tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6897513886211197509.post8992391853116148327..comments2024-03-28T12:38:11.434+08:00Comments on Singapore Man of Leisure: Pavlov's dog and Mechanical Trading SystemsSingapore Man of Leisurehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13774067113884418001noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6897513886211197509.post-11006125766977644222011-09-11T14:27:04.829+08:002011-09-11T14:27:04.829+08:001) Hello CW8888,
I stick out my tongue in jest. I...1) Hello CW8888,<br /><br />I stick out my tongue in jest. I know... But I am someone who likes to argue with a stop sign... Even if the stop sign is put up by me. LOL!<br /><br /><br />2) Hello Ee Chuan,<br /><br />Yes Yes Yes! You understand me! I rather be blond, blue eyes, and have big xxxx. Ha ha!Singapore Man of Leisurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13774067113884418001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6897513886211197509.post-66424498102413624852011-09-11T07:26:40.957+08:002011-09-11T07:26:40.957+08:00Hi Jared
Your post reminds me of the commonly hea...Hi Jared<br /><br />Your post reminds me of the commonly heard saying, "Rules are meant to be broken". :-)<br /><br />I guess what's important is not such much the trading system but the results of such systems. In investing, if you make money from pure dumb luck and walk away from the market by cashing out then that is a successful system. :-)Ee Chuanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04304069059714276484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6897513886211197509.post-5231876698424827292011-09-09T21:27:29.674+08:002011-09-09T21:27:29.674+08:00Get burnt big time then will learn to respect rule...Get burnt big time then will learn to respect rules and follow them.Createwealth8888https://www.blogger.com/profile/08563834016250153049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6897513886211197509.post-22947042567459134642011-09-09T16:08:23.763+08:002011-09-09T16:08:23.763+08:00ok, don't forget the weather is more predictab...ok, don't forget the weather is more predictable than the market.<br /><br />when i say don't compete, i mean compete in the same space and time. in trading terms, spread and time frame!coconuthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09479603768240288905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6897513886211197509.post-37508320392949534932011-09-09T15:59:32.866+08:002011-09-09T15:59:32.866+08:00ya, for more than a month now my mechcanical syste...ya, for more than a month now my mechcanical system is out of order due to the volatility in the market. so discretionary system is at work. only just to reestablish back my long position. <br /><br />i need my job back haha.coconuthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09479603768240288905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6897513886211197509.post-15641054334629479512011-09-09T15:50:33.387+08:002011-09-09T15:50:33.387+08:00Algos can be beaten - by the irrational behaviour ...Algos can be beaten - by the irrational behaviour of humans!<br /><br />My post Space Marines and Tyranids tries to show the connection.<br /><br />We may have super computers and complex models to predict the weather patterns. But a veteran fisherman can do the same (and with better results) with gut instinct by looking at the clouds and "mood" of the sea.<br /><br />Nah nah nah nah nah!Singapore Man of Leisurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13774067113884418001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6897513886211197509.post-44108549621245812522011-09-09T15:35:54.706+08:002011-09-09T15:35:54.706+08:00however, if you are a long term, i mean really rea...however, if you are a long term, i mean really really very long kind of long term investors, may be you can be totally descretionary, cos you got lots of time to decide.<br /><br />i'm not a qualify long term investor, so guess only. my point are for short term trading.coconuthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09479603768240288905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6897513886211197509.post-9151817779342133922011-09-09T15:24:17.613+08:002011-09-09T15:24:17.613+08:00ya you are right, i'm interested in cosmology ...ya you are right, i'm interested in cosmology but no physics background. <br /><br />no, you cannot beat the algo, you have to stay away from them, hey didn't we discuss this before?<br /><br />when there was floor trading in simex, never compete with the locals. thats the rule.<br /><br />wah tired haha.coconuthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09479603768240288905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6897513886211197509.post-80243292233998453882011-09-09T15:12:59.439+08:002011-09-09T15:12:59.439+08:00third, you have to have rules of trading, consist ...third, you have to have rules of trading, consist mainly your mechanical system, but you have to have room for breaking the rules, that will be your descretionary "system".<br /><br />so don't "kay kain", listen to the bell. i have to constantly remind myself.coconuthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09479603768240288905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6897513886211197509.post-144657701400173952011-09-09T15:12:46.930+08:002011-09-09T15:12:46.930+08:00Ah! The kill switch!
You must be very good at sci...Ah! The kill switch!<br /><br />You must be very good at science (physics?) or a fan of Stephen Hawking!<br /><br />Now using supernova analogy!<br /><br />Lucky I also a sci-fi fan. Can catch what you mean.<br /><br />That's why I must always cheer the human spirit! Cannot let machines tell humans what to do - that's more frightening than FTs. Imagine my job being replaced by a machine in the future?<br /><br />Algos? The way to beat them is to ring the bell! Ring-a-ling-de-ling! <br /><br />Battlestar Galactica! Cannot let the Cylons win!Singapore Man of Leisurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13774067113884418001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6897513886211197509.post-1769671334330805652011-09-09T15:02:01.430+08:002011-09-09T15:02:01.430+08:00second again, so no one can be totally mechanical,...second again, so no one can be totally mechanical, it has to be part human part robot. example, i'm 90% mechanical and 10% decrete (aga aga only).<br /><br />if you want to be totally decrete, i suggest you go to the casino.coconuthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09479603768240288905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6897513886211197509.post-69775149007146285662011-09-09T14:57:21.883+08:002011-09-09T14:57:21.883+08:00second, no one can be a 100% mechanical, even the ...second, no one can be a 100% mechanical, even the algo, you know algo? the machines? they have a manual "stop" button. this button is to prevent a supervona, an inward explosion on itself.coconuthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09479603768240288905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6897513886211197509.post-50873739437067133072011-09-09T14:48:38.480+08:002011-09-09T14:48:38.480+08:00first, Mechanical Trading System don't help yo...first, Mechanical Trading System don't help you to control your emotion.<br /><br />but it help you to be decisive when you are not decisive, when you don't know what to do.<br /><br />means take your instinct element away cos its destructive most of the time.coconuthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09479603768240288905noreply@blogger.com