Many years ago, a stock broker told me, “When the US market sneezes, the world catches a cold.” That still rings true today. If you trade anything at all, chances are you’ll have to pay attention to the US economic reports, and few can trump the…

A big advantage of algorithmic trading is the ability to simultaneously trade a large number of strategies around the clock. But these strategies are only as reliable as the computer you trade them on. A forex VPS has become a permanent staple in my trading toolbox. I have a VPS with FXVM, with about 70 […]

If you’re a trend follower like me, the word ‘breakout’ is music to your ears. An explosive breakout could signal the start of a major price trend. If you trade manually, chart patterns like flags and triangles are often good predictors of upcoming breakouts. Discerning chart patterns using a trading algorithm is rather challenging. Fortunately, […]

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This has to be among the top 5 questions I’ve received over the years. Continual improvement is the name of the game, but to improve, you first need an objective way to measure performance. So as a retail trader, is there a professional benchmark, against which…