unholy grails Archives

Best Market Conditions To Invest?

It’s no secret that I’m going through a drawdown at the moment. It’s not the first and I’m sure it won’t be the last. The more important question is why? After all, if you can’t answer the why, you’ll find it very uncomfortable to continue with the process. In my case its obvious and why […]

Reliable and Consistent Indicators

“…what are the most reliable and consistent indicators that you have used over the last 30 years? I know you have a lot of models but just an overview would be cool.” – Nick H Before we get into this discussion there are two caveats: I’m not going to debate with the ‘price is all […]

The Growth Portfolio – New Research

The Growth Portfolio is a longer term trend following strategy that has been a stalwart of mine since the late 90s. The strategy is loosely based on the Bollinger Band Breakout strategy (BBO) discussed in Unholy Grails, although the original design was based on Keith Fitschen’s Aberration trading system. Over time there have been a few tweaks, but […]

Trend Following in Times of Crisis

Trend Following in Times of Crisis – a webinar by Nick Radge for Amibroker Canada User Group. We would like to thank ACUG for the opportunity to present to your members. 7 April 2020 In this webinar we’re going to do is take a look at how I structure things. I do things a little […]

Trend Following on a Weekly Time Frame

Trend Following on a Weekly Time Frame One of the most popular systems I wrote about in my 2012 book, Unholy Grails, was the Bollinger Band Breakout strategy. That version used daily bars, but a common question I got was, “How does it perform on weekly data?” Back then I coded up a weekly version to appease […]

Inside Trailing Stops

Inside Trailing Stops As a trend follower, success comes from allowing positions to run as far as possible and exit only when the trend has terminated. The key tool to accomplish this is a trailing stop. A trailing stop is an exit that is set a fixed amount below (above) the current market price. As […]

More on the BBO Strategy

In our previous article we revisited the BBO Strategy 10-years after it was first published in Unholy Grails. You can read that HERE. The article prompted numerous questions about the strategy so I’ll address two of the more popular ones. The first was, “Being busy I prefer to trade weekly charts. How does the BBO Strategy […]

The BBO Strategy 10-Years On

It’s been 8-years since Unholy Grails was released and 10-years since I first started the project. One of the most popular strategies was the Bollinger Band Breakout (BBO) strategy. Back in the late 90’s I took the basics of the strategy from Ken Fitschen’s well-known Aberration Trading System. Aberration has been named “One of the Top […]

Webinar: ‘Where Nick Radge Is Putting His Money in 2020’

So you want to know where Nick Radge is putting his money in 2020? This Webinar was recorded for members of The Chartist. If you’d like first access to information like this, join The Chartist today. GET TRADING RESULTS FASTER When you join The Chartist, you will get direct access to me, Nick Radge, […]

200-Day Moving Average Magic

Last week the S&P 500 dipped to its 200-day moving average before turning higher. The 200-day moving average is a popular technical indicator, especially for US investors. One of the key reasons for its popularity, and why it’s been in the headlines after last week’s plunge, is because it provides a very good precursor to […]