Tag: trading process
3 Pillars to a Successful Trading Career
“The most effective thing you can do after coming up with a dream is to create process goals and take action.”
Commit
What is it that...
Market Update: Time To Create A Solid Trading Plan
As the stock market corrects and potentially forms a new trend, traders who don’t have strict plans might be wondering what to do next.
So...
How To Create A Successful Trading Plan
Some people say that trading takes nerves of steel and insane willpower.
Maybe people with these traits and skills exist, but to become successful at...
A Look at Volatility Filters Into Recent Stock Market Decline
The recent volatility, like all volatility events, has brought some traders a fortune and others pain.
The ability to identify volatility regimes is paramount!
Correct...
How to Validate a Trade Setup Using Multiple Time Frames
Looking at multiple time frames is a helpful way to verify support or resistance before placing a trade.
When looking at an intraday setup,...
Quantifying Candlesticks for Trading Systems
Candlesticks are often a trader’s first exposure to technical analysis.
As a quantitative system developer for a high frequency and market making firm I can...
6 Interesting Similarities Between Golf and Trading
With another Golf season winding down here in the North East, I decided to put together my thoughts on what I've come to realize...
3 (of many) Uses for Monte Carlo Simulations in Trading
What is the likelihood the past repeats itself? I don’t have to tell you that those odds are pretty low. Monte Carlo simulations allow...
Understanding Market Structure For Better Trading Results
We can all agree that the markets are in constant ebb and flow, never moving in a straight line, always undulating. So how then,...
Is The S&P 500 and Nasdaq Relationship Signaling A Correction?
There have been noticeable divergences between the S&P 500 futures contract and the Nasdaq futures contract over the past few trading sessions.
Regardless of the...