You’ve prepared for this moment, now it’s here. It’s time to release your strategies to the real world of live markets, real money. It can seem scary and daunting, but you are confident because you have done your homework, you have tested your strategies, you know your edge, and you’re completely comfortable with the process. […]
Creating automated trading strategies is being presented as super hard work, that takes incredible discipline, lots of brain power and testing, testing and more testing. And only if you follow the prescribe thousands of steps will you achieve success. Well I say that’s a bunch of bunk! Now let’s be clear, I’m not saying it’s […]
There’s so much information out there for traders. You stick your finger in the air and get bombarded with advice, strategies, stock picks, analysts projections, and that’s all good for traders. The more information you have the better. So, the process of learning how to trade should be easy, right? Oh, that is so wrong! […]
Sounds a bit crazy, that anyone could think up that many tradable ideas, develop, test and then put them into action. But it’s not so crazy if you have a process, and you’re motivated. So, what’s the motivation? The motivation is to build an automated trading system that has some very desirable characteristics, like very […]
You have choices, and as an individual retail trader you have a choice. You can choose to trade as an individual, without any of the asset protections and tax advantages that come with a legal business structure, and choose to put yourself in a hole before you make a single dollar in profit. Or you […]
All types of trading has its ups and downs, and it would be irresponsible if I gave you the impression that automated trading solves all problems, because it doesn’t. So I thought I would share with you 5 reasons why automated trading may not be right for you. Crap In – Crap Out You might […]
Trading ideas are everywhere, you just have to look and recognize them. The best ideas are intuitive and easy to explain. A trading idea doesn’t have to be mind blowing to work, it only needs a sound premise. Cobbling together a strategy with a bunch of indicators and tweaking the money management isn’t an idea, […]
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, bonds, currencies and even other […]
Spread or pairs trading is a very effective way to hedge your risk exposure to the movements of the broader market. With pairs trades you can make profits through simple and relatively low-risk positions. The trade is market-neutral, which means the direction of the overall market does not affect profit or loss…it’s the change in […]
