Trading Strategies

How to Ensure Small Orders Are Filled on TradersPost

Small orders on TradersPost can sometimes fail to fill if set with a stop-limit at the same price. This guide explains how to choose the right order type and set a buffer for better execution rates.

Does TradersPost Offer White Label Versions?

TradersPost does not offer white label versions due to cost and support challenges but remains open to future possibilities if demand justifies it.

What Are Considered Acceptable Returns for an Automated Strategy?

Acceptable returns for an automated strategy should aim to match or exceed market returns (8-10% annually). Achieving over 20% consistently is difficult and often involves significant risk or leverage.

Forward Testing vs Backtesting: Which Validates Better?

Forward testing can sometimes outperform backtesting by providing real-time validation of trading strategies in current market conditions. Learn how to effectively combine both methods to enhance your trading strategies and improve performance.

Trend Lines for Algorithmic Traders

New Indicator: Automated Channel

TradersPost is excited to introduce an experimental new tool: the Automated Channel indicator. This tool is our latest endeavor aimed at offering you a more nuanced way to visualize and strategize within the market's ebb and flow.

What Is Overfitting in Trading? How to Detect and Avoid It

Overfitting is like walking an unfamiliar path blindfolded, convinced you know every twist and turn, only to fall flat on your face in the first 20 feet.

New Indicator: Market Cap Earnings Tracker

During earnings seasons, market volatility can offer both challenges and opportunities. Our new Market Cap Earnings Tracker is designed to help traders navigate these fluctuations more effectively, providing essential insights into earnings dates and market caps of pivotal companies.

New Indicator: Automatic Fibonacci Retracement

We've introduced the Automatic Fibonacci Retracement indicator to the TradersPost library, offering dynamic range adjustments and familiar functionality akin to TradingView's native tool. Enhanced with global alerts for all levels, this tool simplifies Fibonacci retracement analysis. Your feedback is vital for its continuous improvement.

Play Both Sides with Position Reversals

TradersPost's side swapping feature is a streamlined tool that allows traders to quickly switch from a long to a short position, or vice versa, in a single action. This efficient functionality is designed to reduce slippage and provide traders with the agility needed to capitalize on market shifts.

Why You Need to Backtest Your Trading Strategy

Manual or systematic analysis of the past performance of a trading strategy or concept is known as backtesting. By backtesting the strategy manually or by using backtesting software, a trader can determine whether the strategy is most likely a waste of time and money or if it shows promise and profitability across a variety of markets.