In the long run, one can expect to be rewarded for taking risks. Let’s test a very simple strategy with this in mind. Let’s buy every open down. Every Open Down Trading Strategy If SPY (which is an ETF of S&P 500) opens down, but above -0.45, then go long at the market, vice versa…
When to buy and when to sell a stock determines your profit and loss. But what is more important – when to buy or when to sell? Most traders spend almost all their efforts speculating when to buy a stock. However, when to sell a stock is just as important as when to buy. In…
Let’s test a MACD-histogram trading strategy. This article looks at the MACD-histogram. For a primer on this indicator please read this article: I’m trading some strategies based on mean reversion on a sample of 77 ETFs. Those ETFs are the most liquid ones. One of the strategies I trade is based on MACD-Histogram. It’s a…
What happens when SPY is down 4 days in a row? Let’s test 4 down days in a row trading strategy. Entry is on the close and exit is on the first day with a close higher than the previous bar. Four Down Days In A Row Trading Strategy Why these rules? I believe you…
What is rebate trading? The aim of rebate trading is not to actually make money from the movement of the price of the asset (at least not only that), but to receive money from the ECN (Electronic Communication Network). So yes, the headline is correct. It is actually possible to have a net income from…
One of the advantages of making a living investing in stocks is that you can live wherever you like. However, when you move abroad you might face tax problems if you reside in another country. Almost all countries force you to become a tax resident if you spend more than 183 days in the country….
In December 2010 I moved permanently to Latvia. Now I am the lucky owner of a very nice house and garden just outside Riga for 1/5 of the price compared to Oslo (where I moved from), and I can enjoy the very nice summers in the garden or in Jurmala. (I admit that the winters…
