Here is a simple example of a historical backtested winning trading system with signals and historical performance from 2000-March 2017. This is an example of a simple trend following system using the small cap ETF $IWM. Past performance is no guarantee of future success it is the principles of trend following that make any moving […]
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This is a Guest Post by Alex @MacroOps which was originally posted on his site at The Fallacy of Market Prediction and reposted here with permission. Spoon boy: Do not try and bend the spoon. That’s impossible. Instead… only try to realize the truth. Neo: What truth? Spoon boy: There is no spoon. Neo: There
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The $UVXY ETF started trading in October of 2011 and it seeks a return that is 2 times the return of the VIX on a daily basis. Due to the compounding of daily returns, the $UVXY’s returns over periods other than one day will be very different than just holding double the $VIX due to
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Most the investing establishment considers buy and hold investing the Holy Grail that always works out in the long term. For long term buy and hold investing your entry time frame matters, whether you got in at good prices and if you have time after bear markets to get back to even. NASDAQ buy and holders waited
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1. Decisions – You must decide what markets you will trade and on what time frame. 2. Homework – Learn what actually works in the market to create profitability. 3. Adjustments – Discover what makes you money and what causes losses. Make adjustment to do more of what works and stop doing what costs you money.
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It is hard not to trade too big when you really believe in a trade entry. It is even harder to take a big loss if it goes against you. It is hard to keep taking your entry signals during a losing streak. It is also hard to miss a signal and watch it go
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This is a Guest Post by Alex @MacroOps which was originally posted at The 3 Pillars Of Trading Performance As an active trader, there are 3 key factors of your strategy that you need to pay close attention to. There’s no holy grail in trading, but tweaking and maximizing these 3 things can get you pretty
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“I define a mistake as not following your rules. … If you don’t have rules, everything you do is a mistake.” – Van Tharp If you do not have a quantified process for your trading that includes buy and sell signals with proper position sizing using a trading plan to execute a trading system then your trading
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This is a Guest Post by Michael Battat. He is on twitter @mbat31 10 Qualities That Successful Traders Have And You Need In tough times like 2016, traders often feel as though things can never go their way. This feeling typifies how stock trading can be incredibly emotional. We all want to make money, and
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