Posts Tagged ‘trade ideas’
Disinfect Your Connectivity Virus with This Fix
This morning we received a couple of calls and IMs about a lack of connectivity to our site and through Trade-Ideas PRO. This was the first time something like this has happened in over 3 years, so it got our attention. It turns out it has nothing to do with Trade-Ideas, thankfully. A Plot Right…
Read MoreGet Experimental. Trade-Ideas Releases Beta of its Latest Version
“It’s the book to end all books. Until I write another one” – Stephen Colbert on the publication of his book , I Am America, And So Can You. We’d say it alternatively, “It’s the upgrade to end all upgrades. Until we release another one“. Exactly. Announcing v2.3.5 in beta release. Here is the link to…
Read MoreHelp Us Choose the New Makeover Design for Trade-Ideas.com
Some exciting changes are coming to Trade-Ideas – specifically this blog and our entire site. It’s a makeover that promises to: Easily allow people to navigate to information they need on the site Explain what we do with more clarity to new visitors I’ve already shown the set of 4 makeover designs from which we…
Read MoreFollowing This Bear Swing Set-Up Netted a 84% Win Rate
Improved OddsMaker Models Swing Trades Noticed anything? We changed The OddsMaker by expanding the range of the backtest and introducing longer hold times with which to model trading rules. The details of the enhancements are in the User’s Guide. This post demonstrates via an example strategy how the changes improve the universe of possible trading…
Read MoreScans that Feed the Bulls & Bears on FOX Biz
This post is for @TALENTED BLONDE who posted on Twitter this morning, http://twitter.com/TALENTEDBLONDE/status/1300271000 I decided to feed her a possible storyline for this afternoon, developed by interacting with the StockTwits crowd the last couple of days. It goes like this version of a Harper’s Index: (Data as of 1:50pm EST, Mar. 9, 2009) Number of…
Read MoreFollow This to Find the Bounces in the Market Ahead of Everyone Else
Across the Twitter comes all sorts of traders trying to guess where this beast is going. Of course the goods ones just size up the chart and let it tell them what’s going on – using their risk management skills to live and see another day. QuantBot @day54 oh, now crammer is calling bottoms since hes…
Read MoreYour Trading Plan Benefits from My Visit to the NYC Traders Expo
Our news is your news. What’s happened over the past week at Trade-Ideas can impact your trading plan, how you use Trade-Ideas PRO and its tools, or at least give you a new place from which to gather great market insight and a continuing trader’s education. NYC Traders EXPO: 2 Surprises I came away…
Read MoreAdd a Service: Who to Bring into the Fold
At the San Diego meetings I pitched that Trade-Ideas could add a partner’s service that would appear as an additional alert offering within Trade-Ideas PRO. This got a positive reception and now it’s something I want to pursue. However as partnerships go, some partners start and stop themselves, so in an effort to keep the…
Read MoreHow to Short $BAC All Over Again. Watch History Repeat.
The headlines sound an omnious alarm: “Bank of America tumbles on nationalization worries” (Reuters, February 4, 2009) BAC continues to take it on the chin: teetering on bankruptcy, government bail out yada yada yada. If you shorted this ride – congratulations. But is the ride over? Maybe there is more opportunity yet to find in…
Read More2 Key Tactics to Know When Making Any Trading Transition
Avoid Getting Lost in Translation It is very easy to get excited about systems test results. We have fallen victim to that problem ourselves as we spend more time working with traders who have gone to automation. What happens and more importantly what do you do when your system is not performing as well as…
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