VWAP Mashup of the Daily Trading Coach and Trade-Ideas

By Rodrigo | June 3, 2009

A Strategy-Session post. The Daily Trading Coach Dr. Brett Steenbarger is a trader’s coach.  As essential as his experience getting the best performance out of traders is the way in which he conveys his wisdom in plain language – judge for yourself in his latest (his third) book on improving trader performance and decision making, The…

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Here’s How to Trade Long on % Down Stocks: Traders’ Tips

By Rodrigo | April 29, 2009

TRADERS’ TIPS: TAS&C May Issue “He was utterly fearless but never reckless.  He could, and did, turn on a twinkling if he found he was wrong.” — Jessie Livermore, American author, investor In this month’s issue of Technical Analysis of Stocks & Commodities in the Traders’ Tips section, Sylvain Vervoort offers an analysis of trailing stop…

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How to Evaluate Backtesting Programs

By Rodrigo | April 6, 2009

I came across this request for information on my Twitter tube: “Evaluating backtesting programs: MetaStock, Traders Studio, Ami Broker, Strata Searc, Ninja Trader, Trade Ideas. Any thoughts?”, @milktrader Source: http://twitter.com/milktrader/status/1456777201 Each of these applications and even others not on this list, like WealthLab Pro or DIY Excel, will have advantages over the other.  Some major, some…

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Get Experimental. Trade-Ideas Releases Beta of its Latest Version

By Rodrigo | March 12, 2009

“It’s the book to end all books. Until I write another one” – Stephen Colbert on the publication of his book , I Am America, And So Can You. We’d say it alternatively, “It’s the upgrade to end all upgrades. Until we release another one“. Exactly. Announcing v2.3.5 in beta release.  Here is the link to…

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Following This Bear Swing Set-Up Netted a 84% Win Rate

By Rodrigo | March 11, 2009

Improved OddsMaker Models Swing Trades Noticed anything?  We changed The OddsMaker by expanding the range of the backtest and introducing longer hold times with which to model trading rules.  The details of the enhancements are in the User’s Guide.  This post demonstrates via an example strategy how the changes improve the universe of possible trading…

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Try This Swing Strategy: Reversed MACD Crossover System

By Rodrigo | February 21, 2009

Below is the original Trader’s Tips article submitted for the just released February issue of Technical Analysis of Stocks & Commodities  TRADERS’ TIPS March Issue “I measure what’s going on, and I adopt to it. I try to get my ego out of the way. The market is smarter than I am so I bend.”…

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Try the Market’s Lunch Special: SHORT – Lunch Time Fade Strategy

By Rodrigo | February 3, 2009

Below is the original Trader’s Tips article submitted for the just released February issue of Technical Analysis of Stocks & Commodities  TRADERS’ TIPS February Issue “There is always plenty of capital for those who can create practical plans for using it.” Napoleon Hill (Author, Think and Grow Rich, 1883 – 1970) For this month’s Traders’ Tips,…

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Directions to Automated Trading Success Same as Those to Carnegie Hall

By Rodrigo | December 14, 2008

Heard this one? [Tourist and New Yorker approach each other at the street corner] Tourist: “What’s the best way to get to Carnegie Hall?“ New Yorker: “Practice! Practice! Practice!“ The videos of Trade-Ideas’ automation on our YouTube Channel offer views of our practice sessions in the market using real capital and real market situations.  Viewers…

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Strategy Session: Over Extended Up Move – TAS&C November Article

By Rodrigo | October 23, 2008

 Traders’ Tips  November Issue “With globalization, the big [countries] don’t eat the small; the fast eat the slow.” Thomas L. Friedman (Op-ed columnist, New York Times) Mr. Friedman’s observation easily applies to traders.  For this month’s Traders’ Tips, we’ve provided a strategy that uses speed to uncover a backtested and winning advantage in this volatile…

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