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 book.
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
A Project for TradeStation Day-Traders
Here is a neat little day trader system that takes advantage of what some technicians call a “CLEAR OUT” trade. Basically traders
Better RSI Entries
Mean reversion systems, such as those based on RSI, suffer significant performance degradation when stop losses are applied for risk control. In
Why You Should Really Optimize and Even If You Don’t
Why You Really Should Optimize And Even If You Don’t… Today’s topic is on optimization. Some system developers don’t believe in optimization.
Are your backtest results fooling you?
Have you ever started trading a strategy that performs well in the backtests but delivers a very different result when you begin trading it
Is The Christmas Season Bullish For U.S. Markets?
With the Christmas season upon us, I thought it would be interesting to review how the S&P behaves in the days just
World’s Simplest Trading System
[NB. OK, it's possible that this isn't absolutely the simplest trading system imaginable, but apart from buy and hold it is unlikely
Top 4 Myths of System Trading
So you want to become a successful system trader. That's great! Back in 2006, I had a great idea. I was going
Case study: Can a simple Market Internals technique actually improve trading strategy results?
In my 10+ years’ full-time trading career, I have found very few tools and tactics that would get my attention so deeply
Does The Predictive Voss Indicator Work?
The August 2019 issue of Technical Analysis of Stocks & Commodities magazine John Ehlers proposed an interesting looking indicator. This indicator is
Using Metals to Trade Bonds
Sometimes things in the financial markets are pretty obvious if one is willing to see them. Despite all of the angst that
Can A Price Pattern Beat an Indicator?
I've seen people use simple price action patterns in place of inicators. For example, Larry Connors and Cesar Alvarez really popularized the
Strategy Testing – Violating These Steps Will Damage Your Account
One of the most rewarding experiences for a TradeStation trader is to pick up a performance report that proves their great strategy
Stops – When Not to Use Them
Using a stop on a position is a very popular risk management technique used by traders. My research and experience has led