It turns out I’m just a big floozy after all. All a trading system has to do is give me wink and a smile, and I throw myself into its arms like it’s the answer to all my trading prayers. You see, I’m ready to settle down. I’m tired of the dating scene, and I’m …
Category Archive: Systems
Jul 24
What The Heck Is Consistent Profitability?
I don’t know about you, but I have never just rocked up to a random business owner and asked them to prove to me whether their venture is profitable. it simply never crosses my mind – and quite frankly it’s none of my business, so even if I was immensely interested good manners would probably …
Jul 23
The Beauty of Back Testing
I’ve embraced my inner nerd this weekend, and spent a great deal of time with my face in front of the computer, writing out reams of data by hand. You see, I had an idea to make my life a little easier and hopefully more profitable. I’ve been mucking around with FX this year in …
May 28
Why “Learning By Doing” is Over-rated.
People are interesting. On the one hand, you get people like me who find out just enough to be dangerous and promptly leap into the fray, arms flailing and whooping like an Indian. People like me are idiots, really. And on the other hand, you get other people who sit down in a very calm …
Mar 12
I am Not a Trading Fairy.
In Which Rogue Traderette Dispels a Popular Myth It shouldn’t amaze me, but it does. I get emails regularly that go along the lines of – “Teach me to trade!”, or “I want to be a full-time trader, what do I need to do?” Which is cool – I love getting emails. But what isn’t …
Sep 02
Getting Short Without Losing Your Shirt
As you all know, right now I’m about as bearish as they come in regard to both the Aussie sharemarket as well as most overseas indices. And rather than sitting around looking at my full piggy bank, I prefer to take a more aggressive stance in a bear market by going short. But I think …
Aug 05
My Sexy Shorts
No, This Post is Not About Hotpants. More’s the pity some would say, but unfortunately I don’t write that kind of blog I had a brief chat with another trader at the beginning of the week who insinuated that people who short the market are somehow morally lacking – a concept that I find intriguing …
May 21
My Ugly Baby Part 2 – The Backbone
When most people talk or think about trading systems, they are generally referring to entries and exits. And while my system obviously has those things I would say they play just a very small role in a much more intricate construction. The back bone, and main foundation behind my system is money management and risk …
May 18
My Ugly Baby
In Which Rogue Traderette Capitulates… Recently another trader asked me to do a write-up about the daily trading system I’ve created and am in the process of forward testing. I declined, because generally speaking a traders system is their pride and joy, and their pride and joy only – not unlike a new parent presenting …
My name is Jess. I’m an Aussie girl (or maybe I’m a woman – I’m not sure where the cut-off is). I’m a Mum to my daughter and two sons, a wife to my one husband, and a friend to anyone who knocks on the door – particularly if they come bearing red wine. Or any kind of wine, really. More >>
