Posts Tagged ‘Managing Trades’
How to adapt your trade frequency to market volatility using the $VIX
I just finished my monthly exercise of reviewing closed trades and performance reports for our automated trading systems and I was reminded, yet again, how magical it is when a trading system gets in sync with its ideal market environment. What stood out to me was the difference in trade frequency [aka portfolio turnover for…
Read MoreBuying dips, pullbacks, and reversals with mean reversion trading strategies
Do you like buying stocks that are breaking out to new highs? Would you rather shop for a bargain after a market sell-off? There’s no right or wrong answer, but there are important differences between the two approaches. The way we see it, every trading system can be labeled as one that either trades momentum…
Read MoreEvery trader should think in R-Multiples
Do you find yourself buying stocks using arbitrary round share sizes? Do you position size based only on the distance to your stop loss or vary size based on your conviction in the trade? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then today’s article about R-Multiples is going to be an important one…
Read MoreEvan Medeiros — Season 2 Finale Highlights & Takeaways
Smarter Trading Podcast Episode 20 In this solo episode, host Evan Medeiros reflects on his conversations from Season 2 guests and shares his favorite lessons and highlight clips.
Read MorePatrick Walker — Live episode sharing market analysis & answering your questions
Smarter Trading Podcast Episode 18 Patrick is the founder of Mission Winners. He has had the privilege of meeting and learning from legendary traders like: Martin Zweig, Bill O’ Neil, and Ed Seykota. He was an IBD Meetup co-leader and most importantly, he is a family man, happily married with 4 kids. In Patrick’s…
Read MoreEddy Elfenbein — How to construct a high-quality stocks portfolio using fundamental analysis
Smarter Trading Podcast Episode 15 Our guest today is Eddy Elfenbein. Eddy has been a leading writer in the financial community since starting the Crossing Wall Street website and CWS “Buy List” in 2005 and 2006, respectively. He often appears on CNBC and Bloomberg, where he shares his insights on the market and the economy. …
Read MoreFrank Zorrilla — Tactically swing trading stocks for 1 to 10 day moves
Smarter Trading Podcast Episode 12 Our guest today is Frank Zorrilla. Frank is the founder of Zor Capital, a registered investment advisory firm in New York. He started his career in 1997 and has been professionally managing money since 98. In this episode we get tactical discussing Frank’s short-term swing trading strategy. We talk about…
Read MoreNikki Dunn — Combining technicals with fundamentals for long-term trading
Smarter Trading Podcast Episode 10 Hello everybody, our guest today is Nikki Dunn, a trader, investor, and Certified Financial Planner. Nikki is the creator of She Talks Finance, a financial education platform to help people learn money in a fun and approachable way. In this episode we talk about Nikki’s framework for picking companies and…
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