Over the last 12 months our top strategies made over $2.7M based on NT8 backtest results. This is a leaner portfolio in both size and performance. In case you didn’t know, we’re on the hunt for the holy grail of automated trade strategy. We define the holy grail of trade strategy as having the following attributes: Profit factor (gross profit/gross loss) greater than 3 Annual max drawdown less than 3%

Perhaps, but only if you think like a retail trader Every now and then I receive a question about the markets being rigged. It isn’t a question as much as it is a statement on the futility of trading, especially for the retail trader. The answer may depend on your definition of ‘rigged’, but I think the answer is yes…

Click on the table to enlarge. As a quick reminder, our goal is to find the holy grail of automated trade strategy as defined below: Profit factor greater than 3 Annual drawdown less than 3% Annual return on max drawdown greater than 500% Maximum daily net loss of -$1,000 Avg…

Strategy 50 is our first portfolio strategy. You can also trade each contract on its own. Within the portfolio, ES and YM have the highest profit factor at 8.61 and 11.57, respectively. — One of my new favorite shows is called Pirate Gold Of Adak Island and it’s a reality tv series that documents a treasure hunt for approximately $365 million of gold buried around Adak Island in Alaska. Buried in 1882, a few tins of gold coins have been found in the…

Strategy #7 made over $170K last year on one futures contract — Backtest Results based on 1 year of trades As a quick reminder, our goal is to find the holy grail of automated trade strategy as defined below: Profit factor greater than 3 Annual drawdown less than 3% Annual return on max drawdown greater than 500% Maximum daily net loss of…

Strategy 51 has a total portfolio net profit of $151K with an average profit factor of 3.55. — For a link to all strategies and the most recent performance chart, click here. Today, we’re introducing Strategy 51. As a quick reminder, our goal is to find the holy grail of automated trade strategy as defined below: Profit factor greater than 3 Annual drawdown less than 3% Annual return…

Over the last 12 months our top strategies made over $2.8M based on NT8 backtest results. Average profit factor increased from 1.40 to 2.02 since the May update. — Hi Traders, In case you didn’t know, we’re on the hunt for the holy grail of automated trade strategy. We define the holy grail of trade strategy as having the following attributes: Profit factor (gross profit/gross loss) greater than 3

Over the last 12 months our top strategies made over $2.8M based on NT8 backtest results Volatility is great for day trading, but what’s good for day trading isn’t always good for automated trading strategies, especially when the simulation is limited, and the simulation will always be limited. Let’s take a minute to digest what I’m saying here. Most traders fall short in the discipline department…

Strategy 48 made $47K and has a profit factor of 3.11. A variation on the strategy that uses more than one contract made over $200K and has a profit factor of 3.18. There is no guarantee that these strategies will have the same performance in the future. Some may perform worse and some better. Backtests are based on historical data, not live data. Backtests are used to compare historical strategy performance and are inherently flawed due to the limitations of the simulation…