In-sample and Out-of-Sample Testing
This tends to come back towards those that move towards optimisation. Optimisation is fine when it’s done correctly, but usually […]
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Over-Optimisation or Curve Fitting
Over-Optimisation is probably one of the biggest problems across the board. Curve fitting or data mining is basically taking optimal
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Backtesting Your Trading Strategy
There are a number of challenges with backtesting, which need to be addressed for reliable results. Survivorship bias basically means
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Committing to your Trading Strategy
The difference between successful traders and everybody else is the ability to apply their strategy over the long term. People
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Great Trading Books
If you’re interested in trend following strategies for equities, then obviously my book Unholy Grails, is perfect. If you’re looking
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Key Ingredients Needed for Trading
The Key Ingredient The key ingredient you’ve got to have to start with is you’ve got to find a strategy
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How do your different portfolios correlate?
Trend Following & Momentum Strategy My trend following and my momentum strategy really are extremely highly correlated. They’re both momentum
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How much time do you spend on trading?
How much time is needed for trading, researching ideas and studying? Significantly less than what you’d think. Everything I do
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Managing Stock Risks
Our clients are people that do not want to use a financial advisor, do not want to use a full
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Trend Following for Equity Traders
What type of trend following systems do you use? In Unholy Grails I talk about trend following for equities traders.
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Why should we trade long only?
There are a couple of reasons I’d suggest only trading long. When I was trading commodities, we traded long and
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The #1 Reason Why People Fail at Trading
The #1 reason why people fail at trading? They are undercapitalized. It has nothing to do with a trader’s strategy.
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