05.25.2013

Focus on Forex 052513

by Joe Krutsinger
I frequently receive questions regarding which of my strategies would I recommend for trading the Forex markets.  This Video Briefing provides my answer supported by my current research. To view this new Focus on the Forex Video Briefing, simply TAP HERE ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ DISCLAIMER REGARDING the REAL TIME ACCOUNT: Trading is risky.  Traders can and do lose money.  And this is a Disclaimer Regarding the Many Illustrations of Systems and Performance Results in this Publication: THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT RISK OF LOSS IN FUTURES TRADING.  THE USE OF STOP ORDERS DOES NOT GUARANTEE LIMITED LOSS.  NO REPRESENTATION IS BEING MADE THAT ANY ACCOUNT WILL OR IS LIKELY TO ACHIEVE PROFITS OR LOSSES SIMILAR TO THOSE SHOWN.  The performance summaries provided above are provided to inform  persons considering this strategy.  The performance assumes one contract of the futures traded and real-time round turn for brokerage commission and actual slippage.  Mr. Krutsinger does not manage accounts for clients and never has had power of attorney over accounts trading these systems.  Mr. Krutsinger is not advising or soliciting anyone to trade or use any system illustrated in this article.  These are educational examples of the art of system writing and development that he wants to share with you.  This information is not to be construed as an offer to buy or sell futures.  This information does not purport to be a complete statement of all material facts relating to futures.  We gratefully acknowledge TradeStation Securities, Inc. for permitting reproduction of the above results produced by TradeStation software.  TradeStation Securities, Inc. is in no way associated with or responsible for these results. __________________________________________________________________________________________ DISCLAIMER REGARDING THE SIMULATION REPORTS: Disclaimer Regarding the Many Illustrations of Systems and Performance Results in This Publication: THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT RISK OF LOSS IN FUTURES TRADING. THE USE OF STOP ORDERS DOES NOT GUARANTEE LIMITED LOSS. HYPOTHETICAL OR SIMULATED PERFORMANCE RESULTS HAVE CERTAIN INHERENT LIMITATIONS.UNLIKE AN ACTUAL PERFORMANCE RECORD, SIMULATED RESULTS DO NOT REPRESENT ACTUAL TRADING.ALSO, SINCE THE TRADES HAVE NOT ACTUALLY BEEN EXECUTED, THE RESULTS MAY HAVE UNDER-OR-OVER COMPENSATED FOR THE IMPACT, IF ANY, OF CERTAIN MARKET FACTORS, SUCH AS LACK OF LIQUIDITY. SIMULATED TRADING PROGRAMS IN GENERAL ARE ALSO SUBJECT TO THE FACT THAT THEY ARE DESIGNED WITH THE BENEFIT OF HINDSIGHT. NO REPRESENTATION IS BEING MADE THAT ANY ACCOUNT WILL OR IS LIKELY TO ACHIEVE PROFITS OR LOSSES SIMILAR TO THOSE SHOWN.  ALSO... HYPOTHETICAL PERFORMANCE RESULTS HAVE MANY INHERENT LIMITATIONS, SOME OF WHICH ARE DESCRIBED BELOW.  NO REPRESENTATION IS BEING MADE THAT ANY ACCOUNT WILL OR IS LIKELY TO ACHIEVE PROFITS OR LOSSES SIMILAR TO THOSE SHOWN.  IN FACT, THERE ARE FREQUENTLY SHARP DIFFERENCES BETWEEN HYPOTHETICAL PERFORMANCE RESULTS AND THE ACTUAL RESULTS SUBSEQUENTLY ACHIEVED BY ANY PARTICULAR TRADING PROGRAM. ONE OF THE LIMITATIONS OF HYPOTHETICAL PERFORMANCE RESULTS IS THAT THEY ARE GENERALLY PREPARED WITH THE BENEFIT OF HINDSIGHT.  IN ADDITION, HYPOTHETICAL TRADING DOES NOT INVOLVE FINANCIAL RISK, AND NO HYPOTHETICAL TRADING RECORD CAN COMPLETELY ACCOUNT FOR THE IMPACT OF FINANCIAL RISK IN ACTUAL TRADING.  FOR EXAMPLE, THE ABILITY TO WITHSTAND LOSSES OR TO ADHERE TO A PARTICULAR TRADING PROGRAM IN SPITE OF TRADING LOSSES ARE MATERIAL POINTS WHICH CAN ALSO ADVERSELY AFFECT ACTUAL TRADING RESULTS.  THERE ARE NUMEROUS OTHER FACTORS RELATED TO THE MARKETS IN GENERAL OR TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF ANY SPECIFIC TRADING PROGRAM WHICH CANNOT BE FULLY ACCOUNTED FOR IN THE PREPARATION OF HYPOTHETICAL PERFORMANCE RESULTS AND ALL OF WHICH CAN ADVERSELY AFFECT ACTUAL TRADING RESULTS.  