The "Performance Metrics 101" blog series is geared towards providing traders with the essential evaluation tools they need to assess trading performance accurately. The goal is to provide a complete understanding of these tools, enabling traders to use them effectively. Understanding R-Squared R-Squared is an essential metric used in investment management to help understand the [...]
Jesse Livermore: Legendary Trader - The Man, the Myth, the Legend Imagine a time before computers, when trading stocks involved shouting orders in a crowded trading pit, armed with nothing but wits, instincts, and a keen sense of the markets. This is the backdrop against which Jesse Livermore, one of the greatest traders of all [...]
The “Trader's Mindset” micro-blog is the perfect source of inspiration to help you stay focused, determined, and motivated on your trading journey. A trading plan is more than just the entry point The world of trading can be unpredictable, and small details that may seem insignificant can often make a huge difference in one's success [...]
Reminiscences of a Stock Operator by Edwin Lefèvre The legendary trader Jesse Livermore's trading methodologies discussed in the classic book "Reminiscences of a Stock Operator" include the following outline of key trading techniques. Tape Reading Livermore believed that watching the tape - which refers to the printed records of transactions on the exchange - was [...]
The Technical Analysis 101 blog series is your guide to understanding trading concepts, price patterns, and technical indicators. Every post will focus on a specific topic to expand your knowledge and elevate your trading game. Understanding Bollinger Bands Bollinger Bands are a powerful technical analysis tool developed by John Bollinger in the 1980s. Traders widely [...]
Systematic Advantage #16: Systems can apply monte-carlo simulations to past track records to account for 1000s of outcomes Trading systems can leverage sophisticated Monte Carlo simulations to evaluate the past track records of investments, making adjustments that account for thousands of potential outcomes. By simulating these various outcomes, the system can create an accurate and [...]
The “Trader's Mindset” micro-blog is the perfect source of inspiration to help you stay focused, determined, and motivated on your trading journey. There Will be Losses As much as we'd like to avoid them, losses are an unavoidable aspect of trading. No one can make a profit on every single trade they make. Therefore, a [...]
The "Performance Metrics 101" blog series is geared towards providing traders with the essential evaluation tools they need to assess trading performance accurately. The goal is to provide a complete understanding of these tools, enabling traders to use them effectively. Decoding the Calmar Ratio Risk management is a crucial component of successful investing, and the [...]
The Technical Analysis 101 blog series is your guide to understanding trading concepts, price patterns, and technical indicators. Every post will focus on a specific topic to expand your knowledge and elevate your trading game. Pennant Pattern: A Powerful Tool in Technical Analysis Today, we'll discuss an important and widely used technical analysis pattern called [...]
Systematic Advantage #15: Track and trade a wide variety of trading styles without getting confused Trading systems can accurately identify and execute a diverse range of trading strategies, such as trend following, pattern recognition, and momentum trading, with a high degree of proficiency and expertise. Moreover, their ability to maintain a steady and dispassionate focus, [...]
