Vinay Elite    Posts: 640 Joined: 12/9/2011 Location: Planet Earth  User Profile | A couple of years ago I got enamored by very smooth steadily rising 90 degree equity curves as depicted in Nirvana RTM brochure. I did lot of research on it and started trading several RTM strategies, both Nirvana supplied as well developed by me and soon I realized that these strategies eat like ant and excrete like elephants. It also became apparent that it is very easy to curve fit RTM strategies, you just need to side step few trades by changing System or Filter parameters which results in most of the draw-downs. However in HRE trading these severe draw-downs will surely hit us and take away all the profits which we make on several trades. Now I have stopped trading RTM strategies and switched back to my old style of Trend trading. It also involves severe draw downs but I also get few home runs which takes care of these and still be profitable. I want to make it clear that I don't want to discourage anyone from using RTM strategies. Some of you might have found ways to avoid big drawdowns and profit from small but consistent income these strategies generate, but these are not for me. [Edited by Vinay on 1/30/2019 11:54 AM] | |
