I Just Went Live With Automated Trading Strategies!

Well, it was finally time to start putting some new strategies into motion.  At the end of December 2019, I talked about how I was forward testing these same strategies using a FREE Alera Portfolio Manager paper trading account (connected to a paper trading Interactive Brokers account).

I’ve been waiting for a pause or bit of a pullback in the market, I personally don’t like starting trading when things are at absolute all-time highs (that’s just my preference).

As DIY Systematic Traders and Investors, we all have to do what makes sense for each of us.  I decided what made sense for me was…

1 – Wait for a bit of a pullback in the market.  As I describe in the beginning of the video below, I was actually expecting a bit of a pullback based on seasonal average tendency.  That said, you never know what can happen in markets, so…

2 – I decided to start out a bit smaller.  If the market holds here and doesn’t totally crap out, I can always adjust my strategy allocations upwards and add more size.

(These are the same strategies that we offer FREE Strategy Scans each day on our site, so you might want to sign up if you haven’t already).

As I mentioned in my last blog article, Paper Trading a strategy is a great way to forward test after you have back tested a strategy.  It’s a great way to see how a strategy might perform in live market conditions and to make sure that the strategy is “doing what it’s expected” in live market conditions.  Once you’ve completed that step, you can make the leap that I’m making today.

By the way, for those that want the code for these two (2) strategies and want the step by step on how to do all of this semi and full automation stuff for both paper testing and live, you’ll want to grab yourself a copy of the Trading & Investing Automation for AmiBroker course.  You can get $50.00 off for a limited time using coupon code:  abcourses

If “doing it yourself” isn’t your thing, stay tuned for an upcoming survey and MasterClass on “doing it with you”.  And if that still isn’t your thing, feel free to reach out and ask us if we can “do it for you“.

Enjoy today’s today’s video on “I Just Went Live With My Automated Strategies!” directly on youtube or embedded below.

Please be sure to share this with a friend or family member that’s interested in Systematic Trading and Investing, too!

And Remember Two Things…

“Consistent Processes Lead to Consistent Outcomes”

and…

“You’re Just One Systematic Strategy Away…!”

To Your Systematic Success!,

Dave

Systematic Investors Group Team Member