Commodity Trading & Trend Following

There are pros and cons of automated trading systems. The benefit by using mechanical trading systems is it can eliminate a large degree of emotional issues by eliminating the subjectivity made on trading decisions on a daily basis.You can formalize rules and actually test your investment strategies. However traders over optimize their algorithmic trading by [...]

Trend Following and trading for a living is about learning to identify patterns and controlling your emotions. There are endless opportunities in the markets. Very few actually succeed trading. The reason is they are applying their energies in finding the “best” indicators and systems. The reality is that simple robust ideas like a moving average [...]

It is not the “Secret Sauce” indicators or systems. Just using common sense if algorithmic indicators could be the reason for success…everyone would be rich. We all know this is not the case. Most traders fail. This video on developing a winning attitude is one of the best trading tips you will find. No sugar [...]

This short video discusses how to use Bollinger bands in order to system trade. Completely automated strategies are not the complete package. You need to know how much to buy or sell…which markets or stocks to buy or sell..as well as how to manage the risks when trading. Bollinger bands are an effective indicator for [...]

Statistics reflect that 90% of traders lose money. This was true in the past and continues to be the case today.
Even all the advances in technology have NOT increased the percentage of profitable traders. This is true whether we are talking day traders, short term traders and even long term traders.
There are numerous systems and [...]

Trading Tip - Trend Following and Using the MACD
Most traders and trend followers know about the MACD. The MACD is a powerful indicator to keep you on the right side of the market. However the MACD is just a component or part of my investment strategies. The trading plan does not need to be complex [...]

In this video I am sharing an educational example of a trend trade retracement. This is a possible trend retracement. You never know if the trend is ending or retracing. $KORS is in the IBD 50 and one of the strongest with a small pullback. This is the type of trade that would be of [...]

In this educational example of Ross Stores - $ROST you can learn how to trend follow high momentum stocks. Ross Stores had been hitting new multi year highs. As well Ross Stores has been in the IBD 50. In this video you will see both trend breakout trade examples as well as retracement trade examples. [...]

The most important issue in systematic trading is not the indicators or entry/ exit system. The most important issue for systematic trading and algorithmic trend following is managing the risks. If you do not manage the risks properly, I promise you will have a draw down greater than you can tolerate. In my courses I [...]

There are no Holy Grail trading indicators. I have been receiving responses from attendees from the Reuters/ Metastock webinar and many are looking for unique indicators. What I have expressed to them that this should not be their focus. Once I learned to focus on the risks and utilize a robust trading plan overtime I [...]