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August 22, 2019 By Joe Marwood 2 Comments

Improving Trend Following With The PE Ratio

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In a previous article we looked at the effects of introducing price to earnings data to a mean reversion strategy.  Although the effects were quite small, we found that we could improve a simple RSI strategy by avoiding stocks with negative PE ratios.  We also found that stocks with PE ratios over 15 produced higher […]

Filed Under: Stocks, Strategies/ Systems, Trend Following Tagged With: stocks, trading systems

November 28, 2017 By Joe Marwood Leave a Comment

Using Simple Trend Following Strategies To Profit From Bitcoin

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A reader asked what my thoughts were on bitcoin and what kind of strategies I would recommend to trade this type of market. I don’t want to get dragged into an opinion piece but I will say that there seem to be an incredible number of amateurs involved in bitcoin which could end badly.

Filed Under: Amibroker, Strategies/ Systems, Trend Following Tagged With: bitcoin, Trend Following

May 25, 2017 By Joe Marwood 5 Comments

5 Mistakes To Avoid When Following The Trend

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The concept of trend following is based on the belief that security prices move in upwards or downward trends over time and that the surest way to profit from those moves is to attempt to ride those trends. Despite some claims that trend following is a strategy for nonconformists, trend following is in fact hugely popular, particularly among […]

Filed Under: Amibroker, Strategies/ Systems, Trend Following Tagged With: strategies, trading systems, Trend Following

November 18, 2015 By Joe Marwood 9 Comments

25 Jesse Livermore Trading Rules : Ultimate Guide To The Boy Plunger

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In this post I take a look at one of the greatest traders of all time, Jesse Livermore. Jesse was famously profiled in the classic investing tome Reminiscences of a Stock Operator, a book that has been called the best trading book every written. This is a long piece, clocking in at around 9,000 words and it covers […]

Filed Under: Books, Legends, Top Posts, Trend Following Tagged With: jesse livermore, Trend Following

November 6, 2015 By Joe Marwood 17 Comments

Which Is The Best Moving Average? Test Results Reveal The Truth

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In this post I test nine different moving averages in order to see which is the best moving average for trading. Two different strategies and markets are tested. The results may surprise you.

Filed Under: Strategies/ Systems, Technical Analysis, Top Posts, Trend Following Tagged With: strategies

August 19, 2015 By Joe Marwood 12 Comments

How to Pyramid Like Jesse Livermore – The Boy Plunger Extraordinaire

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In the classic trading book, Reminiscences of a Stock Operator, Jesse Livermore spoke a little bit about a professional gambler called Pat Hearne. Pat would treat the markets like a casino game (such as roulette, faro or blackjack) and his strategy was to make a series of calculated bets, always looking for small, sure wins.

Filed Under: How to, Legends, Trend Following Tagged With: jesse livermore, Trend Following

August 6, 2015 By Joe Marwood Leave a Comment

Testing Moving Average Crossover Strategies On Stocks : Which Is Best?

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In this article I look at some moving average crossover strategies and I investigate which moving average crossover lengths are the most effective. 

Filed Under: Strategies/ Systems, Technical Analysis, Trend Following Tagged With: amibroker, strategies

May 26, 2015 By Joe Marwood Leave a Comment

Testing Different Trend Following Stops

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A number of students on my trend following course have mentioned a couple of different trailing stop ideas, so I thought I would put them to the test and see how they perform. Following is an exploration into two different methods; an idea from Nick Radge and a chandelier stop from Charles Le Beau.

Filed Under: Amibroker, Strategies/ Systems, Trend Following

April 30, 2015 By Joe Marwood 7 Comments

Bollinger Bands Trading Strategies Put To The Test

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Filed Under: Amibroker, Strategies/ Systems, Trend Following Tagged With: amibroker, bollinger bands, strategies

January 6, 2015 By Joe Marwood

10 More Ways To Follow The Trend

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Filed Under: Ideas, Lists, Trend Following Tagged With: lists, Trend Following

November 20, 2014 By Joe Marwood Leave a Comment

20 Global Supertrends And The Stocks To Buy Now

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While trends differ in size, global supertrends can cover several decades and in some cases, span generations. And in this article I will look at 20 possible supertrends and how investors might benefit from them.

Filed Under: Lists, Picks, Stocks, Trend Following Tagged With: lists, trends

November 4, 2014 By Joe Marwood 4 Comments

Trading Systems That Work: Stress Testing Trading System 20

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Recently, a reader questioned the trading systems that are presented in my book and course. I do not actually know whether they bought the book or the course or not but they emailed me to say that none of the trading systems presented work.

Filed Under: Stocks, Strategies/ Systems, Trend Following Tagged With: amibroker, trading systems, Trend Following

June 4, 2014 By Joe Marwood 6 Comments

This is why forex trading is not easy (simple trading systems debunked)

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People often want to know whether forex trading is profitable. They see a strategy online promising 1000% returns and millions of dollars in profits and wonder whether they too can become successful forex traders. On the flip side, though, they will also have heard the stories of those traders who have lost money and in […]

Filed Under: Amibroker, Forex, Strategies/ Systems, Trend Following Tagged With: amibroker, forex, trading systems, Trend Following

February 4, 2014 By Joe Marwood 1 Comment

50 Day Moving Average Strategy – Put To The Test On Stocks

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In this article I look at a simple 50 day moving average strategy and use the simulator from Amibroker to test the strategy on the stock market. When it comes to technical analysis and trend following there is no shortage of naysayers. Academics like to say that markets are perfectly efficient and that short term […]

Filed Under: Stocks, Strategies/ Systems, Trend Following Tagged With: moving average, stocks, trading, trading systems, Trend Following, trends

January 22, 2014 By Joe Marwood 1 Comment

29 Rules for Trend Following Stocks

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Trend following is an investment strategy based on the technical analysis of market prices, rather than on the fundamental strengths of the companies. Wikipedia My own view is that trend following is not necessarily based on technical analysis, which can sometimes have a bad name. I believe trend following is more about the philosophy that […]

Filed Under: Stocks, Trend Following Tagged With: investing, shares, stock market, stocks, trading, trading systems, Trend Following, trends

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