205: "Simple strategies, stable results." – David Stendahl
Nov 11, 2021•1 hr 1 min
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Summary
David Stendahl shares his insights on achieving stable trading results using simple, logically understandable systems, noting they can perform as well as complex AI-designed counterparts. He details how adaptive logic, environmental overlays, and dynamic seasonal tendencies are integrated to adjust position sizing and strategy aggression. Emphasizing the importance of understanding a system's rationale, David also explains robust methods for portfolio diversification and managing risk.Episode description
David Stendahl from SignalTradingGroup joins us to discuss techniques traders can use to achieve more stable results, including:
- Why it's good to understand a systems logic and will simple systems continue to work,
- How to apply adaptive logic to simple systems,
- Mistakes traders make using seasonals,
- How "seasonal depth" can identify when a market is likely to make a big move,
- Using environmental overlays to adjust position sizing,
- Using VIX to switch strategies on/off,
- Plus, we discuss which is better: diversification of systems or markets?
Disclaimer: Trading in the financial markets involves a substantial risk of loss and is not suitable for everyone. All content produced by Better System Trader is for informational or educational purposes only and does not constitute trading or investment advice. Past performance is not necessarily indicative of future results.
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