Using Statistical Techniques To Better Your Odds Of Trading Success My introduction to the world of applying statistical tools to real world
Rebalance Strategies
This is a simple technique that can increase returns per dollar traded. This blog will show an example of a simple strategy
Is Gap Trading Profitable? Here Is How You Make It Work!
When you are looking into becoming a profitable trader, you are exposed to a lot of different options when it comes to
Using The Bullish Outside Indicator Could Be A Start of A Profitable Trading System
I came across an article over at the blog, Jay On The Markets, that talked about applying a bullish outside indicator on a
Dollar Stop Losses Vs. Volatility Stop Losses: Algorithmic Trading Tips
I remember when I first got into trading and algo trading. Everything was a mystery: What kind of signals should
Rapid Price Pattern Testing
Have you ever wondered what the market does after three down closes in a row? How about what happens after a pivot
Why Trading The Wrong Timeframe is Killing Your Trading Account
What timeframe should you trade?Here is a big hint: the smaller the timeframe, the more difficult it is to develop a successful
The Ultimate Guide To Successful Algorithmic Trading
Pretty much everyone who has programmed a computer to doanything beyond outputting “Hello World” has dreamed of having a computer algorithm (algo)
Do Stop Losses Always Work? (Can Stop Losses Fail?)
One of the most important aspects of trading is that of managing and preserving your capital. If you lose all of your
Will A Synthetic VIX Help Your Trading?
On a recent discussion on our EasyLanguage Mastery FaceBook group, a reader pointed out an interesting indicator called, VIX Fix. The VIX
How to Transform any Indicator in Histogram
In this EasyLanguage Tutorial, we show you how to use the TradeStation Histogram visual mode. Many traders don't like to have the
Why You Shouldn’t Use Python for Algorithmic Trading (And Easylanguage Instead)
When traders look into learning algorithmic trading, they have to choose not only a trading platform, but also a programming language. There are
Intermarket State Analysis
For the past 20 years I’ve been teaching my concept of intermarket divergence. If you’re not familiar with intermarket divergence let me
How to Run TradeStation on a Mac (Updated for 2020)
I been using TradeStation on a Mac since 2010. The best tech decision I ever made! But it hasn’t all been plain
Free Trend Following System With Indicator Tracker
Free Trend Following SystemHere is a free Trend Following System that I read about on Andreas Clenow’s www.followthetrend.com website and from his
Going Live With Automation
Going live with an automated strategy is one of the coolest, but also scariest things you can do in trading. Here you
How To Build Profitable Trading Systems
Building a profitable trading system is very difficult. I'm not going to sugarcoat it. It's a challenging project where most of your
Why You Need To Trade Live NOW!
I’m often asked, how will I know when a trading system is ready to go live? After much testing and verification the
3 Techniques to Avoid Consecutive Losing Trades
In my experience trading futures, I have found that most damaging losses are caused by taking consecutive losing trades, i.e. runs of
Opening Range Breakout Trading Strategy Design and Implementation
The goal of this research is to find various set-ups and exit strategies that could be used for trading the opening range
A Flexible Trailing Stop Function
The Anatomy of a StopA stop can be defined by specifying four basic parameters, illustrated in Figure 1 below:Price Reference: The price from
Reasonable capital required for day trading futures?
A good rule of thumb is that a reasonable risk per day for a day trader is from 2% to 5%. A moderate
In-Sample and Out-Of-Sample Testing
I am frequently asked if I do out-of-sample testing. The short answer is not always, and when I do it is not
3 Huge Algo Trading Mistakes To Avoid
For most traders, algo strategy development is merely a means to an end - a necessary evil to be endured on the