Line Your Own Pockets

You didn't get a fill on your original entry.  The trade would have been profitable for a bit, then it comes back to your original entry price.  Do you take the trade?  We go in-depth, answering this common dilemma.Your default should be to take the trade if it still matches your systemThere's more information to decide on - what can you add to your backtest?What are post-entry columns, and how can they help?How deep thinking about the issue can help you create brand new strategiesHere's the original article Dave wrote on this topic. ---Before you go!If you're a trader and interested in backtesting and automating your trading strategy and don't know where to start, I want you to stop what you're doing and head on over to davemabe.com to sign up for my free backtesting email course.I hope to see you there!

Michael and Dave discuss NASDAQ's initiative to tokenize all securities and the implications for traders. They discuss:What tokenization is and what that means for equitiesHow it affects settlement and paves the way for 24/7 tradingPrediction markets and positive externalities of betting ("Betting is a tax on bullsh*t.")Dave proposed a bet to Michael based on the volume traded in the opening and closing crosses in the futureAnd much more... ---Before you go!If you're a trader and interested in backtesting and automating your trading strategy and don't know where to start, I want you to stop what you're doing and head on over to davemabe.com to sign up for my free backtesting email course.I hope to see you there!

We've got news for you - there's nobody who cares enough about your stops to go "hunting for them."And getting stopped out by a penny is frustrating, but it's actually a good sign.Blaming an algo or anything else for your trade getting stopped out is counter-productiveWhy most traders are completely wrong about placing stopsHow to select stops for your strategy in a data-driven wayMuch more... ---Before you go!If you're a trader and interested in backtesting and automating your trading strategy and don't know where to start, I want you to stop what you're doing and head on over to davemabe.com to sign up for my free backtesting email course.I hope to see you there!

In this episode, we tackle this popular question. Dave polled several traders he coaches and got some surprising answers.How much is trading like, say, poker, or something that is even more up to chance?Even starting a business can be called gambling if defined purely as "risking money on uncertain outcomes."Does having an edge make trading less like gambling?In a casino, is the house "gambling" because it has a strong edge?What's your take? ---Before you go!If you're a trader and interested in backtesting and automating your trading strategy and don't know where to start, I want you to stop what you're doing and head on over to davemabe.com to sign up for my free backtesting email course.I hope to see you there!

In this episode, we discuss the best way to use alternative data in your backtest.What is alternative data and how can you use it in a strategy?Examples of alternative dataUsing it in real-time versus a backtestHow to automate the process for backtesting and real-time tradingOther episodes mentioned: Using News in Your Trading Strategy ---Before you go!If you're a trader and interested in backtesting and automating your trading strategy and don't know where to start, I want you to stop what you're doing and head on over to davemabe.com to sign up for my free backtesting email course.I hope to see you there!

In this episode, Dave discusses a conversation he had with John M. from SMB Trading and his unique approach to taking a strategy live.We discuss:John's 35+ strategies he runs liveHow he quickly gets a strategy running in productionHis approach to collaboration with other tradersWhat is "strategy taste" and how you can improve yours over time ---Before you go!If you're a trader and interested in backtesting and automating your trading strategy and don't know where to start, I want you to stop what you're doing and head on over to davemabe.com to sign up for my free backtesting email course.I hope to see you there!

Follow-up discussion on quant and discretionary trader collaboration.We discuss:How Dave first connected with BellaThe cultural DNA of SMB CapitalThe challenges of quant/discretionary collaborationThe importance of being a giver, not a takerRelated episode:Mike Bellafiore and Nick Coutrakon from SMB Capital on Trading TeamsCreating a Trusted Trading GroupBooks mentioned:Give and Take by Adam Grant|The Go-Giver by Bob Burg and John David Mann ---Before you go!If you're a trader and interested in backtesting and automating your trading strategy and don't know where to start, I want you to stop what you're doing and head on over to davemabe.com to sign up for my free backtesting email course.I hope to see you there!

