Better System Trader

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If you’re looking for inspiration, motivation and practical advice on improving your trading results, Better System Trader delivers every week. Each episode brings you an expert trader who shares their own story, along with the steps, both good and bad, that they’ve taken on their path to success. With a focus on actionable insights, the tips and tricks used by the experts contain loads of value, providing you with insanely practical tips and tools you can start using TODAY. Improve your trading with Better System Trader.

Episodes

  • 071: Does that strategy belong here?

    26/01/2017 Duration: 04min

    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 trading strategies. (Yes, food and trading combined - it's ingenious! Just don't listen to it before bed...)   Happy Australia Day!

  • 070: Risk Management with Robert Carver

    22/01/2017 Duration: 01h03min

    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 share the “secrets” to making million dollar profits overnight… … But there are a whole host of risks that have the potential to destroy trading accounts in just seconds, so it’s an incredibly important topic for serious traders to consider. We have plenty of examples in history that show what happens when Risk Management goes bad, so what can we learn from these and how can we best protect ourselves from catastrophic losses? Our guest for this episode, Robert Carver, is an independent systematic trader, freelance writer and research consultant. He spent years working for one of the world’s largest systematic hedge funds and is the author of “Systematic Trading: A unique new way to make investment and trading decisions.” In this episode, Rob shares with us: The different types of risk we face as traders – including

  • 069: What's all the fuss about?

    19/01/2017 Duration: 07min

    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 has been a lot of hype about the potential applications of this technology. Some people have even said the Blockchain will have a greater impact on our lives than ANY other technology that exists today. How big is that? Much of the hype around Blockchain has been focused on the financial industry, or the potential for Blockchain to fundamentally change the financial services industry. Which got me thinking.. ... How could this impact us in the future, both as traders and as fine, upstanding members of society? :-) Anyway, my own personal knowledge of Blockchain was pretty limited - even though I’d heard of it a number of times I didn’t really have an idea of what it was. But I do remember that Bert Mouler mentioned it episode 64 of the podcast where we were discussing cryptocurrencies. So I asked Bert to come bac

  • 068: Is it time to move on?

    12/01/2017 Duration: 05min

    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.

  • 067 - Quantitative Momentum with Jack Vogel

    08/01/2017 Duration: 40min

    The guest for this episode is Jack Vogel from Alpha Architect, a quantitative asset management and consulting firm. Jack has published a number of papers on SSRN and also co-authored a couple of books including “Quantitative Momentum: a practitioners guide to building a momentum-based stock selection system”. In our chat with Jack you will hear: Momentum - what is it, what causes it and the different types you need to be aware of How to best apply momentum techniques to a portfolio Why measuring the quality of a trend is so important and how to do it

  • 066: What can traders learn from Sully?

    05/01/2017 Duration: 10min

    What can traders learn from airline pilot Captain Sullenberger and his response and actions landing a plane in the Hudson River?

  • 065: The Top 10 Trading Lessons of 2016

    24/12/2016 Duration: 06min

    So here it is: The Top 10 Trading Lessons for 2016! I have to admit, creating this list was really fun. Not only because I got to look back and remember all of the great episodes we released and the knowledge that these fantastic guests shared with us, but also because I had the chance to think about the impact these episodes hopefully had on your trading too. This Top 10 List was chosen based on a few factors, including download stats, feedback from listeners and some of my own personal favorites. So although this list is not solely based on analytics, each episode was chosen with the intention to offer powerful trading insights as you move into the new year. So if you missed any of these episodes, make sure you listen to them before we ring in the new year! Also make sure to download the FREE BONUS audio package — This audio contains the biggest trading lessons from each of the guests in this Top 10 list and I compiled them to make sure we all learn from their insights. It’s only short but it’s packed with

  • 064: Cryptocurrencies and Machine Learning with Bert Mouler

    11/12/2016 Duration: 44min

    As markets become more mature and more efficient, it can be become increasingly difficult to find sustainable edges. Many traders are looking at the same data and using the same techniques, so what are our options here? 2 of the obvious options we have are: Try to find a unique approach to the markets or at least something that isn't so popular, Explore alternative markets where inefficiencies are more prevalent. In this episode, our guest Bert Mouler is going to discuss both options and share his solutions. Bert has been an independent trader for close to a decade and is the President and CIO of Profluent Capital, which uses advanced AI and machine learning technology to produce uncorrelated alpha for their clients. In our chat today, you will learn: Cryptocurrency markets – what to trade, the huge inefficiencies that exist and finding edges in the bitcoin markets The advantages and disadvantages of Machine Learning and tips to use it effectively in trading Feature engineering and the importance of lookin

