Jul 10, 2021Turbocharge Your Performance with the Power of ObservationOutside of my day job as a software development manager, I’m a self-taught, independent systems trader. During the course of my trading education, I stumbled upon a presentation from Michail Shadkin, a professional gambler turned trader. Michail is a strong believer in “The Power of Observation”. Starting in his days…Trading9 min readTrading9 min read
Jun 21, 2019Trading Methodology and Human Factors: An Interview with Optimus FuturesAs a systems developer, one of my research interests is the development of systems for investing in and trading the financial markets. Leveraging both my engineering background and practical trading experience, I’ve developed a balanced and holistic methodology which also encompasses human factors and psychology. …Trading2 min readTrading2 min read
Jun 10, 2019Member-onlyFind Your Niche by Developing Balanced and Individualized Trading SystemsMy professional background is in systems development and software engineering. Over the years, I’ve gained experience writing computer simulation models, developing large-scale systems, and analyzing large data sets. When I first started trading several years ago, this engineering background gave me transferable skills to backtest and validate trading strategies. …Trading13 min readTrading13 min read
May 10, 201910 Specific Tactics to Become a More Patient and Disciplined TraderWhen I first started trading, impatience was a major problem. Fearing I’d miss out on a major price move, I’d hurriedly enter into positions which didn’t fully satisfy my trading plan’s entry criteria. Or, I’d enter a position late, and skew the risk:reward ratio against me. When volatility increased and…Trading15 min readTrading15 min read
Apr 24, 2019Are Chart Patterns Still Relevant? One Trader’s PerspectiveMy first serious foray into stock trading came in 2013. I had just read William O’Neal’s excellent book, “How to Make Money in Stocks: A Winning System in Good Times and Bad”. This book details a complete trading system called “ CANSLIM “ for trading stocks showing strong fundamentals and…Trading10 min readTrading10 min read
Published inResultra - Behind the Scenes·Apr 19, 2019Migrating to Travis CI’s Minimal Language Configuration for Improved Parity with Development and Go Module SupportFor Resultra, I recently migrated the project from Go’s dep dependency management to Go modules. The primary motivations for transitioning to modules were to allow the project to be built outside the $GOPATH and work with GitHub’s fork and pull request model. The project is currently using Go version 1.12…Continuous Integration3 min readContinuous Integration3 min read
Jan 17, 2019A Volatility Based Oscillator Indicator for TradersThere is a frequent and definitive pattern in price movement, whereby price will steadily drift lower, then accelerate before bottoming out. Similarly, price will often steadily rise, then accelerate into a climax top. No matter what trading strategy is being used, or what type of market is being traded, it…Trading6 min readTrading6 min read
Nov 25, 2018A Volatility Based Momentum Indicator for TradersFundamentally, trading is about analyzing the supply and demand of a security (asset which can be traded), such as stocks, commodities, or Forex pairs. A trader then makes decisions to purchase or sell these securities, ideally for a profit. …Trading5 min readTrading5 min read
Nov 20, 2018Use Small Position Sizes to Manage Risk and Improve Trading PsychologyI’m a private, retail trader, meaning I trade my own money for myself. Most of my money is in conservative, long-term investments, but I also have a smaller account for trading individual stocks. Trading Stocks in Strong Uptrends In my trading account, the primary strategy is long-only positions in US stocks which are experiencing strong…Stock Market5 min readStock Market5 min read
Nov 16, 2018Overcoming Biases Against Short Selling to Profit on Falling Stock PricesEvery trader (or investor) is familiar with long positions. Expecting the price to rise, a trader simply purchases the shares, then later sells these shares for a profit or loss. This is as simple as can be. However, stock prices can just as easily go down as they go up…Trading7 min readTrading7 min read
