Algo Traders Toolkit
Kevin J. Davey
Copyright 2017 KJ Trading Systems LLC. All rights reserved
Contents Disclaimer ..................................................................................................................................................... 5
Introduction .................................................................................................................................................. 6
About Me ...................................................................................................................................................... 8
First Things First.......................................................................................................................................... 10
MY TRADING COURSE: STRATEGY FACTORY WORKSHOP .................................................................... 10
MY TRADING BOOK: BUILDING WINNING ALGORITHMIC TRADING SYSTEMS ....................................... 11
Quick Start .................................................................................................................................................. 12
THE 26 HOUR EPIC VIDEO PACKAGE ....................................................................................................... 12
What Exactly Is Algo Trading? ................................................................................................................ 13
Articles Part 1 .......................................................................................................................................... 16
100 PERCENT RETURNS PER YEAR .......................................................................................................... 16
WHEN TO STOP TRADING A SYSTEM ...................................................................................................... 19
USE MARGIN TO POSITION SIZE? ............................................................................................................ 21
WALKFORWARD TESTING ....................................................................................................................... 22
DID NOSTRADAMUS TRADE FUTURES? .................................................................................................. 25
SCALES - HAZARDOUS TO YOUR HEALTH ................................................................................................ 27
THE LEVERAGE BEAST ............................................................................................................................. 29
THE TWO PERCENT RULE ........................................................................................................................ 31
WHEN LIGHTNING STRIKES ..................................................................................................................... 33
ALL THAT GLITTERS IS GOLD ................................................................................................................... 35
FORGOTTEN NUMBERS ........................................................................................................................... 37
WIN AT ALL COSTS? ................................................................................................................................ 39
FOCUS ON THE NEGATIVE ....................................................................................................................... 41
PUT YOUR MONEY WHERE YOUR MOUTH IS ......................................................................................... 43
THE 90 PERCENT CLUB ............................................................................................................................ 45
I DID IT MY WAY ...................................................................................................................................... 47
THAT'S A SNEAKY TRICK .......................................................................................................................... 49
SHARP AS A RAZOR ................................................................................................................................. 51
HOW TO CREATE A PROFITABLE TRADING STRATEGY FROM SIMPLE SETUPS ....................................... 53
ARE BREAKEVEN STOPS WORTH THE EFFORT? ...................................................................................... 59
GOING LIVE WITH AUTOMATION ........................................................................................................... 60
FINDING OUT WHAT WORKS, AND WHAT DOESNT WORK PART 1 .................................................... 62
FINDING OUT WHAT WORKS, AND WHAT DOESNT WORK PART 2 .................................................... 63
THE PERILS OF BUYING TRADING SYSTEMS ............................................................................................ 64
3 WEAPONS TO SLAY THE TRADING WOLVES......................................................................................... 65
5 PITFALLS TO USING A TRADING SIGNAL SERVICE ................................................................................ 66
AUTOMATED TRADING FRIEND OR FOE? ............................................................................................ 67
My Algo Trading Book ................................................................................................................................ 68
Articles Part 2 .......................................................................................................................................... 69
FROM CLICH TO STRATEGY ................................................................................................................... 69
AFTER TESTING, BEFORE TRADING ......................................................................................................... 70
REFINING CRUDE OIL BREAKOUTS .......................................................................................................... 71
IMPROVING BOTH ENDS OF A SYSTEM ................................................................................................... 72
EXITING ON A HIGH NOTE ....................................................................................................................... 73
ENTERING ON THE RIGHT FOOT ............................................................................................................. 74
DONT BUILD A BETTER BACKTEST .......................................................................................................... 75
BUILDING A TRADING STRATEGY AFTER TESTING AND OPTIMIZATION .............................................. 76
BUILDING A TRADING STRATEGY INVOLVES MORE THAN TESTING AND OPTIMIZATION ..................... 77
TOP 3 MISTAKES OF TRADING SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT ......................................................................... 78
AVOIDING TRADING PARALYSIS BY ANALYSIS ........................................................................................ 79
MYTHS AND FACTS OF EQUITY CURVE TRADING.................................................................................... 80
EQUITY CURVE ANALYSIS: A FOOLS PATH? ............................................................................................ 81
AVOIDING DRAWDOWN BREAKDOWNS................................................................................................. 82
DONT BE A GUNSLINGER ....................................................................................................................... 83
SWIM WITH THE SHARKS ........................................................................................................................ 84
Presentations .............................................................................................................................................. 85
CRUSH THE COMPETITION ...................................................................................................................... 85
Keep Up To Date With My Work ............................................................................................................... 87
Videos ......................................................................................................................................................... 88
HOW TO TRADE LIKE A CHAMPION (5 PART SERIES) .............................................................................. 88
HOW TO PICK A WINNING TRADING SYSTEM (5 PART SERIES) .............................................................. 89
FORMULATE A TRADING PLAN ............................................................................................................... 89
TESTING FOR SUCCESS ............................................................................................................................ 90
7 WAYS TO TRADE THE MINI S&P ........................................................................................................... 90
HYPOTHETICALLY SPEAKING ................................................................................................................... 91
UNORTHODOX TRADING ENTRIES .......................................................................................................... 91
HOW A STRATEGY FACTORY CAN HELP YOU .......................................................................................... 92
DEVELOP A STRATEGY WITH STRATEGY FACTORY PRINCIPLES .......................
