Tag: TradingStrategy

Revisiting The January Effect

Photo by the author Introduction In this article, we review the infamous January effect which proposes that stocks' prices increase from December to January is the highest. We illustrate the causes of the January effect, and present a simple trading strategy to profit from this calendar effect. The project is shared on my online repository … Continue reading Revisiting The January Effect →

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Backtesting A Trading Strategy Part 3

Backtesting is a tool to measure the performance of a trading strategy using historical data. The backtesting process consists of three parts: 1. determining the universe of securities where we will invest in (e.g. equity or fixed income? US or emerging markets?); 2. gathering historical data for the universe of securities; and 3. implementing a trading strategy using the historical data collected.

Backtesting A Trading Strategy Part 2

Backtesting is a tool to measure the performance of a trading strategy using historical data. The backtesting process consists of three parts: 1. determining the universe of securities where we will invest in (e.g. equity or fixed income? US or emerging markets?); 2. gathering historical data for the universe of securities; and 3. implementing a trading strategy using the historical data collected.

Backtesting A Trading Strategy Part 1

Backtesting is a tool to measure the performance of a trading strategy using historical data. The backtesting process consists of three parts: 1. determining the universe of securities where we will invest in (e.g. equity or fixed income? US or emerging markets?); 2. gathering historical data for the universe of securities; and 3. implementing a trading strategy using the historical data collected.