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The Value Added by a "Filtered" Strategy

Why not switch a strategy off when conditions do not suit it? Because a filter is always late. A 2014 explanation of what filtering really costs a strategy.

You Always Have to Trade the Same Way: True or False?

No strategy trades every market condition. A 2014 argument for simple strategies aimed at one behaviour, and for patience when the market stops suiting them.

The Sentence That's Going to Transform Your Trading

You are not betting on price levels; you are betting that a price behaviour persists. A short 2014 piece on why a strategy's context matters more than its rules.

How to Give Yourself a Better Chance of Success When Opening a Position

Start every strategy with a simple filter that defines the market you are in, and keep it apart from the entry signal. A 2014 method for short-term trades.

The Quality of Statistics

The same economic number can move markets a lot or barely at all. A 2013 piece on why the market's context matters as much as the news, and how to filter for it.

What I Learned in 2010

The best trend-following system still needs a trend. Samuel's January 2011 review of a year without trends: what failed in diversification, and what 2010 taught him about risk.

Trading's Biggest Secret: How to Win!

How do you win at trading? A 2014 demonstration of what a tight stop does to a strategy with a 95% win rate, and the one difference between the traders who win and everyone else.

Only the Exit Counts: The Part of a Trade Nobody Works On

The entry carries a lot of randomness; only the exit really counts. A 2014 piece on the ways out of a position: targets, volatility and a maximum holding time.

Cover image for What Price to Buy At? The Question You Shouldn't Ask, Samuel Rondot Vault

What Price to Buy At: The Question You Shouldn't Be Asking

The entry price is probably the least important element of a trade. A 2014 argument, with a coin-flip entry test, for focusing on conditions and on what happens after.