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
One Mistake Your Broker is Glad You’re Making
A common mistake that new and developing traders make in the options market is to trade strategies that involve high commissions relative to the earning potential. We often see newer options traders applying great options strategies to the wrong instruments. Option trading strategies that involve frequent management to control risk can be commission intensive. This is especially true if you’re … Read More
SMBU’s Options Tribe Webinar: Andrew Falde: How to Trade Iron Condors.. AND Sleep at Night
Today, Andrew Falde returns to the Options Tribe to discuss his approach to trading iron condors in a less stressful way. It should be an interesting presentation given the popularity of the iron condor strategy with positive theta options traders
SMBU’s Options Tribe Webinar: Andrew Falde: Trend Following Using Options
December 16, 2014 Today, Andrew Falde returns to the Options Tribe to discuss the topic of Trend Following Using Options. SMBU’s Options Tribe is an online community of options traders dedicated to sharing successful options trading ideas with all of our members worldwide. Each Tuesday, SMBU hosts an options webinar — the Options Tribe — during which veteran options traders … Read More
Finding Strong Trends
This video shows a way to look at the broad markets and sectors on multiple time frames; then drill down to individual stocks in strong trends. Andrew Falde [email protected] No relevant positions.
Options Back Testing Report
(Please note the following is based on hypothetical trades using historic data.) The SPY Detector signal has a 20 year history of successfully navigating the underlying price change of the S&P 500. The signal is made up of 5 sub-systems that follow trend and momentum using proprietary indicators. Each of the 5 underlying systems makes up 20% of the total … Read More
Free Signal for SPX
This coming Tuesday — April 8th — I’m going to speak to members of the SMB Options Tribe about the importance of having a pre-determined reason to reduce or remove risk from positive theta positions. In the heat of the moment, its hard to concentrate and make objective decisions. Having 50 years of market statistics behind your decision process makes … Read More
The Final Step for Systems Success: Accuracy
Accuracy is simply defined as the percentage of trades that end profitably. It is the final of our seven steps to systems success. To phrase it better, accuracy is the last thing we look at in building a system. Accuracy—almost without fail—is the first question asked about a system. However, it has the least impact on the success of a system. … Read More
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