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Strategies & Market Trends : Systems, Strategies and Resources for Trading Futures -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Gary E who wrote (14261)	1/30/1999 10:31:00 AM
From: SE	Respond to of 44573

HG, I think I will let the system master handle this one. Tom you reading this? A system, in my mind, is any set of indicators or parameters that you have put together that will signal a long or a short trade. It can be moving averages, MACD, Stochastics, ADX, P-Stops, volatility break-out...whatever. There are some good books on systems and maybe that is the best place to start. Generally I think it is best to get ideas from all over and then bring to the table what you are comfortable with and what works for you. You might wish to check out: traderclub.com I have several things I have tried, some work, some don't. I read somewhere that if NH>NL+40 and ADV>DECL+100 then buy the SPX. Sell if the reverse is true....well I played with it and did not like it. In fact I found other numbers produced better results, but I still don't use that system. Anything I have tried I have learned from the posts on SI and then put them together in my own way and put my own spin on them. Heck, even a MACD crossover is a system if you follow it religiously. I bet you can create a MACD crossover system with money management stops (something like, stop at -10, take profit at +25 or some variation thereof) and have a successful system. I have not done so, but it would not be too difficult I don't think. -Scott