I recently received a few very note-worthy queries from QiT members. This led me to the conclusion, if one or two QiT members are noodling over an issue, its likely more have the same queries rattling around in their heads. I am certain I need to do a better job of explaining how QiT works. Here is the […] The post Larry Connors’ Hieroglyphics appeared first on Quantitrader: Algorithmic Swing Trading ..read more

As you all know when you trade with QiT you don’t have to waste a lot of your brain neurons trying to figure out the market. You exorcize the demons that creep into your trading and lead you down paths you should not go. You catapult yourself into the realm of “I don’t care what […] The post Are you Swimming Naked? appeared first on Quantitrader: Algorithmic Swing Trading ..read more

There are number of topics that come up on a regular basis on the trading blogosphere, but the one most important and the most frequently talked about, is “how the markets are rigged.” Anyone who has been in this business for any length of time can tell you with 100% certainty the markets are rigged. Plain and simple, the markets, specifically the exchanges, are totally geared towards screwing you, the retail investor. The post 4 Dirty Little Secrets about Stop Losses appeared first on Quantitrader: Algorithmic Swing Trading ..read more

Last week we embarked on a discussion about how behavioral economist and 2002 Nobel laureate, Daniel Kahneman transformed the fields of economics and investing. I promised we would finish off the discussion with a look at noise, biases, and hindsight. Then Kahneman’s four simple strategies for better decision making that can be applied to both finance and life. Noice Alert […] The post It Only Takes One to Screw Things Up appeared first on Quantitrader: Algorithmic Swing Trading ..read more

Behavioral economist and 2002 Nobel laureate, Daniel Kahneman has transformed the fields of economics and investing. At their most basic, his revelations demonstrate that human beings and the decisions they make are much more complicated — and much more fascinating — than previously thought. At a conference in Hong Kong, Kahneman delivered a captivating mini-seminar on the […] The post Go Ahead Jump, It’ll be Fine appeared first on Quantitrader: Algorithmic Swing Trading ..read more

“The Underwater Equity curve, popularized by Jack Schwager, presents a trader with a unique way of evaluating equity performance. Using this graph, the trader can view the relationship between time and magnitude of drawdown as they relate to new equity highs. This graph enables the trader to look at the performance from a pessimistic viewpoint pinpointing how much drawdown occurred and how long it took to rebound to hit a new equity high.” The post Not all Draw Downs are Created Equal appeared first on Quantitrader: Algorithmic Swing Trading ..read more

There are a number of topics that slip-slide over my desk daily but the one that feels like a slug making it way across the garden path leaving it’s slimy, gooey, grime is, “how the markets are rigged against retail traders.”   Anyone who has been in this business for any length of time can tell […] The post We all know the markets are rigged appeared first on Quantitrader: Algorithmic Swing Trading ..read more

One of the primary objectives of these weekly sessions with your in-house trading psychologist – what you didn’t know I was a trading psychologist? – is to teach you how to make market information neutral, how to look at market data from the market’s perspective, how to Become the algorithm.   I can just hear […] The post Pull The Trigger appeared first on Quantitrader: Algorithmic Swing Trading ..read more

  When you embark on a career in trading or if you just want to try it part-time, you have a lot to learn before you ever hit the enter button a trade.   The actual physical act of trading is child’s play but all the research that goes into learning the ropes can, in some cases, […] The post Make sure you understand … appeared first on Quantitrader: Algorithmic Swing Trading ..read more

  One question I get a lot is about settled cash and how different brokers handle it. This is a very important issue with QiT because at times we can be fully invested and, whenever volatility spikes, we can be fully invested for days. We need that settled cash to stay in the game.   […] The post Why Settlement Date is important appeared first on Quantitrader: Algorithmic Swing Trading ..read more