How the Same Automated Systems have Different Results for Different Brokers?

Twitter It!I had a customer that had phoned me today, who have asked me, “Why my broker who trades the same futures trading system, had different results than you?”
Well….”besides the fact that he  runs your system on the same computer that he annoys his prospects, twits his life’s “adventures”,IMs all his buddies where to meet [...]

Jake Bernstein – What I’ve Learned from You

Twitter It! By Jake Bernstein – Excerpt from his weekly commodity newsletter
A few months ago I presented a Webinar entitled “The Coming Commodity Crash”. At that time
commodity prices were soaring above and beyond anything that had ever been seen. The rallies
were massive and entirely out of proportion with reality. I cited several reasons for the bull [...]

If you Still Think Seasonality Doesn’t Exit – By Jake Bernstein

Twitter It!If you have been a subscriber to one of my services, a seminar or webinar attendee, or a mentoring student then you know that one of the 5 major market tools I use is seasonality. I have been researching, using, teaching and writing about seasonals since the early 1970’s. I believe that I have [...]

How to deal with Drawdowns on Systems and Managed Accounts

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Drawdowns as defined by Investopedia are the peak-to-trough decline during a specific record period of an investment, fund or commodity. A drawdown is usually quoted as the percentage between the peak and the trough.
However what I wanted to address is why drawdowns occur and how they affect traders and investors psychologically.
First of [...]

Understanding Trading Systems

Twitter It!By Jake Bernstein
www.trade-futures.com

There are many things about traders that never cease to amaze me. Some traders never seem to learn from their mistakes. Some traders continue to do the same stupid things over and over. Some traders keep throwing good money to bad money. And what’s even worse is that they KNOW they’re [...]

Commodities & Speculation

Twitter It!Q: Do you feel that speculation has played a major role in the recent skyrocketing price moves in energy and agricultural commodity futures? or are food and gas prices rising because of other factors?

A: When Corn was at $2.00 a bushel and oil was trading at $20, were these prices based on fundamentals? [...]

The Latest Commodity Correction

Twitter It!By Jake Bernstein www.trade-futures.com
When commodity prices were in the doldrums of bear markets and there were few “experts” who were willing to express bullish expectations, I told you that big bull markets were coming. All along I advised patience. And your patience was handsomely rewarded if you remained long. When a virtual army [...]