075: Green Eggs and Traders
Did you know that Dr Seuss wrote the book "Green Eggs and Ham" on a bet that he couldn't write a book with 50 words or less? That's right, in 1960, the founder of Random House made a $50 bet with Dr. ...
17 Feb 20175min
074: A deeper understanding of optimization with Andrea Unger
One of the most common uses for optimization is to find the best value or best group of values for a trading strategy, but is this approach only giving us part of the picture? Are there other uses for...
10 Feb 201714min
073: Combining simple concepts to build robust strategies with Art Collins
Our guest for this episode is Art Collins. Art's story is interesting because in his younger days he was an expert card counter in black jack, and he's translated some of those skills into building ro...
5 Feb 201736min
072: Become a better trader by NOT trading
Let me tell you the story of 2 lumberjacks and how we can become better traders by NOT trading. Disclaimer: Trading in the financial markets involves a substantial risk of loss and is not suitable f...
2 Feb 20179min
071: Does that strategy belong here?
Let's have a bit of fun today. It's Australia Day, so we're going with an Aussie theme for this Thursday Trading Thought... I'm going to share an email about a lamington and what it can teach us about...
26 Jan 20174min
070: Risk Management with Robert Carver
Risk Management… It's not as sexy as the latest hot indicator… Or the undiscovered penny stock poised for an explosive move… Or the trading guru who appeared out of nowhere and is now promising to sha...
22 Jan 20171h 3min
069: What's all the fuss about?
Today we have a quick chat about technology and in particular Blockchain. Yes, Blockchain has been around for a few years now but we're really seeing more and more of it in the news lately, and there ...
19 Jan 20177min
068: Is it time to move on?
How do we know when it's time to quit working on a trading strategy and move on to something else? Here's a lesson from the TV show Gold Rush. Disclaimer: Trading in the financial markets involves a...
12 Jan 20175min
