The Social Trading Fantasy

mprincipatoGeneral Comments1 Comment

It began with the advances of downloadable trading software and the retail automated trading algorithms back in 2008. Back in those days, web sites popped up that offered programs or “Expert Advisors” that promised to print you money while you slept. What a great idea: You never have to learn anything, just buy the program for $100 – $500, set … Read More

Less Is More–Usually

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Less is more—most of the time.  In my early days, I started out with almost twenty different indicators in a single system—and why not; the computer was going to do all the work.  I figured that if I combined enough techniques, I could find the perfect entry signals—I hadn’t even thought about the importance of exits back then.   Well, needless … Read More