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System Trading Introduction
By Dave
/ October 26, 2022
System Trading Introduction What is System Trading? System trading is a data-driven, disciplined approach that uses a set of rules...
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TradeStation Backtesting: The Best Way to Properly Test
By Dave
/ October 25, 2022
The Best Way to Properly Backtest on Tradestation How to Download TradeStation If you have not already downloaded TradeStation, then...
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Jim Simons – The Man Who Solved the Market
By Dave
/ October 24, 2022
Jim Simons - The Man Who Solved the Markets Who is Jim Simons? Jim Simons, born in 1938, is often...
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Best Automated Trading Strategies 2024
By Dave
/ August 23, 2022
Best Automated Trading Strategies 2024 To skip down to the best automated trading strategies click here. ...
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Automate Trading with No Coding | Complete Guide
By Dave
/ August 16, 2022
Automate Trading with No Coding | Complete Guide Can you automate your trading? Yes, you can automate your trading! In...
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Stop Losses | Complete Guide and Test Results Reveal
By Dave
/ August 9, 2022
Stop Losses | Complete Guide and Test Results Reveal What is a Stop Loss? A stop loss is an order...
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Out of Sample Testing for Robust Algorithmic Trading Strategies
By Dave
/ August 9, 2022
Out of Sample Testing for Robust Algorithmic Trading Strategies Why Do Automated Trading Strategies Fail? In my decade-plus of professional...
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Algorithmic Trading | Complete Guide for Beginner Algo Traders
By Dave
/ August 9, 2022
Algorithmic Trading Complete Guide for Beginner Algo Traders What is Algorithmic Trading? Algorithmic trading is the act of placing buy...
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Robustness Tests and Checks for Algorithmic Trading Strategies | Complete Guide
By Dave
/ August 9, 2022
Robustness Tests and Checks for Algorithmic Trading Strategies What is a Robust Trading Strategy? A robust trading strategy can withstand...
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Edge in Trading | Professional Guide to Trading Edges
By Dave
/ August 9, 2022
Edge in Trading | Professional Guide to Trading Edges What does EDGE in trading mean? In financial markets, trading edge...
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Monte Carlo Simulation | Complete Guide for Algorithmic Trading with Free Simulator
By Dave
/ August 9, 2022
Monte Carlo Simulation | Complete Guide for Algorithmic Trading with Free Simulator What is Monte Carlo Simulation? Monte Carlo Simulation...
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Backtesting Trading Strategies – Everything you need to know
By Dave
/ August 9, 2022
Backtesting Trading Strategies Everything You Need to Know Jump ahead to the free web based backtester What is Backtesting? Backtesting...
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How To Create Automated Trading System In Excel, Python, and Build Alpha
By Dave
/ September 5, 2020
How to Build an Automated Trading SystemIn Excel, Python, and Build Alpha It is no secret that many traders fail...
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Intraday Edge: Find strategies backwards
By Dave
/ June 1, 2020
Intraday Edge: Find strategies backwards The Goal of Intraday TradingA large consideration of developing trading systems should be how efficient...
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Noise Test Parameter Optimization
By Dave
/ May 19, 2020
Noise Test Parameter Optimization In short, this is a new feature that allows us to optimize strategies across noise adjusted...
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Testing Across Markets, Trigger Signals, and Signal Breakdowns
By Dave
/ March 22, 2019
Testing Across Markets, Trigger Signals, Signal Breakdown [New Update] I wanted to give this latest version of BuildAlpha its own blog post...
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Ensemble Strategies
By Dave
/ November 7, 2018
Ensemble Strategies [Reduce Overfitting By Combining Strategies] What is an Ensemble Method?“In statistics and machine learning, ensemble methods use multiple...
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A Strategy For Each Day of the Week [Seriously?]
By Dave
/ April 6, 2018
A Strategy For Each Day of the Week [Seriously?] A different strategy for each day of the week? Sounds crazy,...
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Three Trading “Truths” Quantified
By Dave
/ March 13, 2018
Three Trading "Truths" Quantified I want to discuss three trading “truths” that I often heard but when I finally got...
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