Don’t let anyone tell you that systems trading stocks or futures is easy. I’ve been speculating in systems trading for nearly 15 years. And it wasn’t until I serendipitously found my mentors, did I start seeing success. The following is what I learned, and I suspect it will work for […] Read more
I’m going to say it right up front…you don’t need any special knowledge to use Statistical Arbitrage, also known as StatArb. All it is, is a fancy name for pairs trading. But even that term, pairs trading, makes some traders unsure. It has too many moving parts, and people struggle […] Read more
Crude oil (CL) is one of the more active commodities to trade. It has tremendous volatility and excellent liquidity. Oil is affected by global economic and political conditions, almost to the same extent as US Treasuries. The price of crude oil affects the price of many other assets, including stocks, […] Read more
The BoB spread is a type of yield curve spread, it depicts a spread between the very longest maturity treasuries, the 30-year Bond and the 30-year Ultra Bond. So, what’s the difference, and why is this such a good trading vehicle? Here’s the part of the yield curve that the […] Read more
