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Originally Posted by --Id--
As I resurrected the forward vs backward battle, I would like to end it.
For those who, as myself, couldn't understand the major flaws of back testing, here is something that might clarify things:
http://www.metaquotes.net/experts/articles/tester_intro
So I keep up with forward, but less aggressive settings. |
Ditto that. Anyway, its only a discussion. Glad you enjoy it. 1 more thing i need to emphasise again here is, the slippage on live account and demo account is greatly different.
I experience the Thanksgiving present from GBPUSD.
Live account : -70% margin(trailing stop aint kick in, continue short)
Demo account : survived with mild profit(trailing stop kicked in, change direction to long)
Backtest : closed with profit!!!
I'm now live with 76initial stop. Once in a while will hit stop loss, and its very painful.
Therefor, normally after 100% capital gain, I'll transfer my profits back to my main account.