November 2015 - The Blog of Adam H Grimes

The practice of conscious gratitude

Post author:AdamHGrimes
Post published:11/25/2015
Post category:General Comments
Post comments:5 Comments

As we head into the US holiday of Thanksgiving, I want to share a practice that has made a real difference for me--for me as a trader, and also for…

Don’t be this guy

Post author:AdamHGrimes
Post published:11/23/2015
Post category:General Comments / Trend Termination
Post comments:2 Comments

Take a look at this picture which I took a few years ago, on a Friday afternoon, on a New York / New Jersey ferry. After a long and stressful…

Marketlife Ep 33 – Trade management: decisions and tradeoffs

Post author:AdamHGrimes
Post published:11/18/2015
Post category:Podcast
Post comments:3 Comments

So much emphasis is placed on where to get into a trade, entry signals, entry patterns... but the decisions we make after we are in the trade are at least…

NR7: an old friend

Post author:AdamHGrimes
Post published:11/10/2015
Post category:Volatility
Post comments:6 Comments

Just a quick post to remind you of a technical tool you probably already know about. Like so many things that work, it's not exciting or sexy on the surface.…

MarketLife Ep 32 – Technicals for the non-technician

Post author:AdamHGrimes
Post published:11/07/2015
Post category:Podcast
Post comments:3 Comments

In this episode, I look at basic technical tools that anyone, regardless of background or previous experience, can use to enhance his or her trading program. Important concepts and tools…

Basic backtesting in Excel: How to keep learning

Post author:AdamHGrimes
Post published:11/05/2015
Post category:Trading tools
Post comments:1 Comment

My goal was to put simple, but powerful, tools into your hands so you can start doing the work to understand how the market moves. In this, the last, post…

Basic backtesting in Excel: Doing statistical tests

Post author:AdamHGrimes
Post published:11/04/2015
Post category:Trading tools
Post comments:1 Comment

So this is what we've been waiting for. We finally have the tools to ask simple market questions and to ask some critical questions. If you are new to backtesting,…

We don’t know as much as we think we do

Post author:AdamHGrimes
Post published:11/03/2015
Post category:General Comments
Post comments:4 Comments

We, all of us, tend to be overconfident and make too many assumptions. Consider this case: a few years ago, it seemed the TA landscape was swept with the idea…

Basic backtesting in Excel: Conditions, logic, and stats

Post author:AdamHGrimes
Post published:11/02/2015
Post category:Trading tools
Post comments:3 Comments

Pat yourself on the back if you've come this far in the little backtesting mini-course. After many posts, we've basically gotten data into a spreadsheet and calculated some moving averages.…