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Systems Workshop Today: “How Good are Bollinger Bands?”
Today at 1:30pm Eastern is the next Systems Testing Workshop with Andrew Falde. Today, Andrew will be writing some code to test different ways to trade the Bollinger Bands using multiple symbols and time frames. For you to attend this workshop, simply join with your $1 trial before Noon, today. The workshop will be recorded and you can watch the … Read More
Next Step to Improve Your Playbook
Yesterday we talked about how market neutral options traders usually generate their best returns when directional equities traders are struggling to find opportunities. Here’s one practical way you can begin to add market neutral options to your playbook. Action: Use midday as options time The best opportunities for short term equities trading is at the open and close of each … Read More
“Just Tell Me What to Do”
Developing traders are sometimes humble (or desperate) enough to make a request for help that sounds something like “just show me”, “give me a step by step”, “what’s an if-then that I can use”, etc. The response we provide is usually disappointing. The developing trader wants the answer to begin with “whenever you see this happen, do this…”. However, our … Read More
[Video] Highlights of Ten Winning Trades
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Andrew’s Strategy Set Theory
In this video Andrew Falde looks at combining diversified strategies in different asset classes to create a portfolio equity curve that is reliable and smooth. This strategy set will be an on-going update. * no relevant positions
Market Edges Come and Go
There are two truths that I’ve observed about trading over my trading career. 1. Trading edges come and go 2. Great traders last For these two truths to exist simultaneously, it means that great traders cannot depend on a few edges that currently work. Mike Bellafiore has said many times before that the most important aspect of success in … Read More
One Benefit of Intraday Trading
The following is a simulated back test of a simple short term momentum system on SPY. It generally has positive performance but the draw down periods are a little deeper and wider than I would prefer. Now, I’ve taken the same system but coded it to go flat at the end of each day. Then it waits for a fresh … Read More