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Boom !!

Your post is brillant & your views are welcomed.

I've been a long time reader of this thread

You making the remark that you are a "long time reader of this thread" is "music to my ears".

Let me answer #1 & #2

1. Guilty as charged - large drawdowns are acceptable, whereas massive drawdowns are harder to stomach making others re-evaluate their coding ability searching for strategy improvements - In my case I'm unable to fault my current exit strategy, thus the recent frustration.

2. Guilty as charged - I run multiple trend-following systems that provide "diversification" in entering & exiting the markets only. Moving sizable amounts in & out of the markets is a challenge. Putting large bets on is a killer, as slippage is the enemy. The recent volatility & panic in the markets has allowed me to increase my bets 10 fold to take advantage of the current trading environment. I've posted that I win big as well as losing big. I do concede however that having a variety of strategies doesn't give additional drawdown protection.

Trading versus investing

My trading is not diversified whereas my overall investment strategy is.

[USER=66393]@Trendnomics[/USER], thanks for making a valuable input in the "Dump it here" thread as there are only a few members who take the time or make the effort to post in the hope of helping others.

Skate.