Debunking Trading Myths
Let’s debunk some trading myths. “Trends don’t last forever. If a stock becomes too popular it will reverse, leading to […]
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Trading with the Trend
2008 What does trading with the trend mean? A very simple reason why ‘buy and hold’ offers average returns is
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Trading a Strategy over the Long Term
One of the keys for trend following is to apply the approach over a long period of time. The strategy
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How do I find a trading strategy to follow?
How do I find a trading strategy to follow? In my book ‘Unholy Grails’, we discussed about eight different ways
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Andrew Swanscott’s Top Five Tips from his Nick Radge Interview
Here are Andrew Swanscott’s Top Five Tips from his Nick Radge Interview: 1) The key to being comfortable with a
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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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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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