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    Pairs Trading Strategy Model

    What is the holding period for these pairs?? hours, days, weeks, months?? I have a feeling that the russell spreads have a long holding period which exposes you to a LOT of risk imo. I have traded many longer term pairs but I prefer the shorter term quick profits (quick & nimble in this...
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    Pairs Trading Strategy Model

    However, my style went cold this fall. 23 months up in a row, two months down. Markets change. Your universe of stocks change. decimalization has really hurt my trading. Program trading has hurt my trading. A lot of different factors have affected my performance trading pairs...
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    Is it trading or gambling?

    Trading IS gambling in my opinion, but the main difference is that i'm the house. When I step up to the table I have the odds in my favor not the other way around. I can lose money like it is nobody's business in Vegas, but to me it is usually blind luck that determines my outcome. Making...
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    Turtle Trading

    Wondering how many turtles are out there and how they feel about the value of the system?? I've been thru their site and I am still a bit skeptical. The $1000 fee is almost giving it away in my opinion if you could get a 1/4 of the returns that they claim to have had. But I would like to hear...
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    Your Trading Rules.

    Managing a losing position is key to being a profitable trader. Everyone knows how to make money (or else they wouldn't be trading) the key is to manage your position when it is against you. Factors that I use are: 1) market volatility - if the mkt is flying all over the place I am much...
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