  • 063: Market Regimes with Alan Clement

    27/11/2016 Duration: 49min

    Most trading strategies have an optimal type of market condition where they work at their absolute best, so having an understanding of market conditions and being able to detect and adapt to them can really have a huge impact on trading performance. But how can we measure market regimes properly? What techniques can we use to find that delicate balance between stability and reactivity so that it improves performance rather than reduces it? Our guest for this episode, Alan Clement, has completed considerable research into market regimes and is going to share his knowledge with us today! Alan is a Certified Financial Technician, full time independent trader, quantitative trading systems designer and private investment consultant. In our chat today, you will learn: Market regimes – what they are and how they can impact the performance of your trading strategies The different types of Market Regimes and key aspects to consider when defining them Indicators, market breadth and intermarket measures – which ones ar

  • 062: Mean Reversion strategies with PJ Sutherland

    13/11/2016 Duration: 53min

    The performance profile of Mean Reversion is extremely desirable to a lot of traders. Mean reversion trading strategies can produce high win rates and a smooth equity curve, however there are risks, which can result in giving back a large portion of profits, or of your trading account, some times in a very short period of time. So what can you do to build mean reversion strategies that produce consistent profits while managing risk effectively? Todays guest, PJ Sutherland, is here to share the knowledge he has gained from years of research and trading mean reversion strategies, and as you’re going to hear, he has some really interesting insights to share with us. PJ has extensive experience in the development and deployment of quantified trading systems and has been active in the market for the past decade. He is the founder and director of Alpha Investment Advisors, providing research to hedge funds and prop trading firms, and the founder of the website Quantlab for private traders. In our chat today, you wi

  • 061: Foundations of Trading with Dr Howard Bandy

    30/10/2016 Duration: 44min

    There are a number of different aspects to trading that we really need to get a handle on to increase our odds of success. Some aspects we often put a lot of thought and analysis into, and others we may not consider so carefully or at all, which could be impacting our trading results without us even realizing. Todays guest, Dr Howard Bandy, is here to discuss the foundations of trading, and some of these aspects we really need to consider, whether we’re just starting out or a more experienced trader. Howard has over 50 years experience in the research and application of modelling and simulation of financial systems. He has previously worked as a senior research analyst for a CTA firm, is a consultant to trading companies and individuals, as well as being an international speaker and publishing a number of books on quantitative trading systems. In our chat today, you will learn: How to systematically choose the right markets to fit you risk profile, trading style and objectives The 3 characteristics a market

  • 060: Strategy Optimization with Robert Pardo

    16/10/2016 Duration: 54min

    Why is it that some traders can create trading strategies that perform well in real-time trading while other strategies fall apart? How do some traders keep their trading strategies fresh and adaptive to market conditions while other strategies just stop working altogether? Robert Pardo, president of Pardo Capital, author of the book ‘The Evaluation and Optimization of Trading Strategies’ and creator of the ‘Walk Forward Analysis’ approach, is here to chat about creating and optimizing strategies that are robust and continue to work in the future. In our chat today, you will learn: Common mistakes traders make that can cause strategies to fail in real-time trading The dangers of traditional optimization techniques and how they can be reduced and even overcome How to determine if a strategy really is robust, while keeping it fresh and adapting to market conditions

  • 059: Reducing Drawdowns with Scott Phillips

    02/10/2016 Duration: 50min

    Who wants a steadily rising equity curve with little or no drawdown? I'm sure most traders do, but unfortunately it doesn’t usually end up that way. Drawdown is a big part of trading and can be one of the the biggest challenges traders face, so what techniques can we use to potentially help reduce drawdowns? Our guest for this episode, Scott Phillips, is going to share techniques he uses to manage drawdowns in his own trading. In our chat you will learn: How to quickly test a trading idea to determine if it’s worth more investigation Why it’s so important to understand market types, the impacts it could be having on your trading results and how you can leverage this knowledge to create strategies with enhanced performance How to improve your trading results through better trade management and multiple exits.

  • 058: Adapting to market conditions with John Ehlers

    18/09/2016 Duration: 42min

    Building robust trading strategies that can detect and adapt to market conditions can be a real challenge, and failure to do so can often result in poor trading performance and drawdowns. How can we build more robust trading strategies that adapt to market conditions as they change? Our guest for this episode, John Ehlers, who has a guest on episode 48, joins us to share some common problems traders face when building trading strategies along with tips on how to overcome them. In our chat you will learn: Tips and techniques to detecting and adapting to market conditions Common problems traders face with indicators and how to fix them The 4 requirements to building a robust trading strategy How the conventional wisdom of using indicators causes late signals and how to use them to anticipate instead A simple technique to determine if your indicators are working properly for the market conditions

  • 057: Trading on Sentiment with Richard Peterson

    04/09/2016 Duration: 41min

    Trading algorithmically based on sentiment data is a relatively new field compared to more established approaches. With the explosion of social media and computing power, the analysis of sentiment data has also increased, with some hedge funds committing considerable resources to researching the applications of sentiment data in trading. However, there is also some skepticism of the value of analyzing social media for trading, so what is sentiment trading all about? Can sentiment actually be used in trading models and how? Our guest for this episode, Richard Peterson, has been analyzing sentiment for over 20 years. He started what was probably the world’s first fund specializing in sentiment trading, and now runs a company called MarketPsych, specializing in the collection and analysis of sentiment data. In our chat you will learn: Why sentiment is so important and how it can give traders an edge The challenges of using sentiment data in trading models The best and worst markets for sentiment analysis as a p

