The E-mini S&P is one of the most popular markets to trade and one of the most challenging. It represents the stock market and is open virtually 24 hours per day. When there is a news event or a trend and you need to trade fast with the most liquidity, the S&P is where the pros go.
In order to trade with the pros, you need a strategy. In Seven Trading Systems for the S&P futures, we share seven specific trading systems that can be used to trade the S&P futures, as well as other stock indexes. The exact rules as well as the automated algorithmic trading system code is included for Tradestation, NinjaTrader, and MultiCharts. These popular trading platforms use EasyLanguage, C#, and PowerLanguage.
This books offers a practical approach to trading systems and allows you to learn by example. You don't have to have to have a PhD to be a quant or to trade with an automated algorithm.
We discuss the latest trade in NinjaTrader 8 as well as the historical performance back to 2006 using Kinetick in the NinjaTrader 8 platform from Chapter 3, my favorite strategy in this book.
Its truly incredible when a strategy developed in 2010 has this type of performance 9 years later. The value that you get in knowing this is incredible.
While this strategy is really simple, it isn't just any gap strategy. The proof is in the book as the code that was published in this book, can be verified based on the publication date on Amazon.
This strategy also works in the MultiCharts platform.
Discover basic trading strategies for the beginning algorithmic trader. We cover seven different ways to trade the E-mini S&P futures based on the gap pattern. The Tradestation EasyLanguage code is included in the book.
We go over some very basic price action and trading system theory such as the Win/Loss ratio as well as some basic trading system psychology.
Combing market analysis and trading ideas along with code, provides explicit strategies. There are many general ideas with indicators and market theory but unless your define your strategy ideas and rules, its hard to test and find the truth about your strategy.
This book provides an exact mechanical approach to trading so that the rules are pre-defined to the point that they can be backtested an automated.
Futures and forex trading contains substantial risk and is not for every investor. An investor could potentially lose all or more than the initial investment. Risk capital is money that can be lost without jeopardizing ones’ financial security or life style. Only risk capital should be used for trading and only those with sufficient risk capital should consider trading. Past performance is not necessarily indicative of future results.
Hypothetical Performance Results Have Many Inherent Limitation, Some Of Which Are Described Below. No Representation Is Being Made That Any Account Will Or Is Likely To Achieve Profits Or Losses Similar To Those Shown. In fact, There Are Frequently Sharp Differences Between Hypothetical Performance Result And The Actual Results Subsequently Achieved By Any Particular Trading Program. One Of The Limitations Of Hypothetical Performance Results Is That They Are Generally Prepared With The Benefit Of Hindsight. In Addition, Hypothetical Trading Does Not Involve Financial Risk, And No Hypothetical Trading Record Can Completely Account For The Impact Of Financial Risk Of Actual Trading. For Example, The Ability To Withstand Losses Or To Adhere To A Particular Trading Program In Spite Of Trading Losses Are Material Points Which Can Also Adversely Affect Actual Trading Results. There Are Numerous Other Factors Related To The Markets In General Or To The Implementation Of Any Specific Trading Program Which Cannot Be Fully Accounted For In The Preparation Of Hypothetical Performance Results And All Which Can Adversely Affect Trading Results. These Performance Tables And Results Are Hypothetical In Nature And Do Not Represent Trading In Actual Accounts.