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 …
Tag Archive: trading system
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 …
Mar 18
The Truth Hurts – Work With It.
Mirror, Mirror on the Wall… First of all I would just like to express my horror at the events this last week in Japan. I simply can’t comprehend what those people are going through just now, and their situation makes my post look petty and trifling. I accept that graciously. Nonetheless, I did have an …
Mar 10
Fitting your Trading System Inside your Head.
In which Rogue Traderette bites her tongue… I was chatting with a trading friend of mine who had recently ditched his profitable trading system. Not only had he done away with the old, he had replaced it with a new system he knew would be less profitable. Desperately trying to conceal the “you’re mental!” expression …
Mar 03
So Tell Me What You Want, What You Really, Really Want?
In which Rogue Traderette Gushes, Then Gets Down to Business. I must say I’ve been slightly stunned this week. I write this blog as a means of recording my journey, consolidating ideas and basically downloading my head and I’m just totally overwhelmed by the amount of readers that are finding me here. I love it …
Feb 25
Choosing Trading Over Tim Tams.
In Which Rogue Traderette is Unemployed. Sort of. One of the very first things that drew me to the stock market – aside from the instant wealth it was going to provide me in three and a half minutes – was the fact that I could have the life I wanted to have, sans employer. …
Feb 14
Your Trading System – is it Couture, or Crud?
In my last post I started having a chat about why I think it’s important to have a trading system that fits us perfectly, and why a “one size fits all” black box type approach generally won’t work for most traders. An important fact that is ignored by the salespeople who flog trading systems is …
Feb 09
When “One Size Fits All” Just Doesn’t Fit
I’m a fairly recent addition to Twitter and StockTwits, and I must say I’ve really enjoyed connecting with other traders through these avenues. In my town people are pretty hard to come by, let alone people who trade so these new connections have been a bit of a lifeline for me. One thing that has …
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 >>
