Knowledge before decision.
Those who understand how trading systems work and why they fail make better decisions. Factual, and without investment advice.
Why many trading systems fail
Martingale, grid, and the question of whose interest a strategy actually serves. The complete, illustrated analysis in nine chapters.
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Mechanisms, revenue logic, safety architecture, risk of ruin and the assessment criteria against which you can measure any system
Why many trading systems fail, and what that has to do with Martingale
The short version: what most systems structurally suffer from.
What is risk of ruin — and why is it more important than return?
The metric that shows how robust a system is during bad market phases.
Five questions everyone should ask before an algorithmic trading strategy
Five questions that let you distinguish reputable systems from problematic ones.
The capital calculator
What becomes of an amount over time? A compound-interest model calculation with a fixed performance fee. You choose the return, term and savings rate yourself.
Five questions, under two minutes, free.