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Monthly Archives: October 2010
Account Undercapitalization is the Primary Cause For Trader Failures
About 11 years ago, I gave a presentation in a conference in New York City as an invited speaker. The audience was mostly comprised of inexperienced traders. A good part of my presentation was on the subject of risk of ruin and proper account capitalization. … Continue reading
Posted in Risk Management
Tagged consecutive losers, profitability, risk and money management, risk of ruin, scalping
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Proper Use of Back-testing
Here is a link to a very short paper I have written on the subject of back-testing. It is a very basic introduction to an area that has many pitfalls, especially for new and inexperienced technical traders. Back-testing tells us how a system … Continue reading
Posted in Trading System Design
Tagged Back-testing, technical trading, trading system design
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Trading Moon Phases and Related Folklore
I recently came across this study. The results of the study and the claims made in it raised many questions in my mind which I could not overlook just like that. I do not believe that Astrology can be … Continue reading
Posted in Folklore
Tagged financial astrology, lunar cycle trading, SPY ETF trading, Trading system analysis
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