Hello!
I'm here to contribute (and learn more) in the area of trading practice, particularly stock trading and system trading. I have some things to contribute based on developing and deploying my own varied trading systems for many, many years, in both the commodities market and the stock market.
I believe strongly in the critical value of mechanical exits vs. discretionary exits, and I believe that while many of the usual trading axioms are correct at some level, the are frequently miss applied.
On the other side, I am a fan of discretionary selection of trading vehicles (stocks for me these days) and entries, vs. use of a mechanical selection algorithm. Why is a long subject best addressed in forums, not here!
I've traded many commodities using fully automated systems including coffee, hogs, and soybean oil. I am not currently trading commodities. I've developed and deployed fully automated trading systems for stocks. Currently I use a formal system that includes front end discretionary selection methods and mechanical rules for exit management.
Full disclosure: I am vending the trading system I currently utilize.
I like to play guitar (classical mostly but some jazz and rock too), shoot pool, play poker and blackjack, surf, and...trade!
-Kevin
