Aug 24, 2023
With its daily turnover of over $6 trillion, who are the major players in the forex market? Let’s see how retail traders stack up!
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Aug 16, 2023
Serious traders invest in quality education. Should you read “Building Winning Algorithmic Trading Systems” by Kevin Davey?
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Aug 10, 2023
A big miss in the US nonfarm payrolls can wreak havoc in the markets. What’s considered a big miss? I analyze historical values to find out!
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Aug 8, 2023
The forex markets are open 24/5, but not all hours are created equal. Here I dissect my broker data to determine the best time to trade forex.
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Aug 7, 2023
Are you taking too much risk for too little return? Perhaps the professional hedge funds can help define good trading performance.
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Nov 10, 2021
Have you noticed that forex weekend gaps usually reverse within 3 days? Here I’ll program a mean reversion strategy to exploit gaps over the last 18 years!
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Nov 5, 2021
Should you increase your lot sizes for higher probability trades? Let’s code a dynamic position sizing scheme to capture more outsized wins!
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Oct 27, 2021
Pivot points are the perfect tool if you trade using support & resistance. Here’s how to develop an automated pivot points forex strategy!
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Oct 18, 2021
The Money Flow Index is sometimes called the volume-weighted RSI. Can it outperform the RSI in this trend following strategy?
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Oct 15, 2021
Are you a victim of excessive trade slippage? Here’s how you can minimize slippage, and more realistically simulate it in your backtests!
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Oct 4, 2021
Selecting a profitable entry is a critical step in strategy development. Here I’ll demonstrate how to use the Edge Ratio to maximize your profit potential.
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Sep 24, 2021
The System Quality Number measures the profitability & consistency of your trading system. Here’s how to calculate your SQN and use it to improve your trading!
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Sep 13, 2021
StrategyQuant’s BBWR indicator is the perfect tool to detect a Bollinger Bands squeeze. Here I explain how it’s calculated, and use it to program a breakout strategy for the AUDJPY!
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Sep 2, 2021
The Schaff Trend Cycle is a unique combination of the MACD and Stochastic indicators. Here’s how you can use it to improve your trend following results!
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Aug 27, 2021
The Kelly criterion is a famous mathematical formula that attempts to maximize your long-term capital growth. In this post, I’ll apply it to a EURUSD breakout strategy and explain some of its potential shortcomings when applied to forex trading.
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