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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!

Aug 16, 2023

Serious traders invest in quality education. Should you read “Building Winning Algorithmic Trading Systems” by Kevin Davey?

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!

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.

Aug 7, 2023

Are you taking too much risk for too little return? Perhaps the professional hedge funds can help define good trading performance.

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!

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!

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!

Oct 18, 2021

The Money Flow Index is sometimes called the volume-weighted RSI. Can it outperform the RSI in this trend following strategy?

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!

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.

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!

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!

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!

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.