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 .......................