Mike Bellafiore and Nick Coutrakon join the podcast to continue a discussion Mike had with Dave on the makeup of trading teams at SMB Capital, a proprietary trading firm in NYC.What's the best way to include a quantitative trader in a discretionary trading team? ---Before you go!If you're a trader and interested in backtesting and automating your trading strategy and don't know where to start, I want you to stop what you're doing and head on over to davemabe.com to sign up for my free backtesting email course.I hope to see you there!

Are you a profitable trader but hesitant to automate your trades?In this episode, we discuss multiple steps to take towards having a computer make trades without fully automating. ---Before you go!If you're a trader and interested in backtesting and automating your trading strategy and don't know where to start, I want you to stop what you're doing and head on over to davemabe.com to sign up for my free backtesting email course.I hope to see you there!

We discuss 4 different variations of a strategy that Dave is deciding between and the thought process for doing so. ---Before you go!If you're a trader and interested in backtesting and automating your trading strategy and don't know where to start, I want you to stop what you're doing and head on over to davemabe.com to sign up for my free backtesting email course.I hope to see you there!

Lessons learned from buying a new trading computer. ---Before you go!If you're a trader and interested in backtesting and automating your trading strategy and don't know where to start, I want you to stop what you're doing and head on over to davemabe.com to sign up for my free backtesting email course.I hope to see you there!

Remote desktop solution mentioned:RustDeskTailScale ---Before you go!If you're a trader and interested in backtesting and automating your trading strategy and don't know where to start, I want you to stop what you're doing and head on over to davemabe.com to sign up for my free backtesting email course.I hope to see you there!

More discussion on buying power and running out of it might be a good thing. ---Before you go!If you're a trader and interested in backtesting and automating your trading strategy and don't know where to start, I want you to stop what you're doing and head on over to davemabe.com to sign up for my free backtesting email course.I hope to see you there!

Is running out of buying power... actually good?Here's the graph of buying power mentioned in the episode:Is Running Out of Buying Power A Good Thing? ---Before you go!If you're a trader and interested in backtesting and automating your trading strategy and don't know where to start, I want you to stop what you're doing and head on over to davemabe.com to sign up for my free backtesting email course.I hope to see you there!

How many trades should your strategy take and how profitable should each one be?There are two distinct approaches to answering this question, and most profitable traders fall into one camp or the other. ---Before you go!If you're a trader and interested in backtesting and automating your trading strategy and don't know where to start, I want you to stop what you're doing and head on over to davemabe.com to sign up for my free backtesting email course.I hope to see you there!

Should you restrict your strategy to trade a certain list of symbols?In a surprisingly heated debate, Michael and Dave discuss this topic and different reasons for each approach. ---Before you go!If you're a trader and interested in backtesting and automating your trading strategy and don't know where to start, I want you to stop what you're doing and head on over to davemabe.com to sign up for my free backtesting email course.I hope to see you there!

Looking at your P&L while you're trading is toxic.  This also applies when looking at someone else's results - perhaps even more so. ---Before you go!If you're a trader and interested in backtesting and automating your trading strategy and don't know where to start, I want you to stop what you're doing and head on over to davemabe.com to sign up for my free backtesting email course.I hope to see you there!

Be wary when going from backtest to live trading.  You're at peak optimism, and if you're not careful, disappointment awaits.In this episode, we discuss all the ways a live trading can fall short of your backtest and what you can do about it. ---Before you go!If you're a trader and interested in backtesting and automating your trading strategy and don't know where to start, I want you to stop what you're doing and head on over to davemabe.com to sign up for my free backtesting email course.I hope to see you there!

How to get out of backtest world and make the next steps to get your strategy live. ---Before you go!If you're a trader and interested in backtesting and automating your trading strategy and don't know where to start, I want you to stop what you're doing and head on over to davemabe.com to sign up for my free backtesting email course.I hope to see you there!