In my opinion backtesting can be a very powerful tool if used correctly.
The problem is that many traders over-use the functions provided by the different backtesting software packages and think more is better. Many so-called system developers try to imply that the longer you backtest the better and more robust your system will be. That’s [...]
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March 19th, 2010
How do I backtest the right way?
Posted in Investing 
Tags: August And September, Backtesting Software, Business Day, Commissions, Day Trades, Day Trading, Dramatic Change, Intraday Trends, Leverage, Margin Account, Minimum Equity, Nasd, Nyse, Online Daytrading, Software Packages, Stock Daytraders, Strategy Execution, System Developers, Ticks, Tradestation
Tags: August And September, Backtesting Software, Business Day, Commissions, Day Trades, Day Trading, Dramatic Change, Intraday Trends, Leverage, Margin Account, Minimum Equity, Nasd, Nyse, Online Daytrading, Software Packages, Stock Daytraders, Strategy Execution, System Developers, Ticks, TradestationFebruary 28th, 2010
Crush the Stock Market Without Trading Stocks
Posted in Stocks and Shares Tags: Different Game, Euro Dollar, Exchange Rate, Fastest Growing Stocks, Five Simple Steps, Foreign Exchange Market, Foreign Exchange Trading, Google, Investment Opportunity, Leverage, Nasdaq, Nyse, Stock Game, Stock Market, Top Gainers, Trading Game, Trading Stocks, Trillion, Untapped Resource, Wall Street
Tags: Different Game, Euro Dollar, Exchange Rate, Fastest Growing Stocks, Five Simple Steps, Foreign Exchange Market, Foreign Exchange Trading, Google, Investment Opportunity, Leverage, Nasdaq, Nyse, Stock Game, Stock Market, Top Gainers, Trading Game, Trading Stocks, Trillion, Untapped Resource, Wall StreetDo you look at the stock market and wish you’d bought some Google stock back when it was first offered for $104? You’d have gained nearly 300% on that investment in the first year – that’s roughly 9.2% each month! That’s a Wall Street level of success!
Imagine if I could show you an [...]
February 5th, 2010
Dealing With Stock Market Corrections: Ten Do’s and Don’ts
Posted in Investing Tags: Actual News, Asset Allocation Decisions, Beautiful Thing, Crystal Balls, Diverse Group, Equity Allocation, Flip Side, Hiccup, High Water Mark, Hindsight, Hoard, Index Fund, Investment Strategy, Investor Profit, Market Expectations, Nyse, Smart Cash, Speculator, Speculators, Stock Prices
Tags: Actual News, Asset Allocation Decisions, Beautiful Thing, Crystal Balls, Diverse Group, Equity Allocation, Flip Side, Hiccup, High Water Mark, Hindsight, Hoard, Index Fund, Investment Strategy, Investor Profit, Market Expectations, Nyse, Smart Cash, Speculator, Speculators, Stock PricesA correction is a beautiful thing, simply the flip side of a rally, big or small. Theoretically, even technically I’m told, corrections adjust equity prices to their actual value or “support levels”. In reality, it’s much easier than that. Prices go down because of speculator reactions to expectations of news, speculator reactions to actual news, [...]