tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2676650858658561710.post6082243294402940287..comments2023-11-02T06:14:07.871-04:00Comments on Quantifiable Edges: Daily Trading Coach Review & Historical Data SpreadsheetRob Hannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07596674657839065754noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2676650858658561710.post-55106902413374252412009-05-10T06:34:00.000-04:002009-05-10T06:34:00.000-04:00I third that request
Thanks for the post, RobI third that request<br /><br />Thanks for the post, Robalysomjihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08857780525482160656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2676650858658561710.post-22626462882555543352009-05-08T16:24:00.000-04:002009-05-08T16:24:00.000-04:00I second the previous request for your elite book ...I second the previous request for your elite book titles. You don't know me from Adam but I too think of books that way. "sources of power: how people make decisions" is one, "flow" by csiksczentmihalyi is another, and "blink" is a third.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14554545916056455302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2676650858658561710.post-54585073172371666142009-05-08T13:14:00.000-04:002009-05-08T13:14:00.000-04:00Rob,
Thanks for the post. I'm wondering if maybe ...Rob,<br /><br />Thanks for the post. I'm wondering if maybe you can comment on a future post about what books are in your elite shelf.<br /><br />Thank you.<br /><br />PabloPablonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2676650858658561710.post-69278769699262690522009-05-08T13:06:00.000-04:002009-05-08T13:06:00.000-04:00The daily trading coach is sitting by my bed side ...The daily trading coach is sitting by my bed side every night. It is by far the best trading book i've ever read. <br />I've read many trading books myself and 90%, as you said, might have one or two good ideas, but not enough for me to keep the book. The daily trading coach is becoming my trading bible. Other books that i would recommend is the one written by Brian Shannon (Alpha trends). <br /><br />Rob, <br />Do you have any other recommendations on books to read that are in your third category ? <br /><br />Thanks <br /><br />Andrew Palladino.TradeWavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18209703285097714814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2676650858658561710.post-69247631020383763382009-05-08T11:42:00.000-04:002009-05-08T11:42:00.000-04:00t -
My advice - read it with a highlighter nearb...t - <br /><br />My advice - read it with a highlighter nearby. There's too much that you're going to want to go back and read again that you won't be able to recall it all.<br /><br />RobRob Hannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07596674657839065754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2676650858658561710.post-86611712444731152112009-05-08T11:29:00.000-04:002009-05-08T11:29:00.000-04:00Rob,
I ordered the book and started reading it t...Rob, <br /><br />I ordered the book and started reading it three days ago, and I couldn't agree more with your review. <br /><br />Thank you for so kindly sharing the Excel sheets with us!<br /><br />t.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2676650858658561710.post-17857815744289481462009-05-08T10:15:00.000-04:002009-05-08T10:15:00.000-04:00Douglas,
I think using programs like Tradestation...Douglas,<br /><br />I think using programs like Tradestation, Blocks, or others is more common than Excel/VBA. Excel has some limitations, but people that are creative with it can do some pretty amazing stuff. Dr. Brett is one example. Another is Michael Stokes of Marketsci. He uses Excel to build very complex models and trading systems.<br /><br />I use Tradestation more often although I do use Excel for some tests. Dr. Brett's instructions should make it easy enough for almost anyone with basic knowledge of Excel to conduct market studies and test ideas.<br /><br />Is there a market for coding? Definitely! Lots of people have lots of ideas, but no ability or inclination to figure out how to test them.<br /><br />BTW, the study you posted a couple of days ago looks quite interesting. Not sure I'd have further suggestions on it, but I haven't had time to look at it in any detail yet, either.<br /><br />Best,<br />RobRob Hannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07596674657839065754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2676650858658561710.post-42802917036688009652009-05-08T09:49:00.000-04:002009-05-08T09:49:00.000-04:00Rob
I am quite curious to know how well excel is ...Rob<br /><br />I am quite curious to know how well excel is used within trading.<br /><br />Excel has been the tool of my trade for most of my professional life. My niche is building and developing financial information models. However, this has always been to do with income and expenses - usually in large financial institutions in the City of London.<br /><br />On the other hand I am new to trading...<br /><br />I read a lot of blogs and see a lot of people looking at charts. I don't trust myself to look at charts however as there is too much room for subjectivity.<br /><br />However, I do use charts and graphs to try and visualise and work out what the patterns might be - as a first step. Then I model what i think the charts are suggesting.<br /><br />However, if I want to test profits with various decisions e.g. (i) buy / sell trigger (usually based on three indicators or ratios),(ii) close trade trigger based on indicator (or more than one indicator..), (iii) stop loss (iv) take profit based on price (v) close trade based on time (no. of days). I really need to use vba.<br /><br />In your experience what proportion of people are (a) using excel (or similar) rather than just charts and (b) what proportion of them are using vba?<br /><br />I am trying to gauge where my skill set is. Because if it is better than average then I could sell my skills.<br /><br />DouglasDouglasnoreply@blogger.com