What I trade?
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(Important Update: HRI system has been declared as futures-only strategy starting with March 21, 2020)

Futures:
I have a broad interest in index and commodity futures. Dow Jones, S&P and DAX are the main indexes I usually follow along with a few more European indices plus Russia, Japan and of course China. As to the commodities side, I'm interested in trading both agro-commodities (mainly COFFEE, COCOA and WHEAT) as well as precious & industrial metals (GOLD, SILVER, PLATINUM, COPPER, ZINC, ALUMINIUM etc.). I'm not very much into oil markets but if my system detects a "winner-trade", sometimes I trade oil futures.

How I trade?
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The style can be summarized as fairly classic and TA (technical analysis) oriented, although feedback from global and local economic sources are always being taken into account during the decision process. The system is very opportunistic (based on multi-timeframe level TA) so that positions can be closed and re-opened frequently. I usually try to compose a portfolio that has a variety among the instruments in various levels and usually carry positions which can be divided into short, mid-term and long-term positions. While waiting for more advantageous prices for long-term positions system can exploit some intra-day opportunities.


When I trade?
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I have a full-time academic position in a state university in Turkey, I'm a Turkish citizen and I live in Turkey . I have some advantages in this regard, as I usually get already out of office and be at my home office when markets open in US. Usually, I'm on-and-off online during the whole trading day. You can reach me at any time of the day for questions and I always try my best to return as quickly as possible.

Where I trade?
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I have also some disadvantages because I live in Turkey. I can't open an US brokerage account and as a result I can't apply for TOS certificate for my system. I have an account at an European brokerage firm's London branch, where Turkish authorities used to allow Turkish citizens to open account at foreign brokers back then. I'm sorry for not providing TOS but alas, things got worse here :(

FAQ
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Q1) "Why has that big draw-down occurred during the first months of your system?"

A1) I'm totally aware that my system shows an non-negligible DD during the first months of its life. The main reason for such a big DD occurred that I wasn't maintaining the system back then, at all. I had no subscribers and my perspective at trading on C2 has changed dramatically since I realized that I need to keep a good record of trades compared to the first times I started this strategy. If I had the chance to go back in time I would totally close my account during the times when I had no time to maintaining it and re-open when I found that time. Currently, I have developed the self-determination in the favor of being a disciplined and well-focused C2 strategy provider so that I can easily assure you that it won't happen again.

Q2) "Was it a one-time thing or can it occur again?"

A2) Yes it was only a one time thing. No, it can't happen again as I'm actively maintaining my system and even in the worst case scenarios there are stop-losses points for every position I open which were not existing back then.

Q3) "Was it due to your system's dynamics or nature?/ Can this system cause this big DDs all the time?"

A3) No, it was not caused by my system's nature. As I have stated above, it was just because I wasn't actively maintaining the system. Moreover, the system currently running under this same brand name is not the same one running back then.

Q4) "Is your system completely auto or manual or what?"

A4) The "HistoryRepeatsItself" system is manual as it depends on signals generated by a combination of TA indicators in a platform of my choice. I manually enter the orders here once I take signals from my custom combination of indicators.

Q5) "Are you a fundamental or technical trader?"

A5) One would call me technical -even a quant sort of- trader as I'm an academics on quantitative methods myself and very much related with computer programming and trading interrelation for long years even before the hype started on algorithmic and HFC trading. But my current system here is an uncomplicated one which merely depends on technical analysis patterns although I'm constantly refreshing my decision paradigms with macroeconomic and financial news.

Q6) "What are your purposes as a trader?"

A6) My current purpose as a trader is to make enough money to make a living on trading without need for an academic full time position in my case. I'm taking my C2 trading record very seriously since I made this decision.

Q7) "If your system is so great why are you on C2?"

A7) Unfortunately, I haven't got enough capital like most of the traders on this platform. Otherwise, most probably I wouldn't be here and just minding my own business.