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S&P 500 Seasonal Stocks Strategy: Sell in May and Go Away?
The 'Sell in May and go away' adage suggests stocks perform poorly from May to September and strongly from October to April. Does the data support it? We test the S&P 500 seasonal pattern and show how to build an Expert Advisor that exploits it.
Automated Trading: Algorithms That Work at Certain Circumstances
What is automated trading and how does it work? Discover the core guidelines for building profitable Expert Advisors, from backtesting with high-quality data to portfolio management with 40+ live trading robots.
Dow Jones Forecast: Correlation Analysis & Short Opportunities
The Dow Jones index is repeating a previous price pattern with high correlation. Self-correlation analysis suggests a probable short position timing for the DJIA — is this a great opportunity or a perfect bear trap?
Gold Forecast: The 50-Year Cycle, Timing & Price Targets
An in-depth analysis of the 8-year primary cycle on gold, from 1967 to today. With December 2015 marking the likely cycle low at $1,045, the most probable target is $4,163 by April 2020 — backed by 50 years of cycle data.
Market Update: Dollar Index and S&P 500 Forecast
The Dollar Index is testing a critical yearly support while the S&P 500 shows a high-probability short setup. Dollar weakness and S&P positioning opportunities this week — analysis by Andrea.
A Gold Buy Opportunity
Short positions in gold futures and options are at a 2-year record high. The 8-year gold cycle is in its bull phase — this is a gold buy opportunity our accumulator robots are already trading.
EUR/USD: Top Done? Short Trade Setup at 1.1470
EUR/USD has likely completed an important maximum at 1.1470. A broken bearish head and shoulder pattern on the short-term chart, combined with ECB/Fed policy divergence, gives an 80% probability short trade setup.
How to Manage Overfitting in Trading Systems
Overfitting occurs when a trading strategy describes noise instead of the underlying market relationship. Learn the 4-step methodology to validate your Expert Advisor against 30+ years of data and avoid curve-fitting traps.
How to Make Money Without High-Frequency Trading
Good tips for Expert Advisors based on our trading approach. From defining max risk per trade to dynamic position sizing — 5 core principles for profitable systematic trading without HFT.