This post contains a detailed guide for creating a mean reversion trading strategy. You will learn what mean reversion is, how to trade it, 10 steps for building a system and a complete example of a mean reversion system. Let’s get going!
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Semi Automated Trading With Amibroker And End Of Day Data
Amibroker is an excellent tool for back testing and can also be set up for automated trading with Interactive Brokers. The basic infrastructure is to connect Amibroker to the Interactive Brokers Trader Workstation software using the Amibroker IBController plugin as a buffer.
New System – VWAP Pilot
Members of our research program at Marwood Research will know that I update the program with new trading strategies on a regular basis. Last month was Vix Trio and this month I have included another new trading system (with source code) called VWAP Pilot.
Filling The Gap In Stocks – Don’t Be Fooled
Filling the gap is a popular strategy where you buy a stock when it gaps down in the morning and then wait for it to fill the gap. Many bloggers have written about how good this strategy is. However, there usually isn’t much evidence to support those claims. I test the strategy on 20 Nasdaq […]
Low Volatility Stocks For Low Volatility Times
There is substantial evidence that high volatility stocks earn abnormally low returns while low volatility stocks are lower risk and thus a better choice for investors. In this article, I take a look at the facts and present a number of strategies. The best of which is to buy low volatility stocks in low volatility […]
November Performance Report – Solid Returns Year To Date
We have a number of trading strategies available on Marwood Research and we have been tracking their performance throughout the year. Following you will find year-to-date performance of a selection of our trading strategies. Please note that these are all end-of-day, low maintenance strategies. They require very little work and investment of time and can be […]
How I Lost Money Trading Rough Rice Futures And What You Can Learn
Since starting this blog I’ve been able to document a few of the mistakes that I’ve made over the years trading the financial markets. There was the time that I lost money buying Alibaba shares even though I pretty much picked the bottom.
How To Trade The Money Flow Index With Pinbar Strategy
The Money Flow Index indicator (MFI) is an oscillator that uses price and volume to measure momentum. It’s also known as a volume-weighted RSI and can be used in a similar way. In this article I will be testing a strategy that I found on a popular trading website.
When To Go Long Volatility – Three Simple Ideas For The VIX Tested With Mixed Results
I’ve been doing some work on volatility products and I’m particularly interested in finding long volatility strategies. Unfortunately, there are several reasons why betting on volatility going up is difficult: Stock markets tend to go up and volatility tends to drop. Volatility products that track the VIX suffer from time decay. Macroeconomic factors and central […]
Lack Of Direction But No Lack Of Profit – Our Trading System Performance In August
The month of August was characterized by a lack of direction across many of the major stock market indices. Despite any notable trend, several of our premium trading strategies were able to profit and put in a solid month of results.