Quantified trading signals can be based on different types of strategies. Some buy high in the hopes of selling higher, while others try to create a great risk/reward ratio by buying low hoping to sell on rebounds or reversals in price action. Here are four different types of trading signals. Momentum signals are based on […]
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“Don’t be a hero. Don’t have an ego. Always question yourself and your ability. Don’t ever feel that you are very good. The second you do, you are dead. My biggest hits have always come after I have had a great period and I started to think that I knew something.” – Paul Tudor Jones
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I need to make money on the long and short side so I have both long and short entries. My goal is to be profitable in both bull and bear markets. Options that I trade need to be highly liquid. I do not want to lose money in the bid/ask spread when trading options. I
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This is a guest blog post from Rolf at Tradeciety: The victim-trader – is trading really unfair and rigged? High frequency trading, rigged markets, unexpected news and insider trading makes profitable trading impossible for the regular trader. But is that really true, and is trading becoming harder and harder these days? Trading isn’t becoming harder
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Regardless of the quality of your trade entries and exits, it is the overlying principles that you use in your trading that will determine your success. Here is the big picture that will help you become a better trader starting right now. When you enter a trade, you should already have a 50/50 chance of
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There is a big difference between trading up trending markets versus range bound markets. Different signals are profitable in different markets. In up trending markets you can buy high and sell higher profitably, in range bound markets you are rewarded for buying weakness near support and selling near resistance. In up trends a price gap
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There are many trading books that discuss the principles and philosophy of trading, and I have read hundreds of them. Here are five books that discuss actual systematic ways to trade price action. Here you will find specific trading models with potential buy and sell signals. These are great places to start on your path
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Just like in the movie “Money Ball” where they quantified what was the most important factor that lead to wins in baseball games, I have also tried to help new traders cut through all the noise, and focus on what really matters. The quantification and capture of trends for profits in the time frame you
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There are many paths to trading profitability, but all the paths have similar steps. Here are some important steps you must follow on your path to profitability. The amount of success you have in trading is primarily based on the amount of homework you do. You must develop a winning trading system that is
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