How to Learn Trading’s Best Kept Secret

Consistent profits through trading may be facilitated by a good piece of [backtesting] software.  Last week, I posted about a free on-line trading group I’m trying to form targeted toward learning the basics of AmiBroker (please see http://www.optionfanatic.com/2012/03/01/tradings-best-kept-secret/ ).

I feel strongly about participation with this group.  Except for the programmers and people with a heavy quant background, you’re not going to learn AmiBroker (AB) by casually opening the program once or twice a week and fiddling around for 10-15 minutes at a time (I speak from unfortunate experience).  Going forward, what I really want to do is take some time every single trading day to work with AB.  I’m better able to do this alongside others seeking to achieve similar goals.

I expect those of us in the group to post regularly and to really make it clear that we are doing the work to learn the program, develop our skills, and become better system developers and/or traders.

I don’t think it necessary to be a full-time trader to make this commitment. If you have a day job, kids, and family, then I understand life can get quite busy.  I do believe that if you’re going to learn AB then you need to set aside some time on a very regular basis.  If you can’t do that then perhaps something more user-friendly like Metastock or TC2000 would be a better fit.

Lurkers can hang out in the AmiBroker User’s List where plenty of experts already contribute their time at a level far too advanced for most newbies.

Lurking is not the way to proficiency.  I don’t want lurkers in the beginners’ group.