If you've got different trading systems in a portfolio and some of them are making and losing money at the same time, which one do you use? The answer lies in the fact that you don't know which one will make money tomorrow. If you've got a trading system in your...
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What backtesting software should I use for my stock trading systems?
Amibroker is the best value for money trading software on the market since I use it on my stock trading and even crypto trading. I did a big scan of all the different backtesting platforms, and it has the best functionality for the money you have to spend on it. It's...
How can you distil your past trading approaches into a new trading system?
If you've been trading before with different methods, how can you take that and design a trading system out of it so that you can become more consistent? I've done this quite a few times. The trick is to look at how you've made your trading decisions and isolate the...
Is it possible to take a system that I use in this market and apply it in another market?
Yes, it's possible, but you need to test it, see how well it performs, and check if you're comfortable with that stock market system. Different stock markets have different personalities and move differently. The reason they do that is that there are different types...
Will a long system be profitable if I flip it and make it a short system?
If I have a long system, can I flip it and make it a short system, and will that be profitable? There's a bit of a problem with that. For example, if we get a short signal and there's a trend down and a trend up, the best possible outcome we can get is low. The best...
Are stop losses ruining your trading system profits?
Did you know that placing a stop loss order with your broker in the market when they're trading could be ruining your trading profitability? Let's say we entered the trade on this candle, and we placed our stop-loss. The trades going along fine, and our stop-loss is...
Should you trade with a stocks 52 week highs or lows?
Many traders look at a stocks 52 week highs and lows to make trading decisions, but is there really a profitable systematic edge that you can capture by using a stock trading indicator as simple as the 52 week highs or lows? In this article I will investigate various...
Should You Trade A Stocks 52 Week Low?
In this article you will learn all about what a stocks 52 week low is, how to trade stocks near 52 week lows, how to manage risks and whether a stocks 52 week low can actually give you an edge in your trading.What does a stocks 52 week low mean?The weekly low of a...
5 Step Model To Improve Your Trading System Without Curve Fitting
Introduction to Improving Your Stock Trading SystemsSystematic traders have a huge advantage over discretionary traders because the system defines exactly what actions we should take in the markets at all times. We know this because our rules are fully defined and...
9 Order Types For Stocks You Must Know
I routinely use ALL of these types of orders in stock market trading systems. Each has different advantages and disadvantages and the best stock order types for you will depend on a variety of factors such as: The liquidity of the stock you are trading How urgently...
What to do when your trading system hits your maximum drawdown
What to do when your trading system hits your maximum historical drawdown? One of my students recently asked me “What happens/what do you do, when you hit your max draw-down? Do you stop trading and take a break? Keep going?” There is a common piece of conventional...
Learn 4 Causes of drawdown & 5 ways to reduce maximum drawdown in your trading
Drawdown in trading is an important risk measure to understand and master when you learn stock trading. It is given a lot of lip service in trading system development literature but there is very little practical information on how to manage and reduce drawdown in...