Trading Systems and Money Management : A Guide to Trading and Profiting in Any Market

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CONTENTS INTRODUCTION xvii ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xxi PART ONE HOW TO EVALUATE A SYSTEM 1 Performance Measures 4 Chapter 1 Percentages ...

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xvi Contents Chapter Probability and Percent of Profitable Trades Calculating Profitable Trades The Difference Between Trades a ...

INTRODUCTION “This is Wall Street, no act of kindness will pass unpunished.” — Unknown As an editor, writer, and technical analy ...

risk–reward potential remains approximately the same for all markets and time periods. This book is for those traders who haven’ ...