with regard to exiting strategies. I've tried all sorts of combinations of the built in stops and targets. What usually happens is a large amount of exits on the day of entry that seem to ignore what I think I'm instructing the program to do. In fact, I have found that I can get a backtest on any variable to be 100% profitable by using just a trailing stop, which, of course, simply indicates that I'm not doing it right. Do you use any of the automatic exiting features of the program or do you write your own instructions? Would you mind sharing some examples with me when you have time? Fred