Random Thoughts on Trading Systems

Jul
31

You Need More Than A Single Setup

Trading for a living requires a lot of discipline. It also requires a lot of streets smart if you trade discretionarily. One thing that many beginners missed is a basic concept of having multiple setups learned and practiced correctly.

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Jul
18

Whats the difference between daytrading systems and classic trading systems?

Classic trading systems hold their positions overnight, subjecting themselves to the risk of price shocks caused by breaking news, and changing fundamental environment. Daytrading systems do not have any of these disadvantages, making it very sexy in comparison. Just imagine, sleep tight every night without worrying about overnight positions at all is a good enough reason to pursuit this dream. But what about the pitfalls associated with daytrading systems?

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Jun
25

Trading System 101 – Part 2

Most beginners like to ask the experts what moving averages they use, what oscillators are better, and are there some magical indicators that the experts are willing to share?

What about the more immediate questions –

How am I able to trade a particular mechanical system?

How to design a system that I can trade with?

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Jun
20

Moving Average Is More Than What You Think – Part 1

Many traders after being in the business for couple of years will start to dismiss many things they have seen, be that moving average, stochastics, MACD, etc. To these traders, these indicators are just useless, lagging, and somethings simply misleading.

Is that really so?

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Jun
15

One size fits all?

A lot of people asked this question many times – is there a trading system that works on all instruments and can be traded in real time with no change to the parameters at all?

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Jun
14

Trading System 101 – Part 1

Before you can create a trading system that you can trade in real life, you need to understand a lot of basic things about trading system. If you are willing to spend some time understanding the basics, it will likely save you a lot of time and energy from being wasted on dead end designs and coding.

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