Patterns within patterns
One of the problems swing traders in stocks face is correlation; the sad reality is that stocks mostly move together, and trades in stocks mostly win and lose together. If…
Resources for learning Python
I received a good question in response to my previous post on starting to learn Python for finance. Here's Mark's question: Thanks again for all your work and all that…
First steps in Python for traders
I've written a bit on the difference between high and low level programming languages, and on why I think Python is the right choice for many traders today. In this…
No, it’s not all the same.
In my last post, I showed a quick test of a simple system applied to the futures markets. The point of that post was to show how a simple quantitative…
Testing a trend-following approach in futures
In this post, we'll take a look at a common trend-following trading idea: channel breakouts (also called Donchian channels). I want to share with you a way of looking at…
Choosing a programming language for finance
So let's assume you've read my preparatory posts (here, and here), and that you're on board with the need to learn to do your own analytical work in the markets.…
Getting your hands dirty: tools for understanding the market
Continuing on the theme of my last post, I want to take some time to dig into the options you have when you think about doing your own testing and…
Quantitative analysis: what it is and why you need to do it
I think most traders and investors understand that we live in a world in which markets are becoming ever more competitive. To make money in those markets, you must have…
The early bird… gets stopped out a lot
One of the themes I've written on recently is that we need to be careful how we think about trend change and end of trend patterns. I think too much…
The discipline rule
You have to be disciplined to trade successfully; we all know that, and it's one of the few pieces of trading advice that might apply universally. No matter what your…
Getting that elusive market feel
This week, I'm writing a series of short posts on very practical, applied things that you can add to your trading toolkit. I'm trying to select these so that they…
Adding to positions: a simple rule
I want to share a simple rule that has worked well for me over the years. I'll explain the how and why, and then wrap up with some thoughts about…
The practice of conscious gratitude
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
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
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
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.…
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