I've grown my account 2% while the market crashes, here is how.
I've added this Cashflow Indicator to all of my charts. I monitor weekly, daily, hourly, 15 min on each market I want to trade. The indicator plots green for buys, yellow for closing long positions, red for shorts, orange for closing shorts and grey for market noise. I have been buying calls and puts to keep my market exposure low while maintaining the upside reward. I keep my money out of the market because I do not trust big investment firms to treat my money with respect. Machine learning and HFT are designed and used to create fear and take your money. This indicator shows a digital signal when large volume(smart money) is active in a market. I recommend using this indicator to monitor large moves.
I want the little guy to win. These last four days have probably been a terrible experience for you while the market sells off. Last year I lost around $30,000 on one trade because of large market moves like this latest one. I failed to manage my risk and lost a giant portion of my account; it destroyed me mentally for a few months. I vowed to never make that mistake again so I learned risk management and programming. Now, I have a max loss I am willing to tolerate on any trade of 0.25% of my account. I do not falter from my max loss. In a nut shell I buff my studs and cut my duds. Adding to winning positions and deleting my losing positions when they are at my max loss. Risk management is the most important thing you can learn as an investor. With proper risk management (aka cutting losses) with an accuracy of an average baseball players batting average, you can maintain long term profitability. Since I began trading this indicator, my accuracy is 39.8% (needs much improvement) however my account has grown 4.3% in 1.5 months. I attribute this to proper risk management and understanding market conditions. I do believe if my patience were stronger, my accuracy would drastically improve.
I have also spent 100's of hours programming this indicator. A recent back test showed a 90-100% accuracy on daily charts for the SPY. I still do not have the perfect way to trade using this indicator but I know there is value. We are the 99%, lets get our money back.
I want the little guy to win. These last four days have probably been a terrible experience for you while the market sells off. Last year I lost around $30,000 on one trade because of large market moves like this latest one. I failed to manage my risk and lost a giant portion of my account; it destroyed me mentally for a few months. I vowed to never make that mistake again so I learned risk management and programming. Now, I have a max loss I am willing to tolerate on any trade of 0.25% of my account. I do not falter from my max loss. In a nut shell I buff my studs and cut my duds. Adding to winning positions and deleting my losing positions when they are at my max loss. Risk management is the most important thing you can learn as an investor. With proper risk management (aka cutting losses) with an accuracy of an average baseball players batting average, you can maintain long term profitability. Since I began trading this indicator, my accuracy is 39.8% (needs much improvement) however my account has grown 4.3% in 1.5 months. I attribute this to proper risk management and understanding market conditions. I do believe if my patience were stronger, my accuracy would drastically improve.
I have also spent 100's of hours programming this indicator. A recent back test showed a 90-100% accuracy on daily charts for the SPY. I still do not have the perfect way to trade using this indicator but I know there is value. We are the 99%, lets get our money back.