jimibt wrote: ↑Tue Jan 23, 2024 5:06 pmwhen i was a BA dabbler, i made a few rules that i uploaded here. this one below will capture the streamed data from any event into a csv file (PRE race and IP). i know it's an elderly thread now, but should still work: viewtopic.php?p=232149#p232149Fugazi wrote: ↑Tue Jan 23, 2024 4:43 pmThank you. I think it is time I start tracking everything rather than shooting blindly. I think I just needed to exhaust the path of least resistance to begin with before setting aside time to properly study what I am doing. I think I also needed some reassurance I'm not about to commit thousands of hours studying useless things. I feel I am good at considering the ''they know that I know type strategies'', so should be good at working out whats going on with the data I analysetbh -you've answered your dilemma yourself. one begets the other. by analysing data, you will discover these type of setups and more importantly, will be able to track what becomes of the money sitting above/below.. i.e. does it get matched or pulled. from that you'll discover that you may want to go in the opposite direction to what you are seeing as in this case, it'd be spoof money that is set as a trap waiting for someone to take a fill from it.
this and more thro data analysis. you can setup a ruleset in BA that writes the tick data (as it's streamed) to a file. you can then use this in something as simple as Excel to review and look for outliers/patterns etc.
Thanks for that Jimibt, I will have a play with that this week.
Going back to OP, just to give my view as a new trader, I'm about 7 months in and still breaking even. Still playing with my original £300 bank which stands today at £301. Been up and down, but I've learnt tonnes about the markets and have literally gone through every strategy eliminating things quickly.
I literally now just do horse IR and Greyhounds pre off automated. last week i just got my VPS up and running which is purely for football trading 24/7 fully automated.
I don't work anymore due to illness, but I don't need the money, but I do this not for any profit but just to try and solve the puzzle of making constant profits. I like the challenge and it keeps me focused on something to do each day.
I think what Kai mentioned above is spot on about finding your own niche. I'm starting to realise this now and am starting to come up with various ideas off the beaten track.
This is most definitely one of the biggest challenges I've undertook in my life and I'm only 7 months in but won't give in until I crack it.