Live Trading Success – Is any one actually making any money?

• 05/11/2017 at 10:13 AM #35177
  GraHal

  Hi David

  I came on here because I am at my wits end with exactly same problem as you are having … the Pro-Order Running Systems Window not showing Systems running but the Systems are running as I can see them on the Chart and in IG Interface.

  I am on 3rd or 4th email in a chain of emails with PRT Customer Service and it’s going from bad to worse as she does not even yet seem to understand what the problem is.

  I sent a Help / Tech Support Ticket and ticked the box for PRT to access my code and of course the Tech Support Ticket pulls all screen shots of what I had open at the time I had the Issue. But then – to explain / illustrate the problem – I had to separately send to PRT loads of Screen Shots … it hasn’t helped because she seems even more confused now!

  I am going to raise another Thread with above info on. I know we are not supposed to duplicate info but this Thread is not the best for this issue but I wanted to let you know David that I am having the same issue.

  Like you, I feel like giving up for the Summer (sell in May and Go Away) and hope when I come back the PRT Platform is all sorted!?

  GraHal

  

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  05/14/2017 at 11:18 AM #35478
  RDHEXTON

  I have tried many short time frames and they dont really work but for the past 6 weeks I am using a weekly timeframe for the FTSe and PoundEuro with 100% success rate on CFD but early days yet now trying Wall Street as well from next week but if FTSE and currencies work I will gradually increase contract size and thaybis sufficent for me woth margin abouy £350 per contract but only looking to take 7.2 points (£72)and similar stop loss not a bad return but spent hours backtrstong and running demo the latter really important as short time frames look good in theory on backtesting but not in practice hope this helps

  

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  05/14/2017 at 12:25 PM #35480
  GraHal

  Hi RD

  So you talking about Manual or Auto-Trading in your post above?

  I know you mention backtesting, but thought you may be be trying out a Strategy and then trade it Manual maybe?

  Cheers
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  05/15/2017 at 9:31 PM #35643
  Barney

  Hi

  I make a profit over time so far.

  Tradar only DAX short time frame(1-3 min). No big money but it´s because I take small positions.

  Will maybe increase after the summer.

  

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  05/15/2017 at 10:18 PM #35649
  GraHal

  Hi Barney

  Similar to me and your successful trading is manual (not coded Auto-Strategies) I presume?

  GraHal

  

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  05/15/2017 at 11:05 PM #35650
  Barney

  Hi GraHal

  I live on my manual trading so I make bigger profits there 🙂

  The manual trade take place on DAX and OIL only!

  It is the automatic trade that starts to better and better which is fun.

   

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  05/16/2017 at 12:54 PM #35702
  Cosmic1

  An update since I last posted many months ago in this topic. I have run a number of algos since my journey began but I now run only 4-5 algos. Some just didn’t perform well in live testing. Most are very simple, 10-30 lines of code and nothing below 15min TF.  These have panned out well over the last few months so I will keep them going. Some are ideas from the Library but nothing that I run has stayed in it’s original form, I have put my own stamp on it along with collaboration with another trader. I have easily spent 200+ hours, 1000’s of backtests and IN/OUT samples getting to this point! It sure doesn’t come easy…

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