I have been discussing trading strategy research I have conducted, which examines the relationship between your stop-loss chosen to the profit target chosen. In the past, I have discussed Win Rate and Net Profit – but let’s pause to view the 3 systems’ total trades taken based on the relationship. Please visit my earlier posts…
Earlier, I discussed Win Rate as a factor of Fixed Stop-Loss and Fixed Profit Targets, and I showed how it was easily possible to achieve a 95% win rate… but now it’s time to see if these outcomes lead to net system profitability. Please refer to the earlier post for the full descriptions and parameters…
What is the larger relationship between your stop-loss strategy and your profit target method? I tested three strategies and evaluated the change in win rate – % Profitable Trades – across 400 tests per strategy and present the abbreviated results here. First, let’s define the methods: DIA Daily chart from Jan 1 1998 to May…
Part of being a trader is evolving not only as the market changes, but as you change and learn new information and assimilate that information into what you already know. I’ve shied away from trading futures heavily, because of a lack of experience or comfort with that market, compared to my years of knowledge about…