Live Trades and the Collective2 system

I have received loads of positive feedback about the Live E-mini Trade videos. I appreciate that. One of the downsides of getting this whole video series together is that it has slowed my other posts. I know many of you like the backtesting and system testing research that John and I have posted. Now that I have my screen recording system down pat and have settled on a good video host I think I will be able to get back to my normal posting routine. Thanks for bearing with me.

Some of you may have missed the post on the swing trading system so I will post it again. On my old blog I ran a very successful swing trading portfolio that many readers had asked if I would be doing again on this blog. Part of the problem with tracking that system was recording all the exits and entries and making sure they were correct. The solution was Collective2.com - they for a fee will track your system and even allow subscribers to your system. I have been tracking the swing system for about 2 months now and the numbers have been very impressive. You can even get a 30 day trial to the signals if you wanted to see the types of trades it triggers.

I am working on a post where I will analyze some of the public systems for many of the parameters I feel are important to a “good” system. Obviously risk per trade and realism are key components to that. I even started noting some of the systems that trade stocks that have a high realism factor, high Sharpe Ratio, and at least a bit of a track record. In my post will get into how I analyze a system. If you think you have a system that you think would do well I encourage you to post it for all the world to see.

Today’s ISM numbers should provide some more clarity on the economy and the Fed. Briefing.com’s Patrick O’hare has a good preview of this mornings ISM data and how a low reading in the past has tended to coincided with Fed Easing.

Have a Great Day!

Dave Johnson