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030 – Highlights from Episodes 1-20

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Episode30This weeks show is going to be a little different to previous episodes.

A couple of weeks ago I went back through all the guests we’ve had on the show so far and realised how very fortunate we’ve been to have so many fantastic guests on the show, sharing their knowledge and experience, some of them with more than 50 years of trading experience!

To be honest, I’d actually forgotten some of the topics we’d covered so far and going back through them was an excellent reminder of all the valuable information the guests had shared, so for Episode 30 I thought it might be a good idea to revisit some of the highlights from the earlier episodes so that those that haven’t heard them will go and listen to them, and those who have already listened may get some value out of hearing the highlights again.

I know when I went back through them it reminded me of some things that I wanted to test or investigate further, and I really found it a valuable exercise so I hope you do too.

This episode will cover some of the highlights from episodes 1 to 20; some of my favourites and some of yours.

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Topics discussed

  • How to find new trading ideas every day
  • Using optimisation to understand market behaviour, not to find the optimal parameters
  • How the level of market noise can indicate the type of strategy to trade
  • Tips to creating robust models
  • Avoiding over-optimised trading strategies
  • Combining multiple conditions or strategies into an ensemble system
  • Why simple systems are better than complex ones
  • How market timing can improve strategy performance
  • The concept of conditional trading and why you need to consider market context
  • Testing the effectiveness of entry and exit rules
  • The type of strategies that should have stops and when stops don’t make sense
  • Factors to consider when choosing a position sizing strategy
  • How dual momentum can produce profits and protect in a downturn
  • Trading the equity curve to protect capital
  • Why traders should focus on process and not outcome

Transcript

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Episode Released:

25 October 2015

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Comments

  1. Django

    October 26, 2015 at 10:00 pm

    Great Episode , keep up the good work on these episodes , i hope you interview Richard Weissmann /Adam Grimes at some point down the line , Do you interview discretionary traders as well ? If yes then it would be insightful to hear about those traders as well . I am grateful to you for your efforts in arranging these podcasts cheers!

    • Andrew Swanscott

      October 26, 2015 at 10:27 pm

      Glad you’re enjoying the podcast! Thanks for suggesting Richard and Adam, will check them out.

      Cheers,
      Andrew.

  2. Rick

    October 27, 2015 at 12:44 am

    Andrew, thanks for doing this. I’m a struggling strategy writer and so many of these episodes have been really helpful. One of my favorites has been episode 008 because of the actionable ideas. I’ve listened to several shows multiple times.

    I download your shows as podcasts and listen while driving to and from work. I look forward to my drive because of them.

    One question I’d like answered during your interviews is to ask them if they have openings for developers/traders with similar interest and skills. I’m a programmer by trade, and investor/strategy developer by passion and would like to make that a bigger part of my life.

    Keep up the great work. It’s appreciated.

    • Andrew Swanscott

      October 27, 2015 at 7:53 pm

      Hi Rick, glad you’re enjoying the podcast.

      Thanks for the suggestion, will keep it in mind.

      Cheers,
      Andrew.

  3. Al Joe

    November 22, 2015 at 9:49 pm

    Fantastic & Great Going ! Great Guests & Insights ! Thank you !

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