Automated Trading System Takes a Nap
March 26th, 2008The past couple of days have been quite slow for the automated trading system. This is the way I like it, though. Every time I look to add new systems or methods I make sure that the trade frequency is less than what I envision the final version to be.
It’s sort of like paper trading without the paper. Trade small and relatively infrequently and then slowly give yourself (or the computer) more rope as you determine real world performance.
I took four manual trades today and did pretty well. Here’s the best trade of the day in SKM and the worst trade of the day in WSM:
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