Thread: Anyone interested

ChemEng,
Speaking from an inexperienced newbie point of view, this spreadsheet you speak of sounds fantastic. I'm sure it would help me and other newer members/investors to make wiser decisions. Thank you for taking the initiative to attempt something that will help all. And thanks to everyone else for helping me learn as well. It seems the more I know, the more I realize how much I don't know. I don't bring much to the table at this time, but I support your idea 100% and I will do all I can to help if I can.

I am guessing many of us already have a spreadsheet going. Maybe we can discuss what we all have already and decide what we want in the combined spreadsheet.

I was also thinking we can incorporate one the indicators that shows how strong of a trend we are in such as ADX. But this may be getting too complicated.

Sorry for not putting anything up last night. I was working a plumbing issue. Fortunately, it looks like I will have it fixed this evening. Unfortunately, it looks like I will have to call in a plumber.

At any rate, I am talking with Tom about getting a separate sub-forum set up for this project so keep an eye out for it soon.

Originally Posted by ChemEng

Sorry for not putting anything up last night. I was working a plumbing issue. Fortunately, it looks like I will have it fixed this evening. Unfortunately, it looks like I will have to call in a plumber.

At any rate, I am talking with Tom about getting a separate sub-forum set up for this project so keep an eye out for it soon.

Whats the problem I'm mister fix-it around here?

Originally Posted by VirginiaBob

I was also thinking we can incorporate one the indicators that shows how strong of a trend we are in such as ADX. But this may be getting too complicated.

I have been searching for indexes or more indicators to assist in timing on a daily/weekly basis. The VIX seems to be a great indicator for me fo major downs and ups but I don't have one for the minor little fluctuations that occur daily or weekly except for the stochastics, etc.

I would like to know more about ADX or anything else. I looked ADX up on Yahoo and got something like "Adams Express company" or something like that. Must not be an equity or index. Hopefully this new subforum, once it is set up will be the type of thing that will help educate us where some of us have gaps.

I'm wondering about this idea, though. We all don't use the same system or strategy. Seems like how the indicators are displayed/calculated will be a reflection on a particular system ... maybe ChemEng's system since he/she thought of this. That would seem only fair and I don't mind helping but I don't want to spend a lot of time on something if it isn't part of my system.

Don't mean to sound contrary but just trying to spell out concerns or issues that will likely come up. Might as well try to get them resolved early..

p.s. Just thought of an idea to "enhance" the development of these indicators. Pardon me if someone has already said this but we could "compete" with multiple strategies. Anyone reading the subforum could review the different strategies and see how they compared.(I think Motley fool does this or at least they used to do this.) Part of the requirement for competition would be that the strategy would have to be publicly defined based on some type of logic and/or indicators and criteria that can be measured (even if it is the full moon).

Of course use of the same indicators would overlap for most of the strategies so I'm not disagreeing with the original premise of providing data... need to think on this a bit more.

Please keep me posted of your progress. I'm interested in your project and let me know how I can help, if possibile.

Ed

Originally Posted by ayla

Just thought of an idea to "enhance" the development of these indicators. Pardon me if someone has already said this but we could "compete" with multiple strategies. Anyone reading the subforum could review the different strategies and see how they compared.(I think Motley fool does this or at least they used to do this.) Part of the requirement for competition would be that the strategy would have to be publicly defined based on some type of logic and/or indicators and criteria that can be measured (even if it is the full moon).

This sounds like a good idea, although its not really a competition as much as it is startegies informing other strategies. The sub-forum is set up for anyone to post progress of their anaytical decision making tools, not necessarily the community one that I am starting. Take advantage of the traffic and the knowledge these forums bring!

The subforum would be a great place for individual run threads similar to the account talk threads in the "Member Allocation Talk" where their decision making tools are discussed, refined, and worked. People can contribute with the community one when they want to or have the time, and can also post updates to their personal tools in their individual threads. Its definately not an exclusionary process.