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Trade loosely correlated WealthSignals systems for stable growth
Even the best system experiences drawdowns, and as traders we're worried about the irregularity of our returns. It's tempting to cancel subscription when the fortune turns away from us but it may end up displeasing to see the missed profits when the system returns...
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Trading the Moon, Mechanically
Why on Earth would anyone want to trade moon cycles?Trader 1: Because there is no stock market on Mars!Trader 2: Because trading the Jupiter cycle would be too boring!Attempts at jokes aside, frankly it's beyond me why anyone would think that distant celestial bodies...
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Which performance metrics are important to me?
From the myriad of metrics I’ll let you know the ones I look at first to evaluate a trading system.
read moreInterview with BWO – ETF Pairs Arbitrage – Mechanical Trading System
BWO is an author of one of the leading strategies on WealthSignals. His strategy "ETF Pairs Arbitrage" is around for over 4 years by now and has gained over 500% during this time. Beau, your strategy ETF Pairs Arbitrage (EPA) has been one of the top performers on...
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What is drawdown?
The largest drawdown is calculated by keeping track of your built up equity. When losing trades begin to subtract from this equity, drawdown occurs. This is a very important statistic to consider when analyzing a trading strategy. You will never follow a trading strategy which has a strong propensity toward diminishing your equity.
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When a mechanical trading system is having a drawdown what do you do?
Suppose you’ve subscribed to a “star” system and one day find your broker account losing money as the system has entered a drawdown. Volatile markets expose trend-following systems to a higher chance of false moves which lead to losing trades. You’re tempted to...
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Which online stock broker should I use?
If you’re considering subscribing to a WealthSignals strategy, you may be on your way to becoming a self-directed trader (or Do-It-Yourself trader). You will be joining a fast growing trend in stock market trading. The availability of quality online resources from how-to knowledge-bases to point and click stock purchasing, makes becoming a DIY trader the next evolutionary step in stock investment management. In this process, one of the roles WealthSignals plays is robo advisor:..
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How to Make More Money Using Purely Mechanical Stock Trading
ETF Pairs Arbitrage (EPA), developed and published by Beau Wolinsky (BWO), is fully mechanical in nature – that means it takes the human equation out of trading and produces trading signals through pure technical analysis by mathematically analyzing stock market data.
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