Recent content by Martinsos

I am considering supplementing my learning experience by enrolling in some type of options trading education. Have you used any of the online options schools, mentors, even online courses? I would love to hear your experiences. Can you recommend one, and if not, why not?

@Maverickz good point - I actually do have a non-free data source available, so let's assume that is not a problem. I am much more interested in hearing about your problems regarding backtesting!

Yes you could, but it really depends on how you use it. It can be hidden in some way, as you said, but on the other hand, if you are using it to test strategy that you defined well (entry and exit rules), then it does not really matter if you know what will happen since you are just following...

Good question, I should have explained it better :)! So compared to automated backtesting, where you define the trade/strategy and let algorithm run it for certain period of time and report the results, in manual backtesting you pick some specific moment in past yourself, create a trade there...

Hey guys, I am hoping that some of the members might be able to help me with a bit of a research I am doing! I am working on a tool for manual backtesting that enables you to observe your trade in the past. What I would like to know is what are the biggest problems and obstacles that you face...

What do you guys think about logging your trades, and how do you do it? I still have a lot to learn about options so I would like to also learn from my previous trades, and I would love to hear how are more experienced traders doing that. Which tool do you use to track your trades? What do you...

@lawrence-lugar I see! But even with systematic, logical approach (which I really like as a concept), I guess there are some triggers to coming up with a strategy? I know there are guys that are always testing new systems / plans - so how does one come up with an idea for that?

I am interested in how do you guys get ideas for your options trades. Does it mostly come from books and tutorials, or you get them on forums / talking to other traders, or maybe by studying certain underlying and reading news about it?

@Martinghoul I value your opinion, but please let's try not to pollute this thread with personal feelings and posts that are not in any way related to this topic! From what people have been saying so far, I am getting a feeling that I should watch out to trade liquid options and make sure that...

@OptionGuru @Visaria thank you for your feedback - I feel like the point in this case was that trader should make sure that target profits are big enough so that he/she can "disregard" commission costs. Is it 10x or more/less is maybe not so important for this conversation, one can try to figure...

Thanks guys, that is some great feedback! Ok, so few key points I feel are repeating and are therefore probably extra important: - coming up with system takes a lot of time (years) - unavoidable part of learning is trying and failing, learning from mistakes - understanding risk and mastering...