  • 056: Allocating capital for higher returns with Michael Melissinos

    21/08/2016 Duration: 57min

    Whether you’re a retail trader with a small account or a fund manager with millions or billions under management, something that we all need to consider carefully as traders is how or where we’re going to use the money in our trading accounts. 'Capital allocation' sounds boring but it can have such a huge impact on our trading results. Unfortunately, it can sometimes be overlooked for other aspects of trading like entries and exits, leaving traders with an inefficient use of their capital and can result in lower returns and poor performance. Can we use our trading capital more efficiently to achieve higher returns? And if we can, then how? Todays guest, Michael Melissinos, started out as a junior analyst at Bear Stearns and is now running his own systematic trend-following fund Melissinos Trading. Mike is a competitive guy, always looking for ways to improve his trading performance and in today’s episode he's going to share with us some practical ideas and research, including: The 3 most important things tha

  • 055: Adam Grimes discusses market behavior, discretionary vs quant approaches and the application of Keltner channels in trading.

    08/08/2016 Duration: 47min

    Today’s guest is a trader that has been requested quite a few times actually, I’ve had a lot of requests to have this person as a guest on the show, and the guest is Adam Grimes. Adam has two decades of experience in the industry as a trader, analyst and system developer and is currently Chief Investment Officer of Waverly Advisors. He’s previously held positions at Level Partners, MBF Asset Management and SMB Capital and is the author of ‘The Art & Science of Technical Analysis: Market Structure, Price Action & Trading Strategies’. For those of you that know Adam and his work, his approach to trading is a mix of quant and discretion, and I think even if you’re a purely systematic or quant based trader it’s interesting to hear other people’s approaches and points of view. So we start off the chat by discussing his approach of mixing quant and discretionary models, and then we move onto behavioral factors in the market and why approaches that look at the market as purely rational fail. We then end the

  • 054: From trading ideas to robust strategies - lessons and highlights from episodes 21-40

    24/07/2016 Duration: 42min

    When I was preparing for the previous podcast episode on system trading through the Brexit, I had to review some of the past podcast episodes so that I could include some background content for the guests, and as I was going through some of those past episodes I realized that there was so much great information in them that I had already forgotten about. I even found some concepts or ideas that didn’t really catch my interest because it wasn't appropriate to my trading at the time but it’s now more relevant to me personally, so I thought it might be time to do another review of some of the past episodes as a reminder and to perhaps gain or reinforce past insights. Last year, we did a podcast episode where we reviewed episodes 1- 20. That was episode 30 if you’d like to go back and hear that. In this episode we'll review lessons and highlights from episodes 21-40. Some of the topics we’ll be discussing are: How to never run out of trading ideas, The importance of creativity and a simple technique to increasin

  • 053: Should system traders ever override their systems?

    10/07/2016 Duration: 01h20min

    The results of the Brexit decision took a lot of people by surprise and the markets reacted accordingly. What was interesting about this market event is that we all knew the date and time period when the Brexit votes would start rolling in, so we had a rough idea when we might see some type of market reaction, if the market reacted at all. As systematic traders, what should we do in this type of situation: Should we continue trading as usual, following our systems? Should we override our systems to reduce exposure, or perhaps temporarily stop trading altogether? Are there any other approaches that we should consider? How do we go about deciding what to do? In this episode we’re asking 13 system traders and past guests of the podcast (actually it's 12 past guests and one future guest) about their approach to trading around the Brexit vote. I’ll be asking them what their trading plan was going into the Brexit decision and you might be surprised with some of their answers. I’ll also be asking them what factors

  • 052 - An 'unfair trading advantage' with Tomas Nesnidal

    26/06/2016 Duration: 40min

    Traders are always looking for an edge and today's guest shares a simple approach he calls an 'unfair trading advantage', that can have a dramatic impact on trading strategy performance. The guest on this episode has been on the show before, to discuss breakout trading strategies back in Episode 43. In that episde we discussed the steps to building breakout strategies and we even released a breakout strategy toolkit, included an ebook, cheatsheet and EasyLanguage code for 2 breakout trading strategies. In this episode, our guest Tomas Nesnidal will be sharing a different trading approach, and it’s something he likes to call ‘an unfair trading advantage’. He’s going to explain to us what it is and why he calls it an 'unfair advantage.' It's something that a lot of traders have probably heard about but perhaps are not aware of how to use it properly or even the positive impact it can have on trading results. Tomas will explain it in this chat so take a listen! Topics discussed An 'unfair trading advantage' a

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