THIS COMPOSITE PERFORMANCE RECORD IS HYPOTHETICAL AND THESE TRADING  ADVISORS  HAVE NOT TRADED TOGETHER IN THE MANNER SHOWN IN THE COMPOSITE.  HYPOTHETICAL PERFORMANCE RESULTS HAVE MANY INHERENT LIMITATIONS, SOME OF WHICH ARE DESCRIBED BELOW.  NO REPRESENTATION IS BEING MADE THAT ANY MULTI-ADVISOR MANAGED ACCOUNT OR POOL WILL OR IS LIKELY TO ACHIEVE A COMPOSITE PERFORMANCE RECORD SIMILAR TO THAT SHOWN.  IN FACT, THERE ARE FREQUENTLY SHARP DIFFERENCES BETWEEN A HYPOTHETICAL COMPOSITE PERFORMANCE RECORD AND THE ACTUAL RECORD SUBSEQUENTLY ACHIEVED. ONE OF THE LIMITATIONS OF A HYPOTHETICAL COMPOSITE PERFORMANCE RECORD IS THAT DECISIONS RELATING TO THE SELECTION OF TRADING ADVISORS AND THE ALLOCATION OF ASSETS AMONG THOSE TRADING ADVISORS WERE MADE WITH THE BENEFIT OF HINDSIGHT BASED UPON THE HISTORICAL RATES OF RETURN OF THE SELECTED TRADING ADVISORS.  THEREFORE, COMPOSITE PERFORMANCE RECORDS INVARIABLY  SHOW POSITIVE RATES OF RETURN.  ANOTHER INHERENT LIMITATION ON THESE RESULTS IS THAT THE ALLOCATION DECISIONS REFLECTED IN THE PERFORMANCE RECORD WERE NOT MADE UNDER ACTUAL MARKET CONDITIONS AND THEREFORE, CANNOT COMPLETELY ACCOUNT FOR THE IMPACT OF FINANCIAL RISK IN ACTUAL TRADING.  FURTHERMORE,  THE COMPOSITE PERFORMANCE RECORD MAY BE DISTORTED BECAUSE THE ALLOCATION OF ASSETS CHANGES FROM TIME TO TIME AND THESE ADJUSTMENTS ARE NOT REFLECTED IN THE COMPOSITE. The purpose of this presentation is for educational purposes only and the decision to trade the markets is the whole responsibility of the individual interested in trading.  The use of information from this presentation is don so at your own risk. There is substantial risk of loss in trading commodity futures, stock index futures, equity options, stock and foreign exchange instruments.  Past performance is not indicative of future results as the financial markets are dynamic. THE PERFORMANCE SUMMARIES PROVIDED ARE PROVIDED TO INFORM PERSONS CONSIDERING THESE STRATEGIES.  THE PERFORMANCE ASSUMES ONE CONTRACT OF THE FUTURES CONTRACT TRADED AND $5 ROUND TURN FOR BROKERAGE COMMISSION AND $0 PER CONTRACT FOR SLIPPAGE.  MR. KRUTSINGER  DOES NOT MANAGE ACCOUNTS FOR CLIENTS AND NEVER HAS HAD POWER OF ATTORNEY OVER ACCOUNTS TRADING THESE STRATEGIES.  MR. KRUTSINGER IS NOT ADVISING OR SOLICITING ANYONE TO TRADE OR USE ANY STRATEGY ILLUSTRATED IN THIS PRESENTATION.  THESE ARE EDUCATIONAL EXAMPLES OF THE ART OF STRATEGY WRITING AND DEVELOPMENT THAT HE WANTS TO SHARE WITH YOU.  THIS INFORMATION IS NOT TO BE CONSTRUED AS AN OFFER TO BUY OR SELL FUTURES.  THIS INFORMATION DOES NOT PURPORT TO BE A COMPLETE STATEMENT OF ALL MATERIAL FACTS RELATING TO FUTURES. WE GRATEFULLY ACKNOWLEDGE TRADESTATION  TECHNOLOGIES, INC. FOR PERMITTING REPRODUCTION OF THE ABOVE RESULTS PRODUCED BY TRADESTATION SOFTWARE.  TRADESTATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC. IS IN NO WAY ASSOCIATED WITH OR RESPONSIBLE FOR THESE RESULTS.
05.23.2013

JK Video Briefing 052313

by Joe Krutsinger
This is an early holiday week-end  Video Briefing.   I have included new optimizations for several of my trading strategies.   So if you are an existing client, you will want to pay special attention to the "optimization matrix" presented in this briefing.  We will also be paying close attention to our "blind walk forward" studies as a result.  In addition, I have a recommendation for a special deal on a trading computer at Tiger Direct for those of you looking to upgrade your computer hardware. Here is the link to this week-end's Video Briefing: TAP HERE Have a Great Holiday Week-end... ___________________________________________________________________ DISCLAIMER REGARDING the REAL TIME ACCOUNT: Trading is risky.  Traders can and do lose money.  And this is a Disclaimer Regarding the Many Illustrations of Systems and Performance Results in this Publication: THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT RISK OF LOSS IN FUTURES TRADING.  THE USE OF STOP ORDERS DOES NOT GUARANTEE LIMITED LOSS.  NO REPRESENTATION IS BEING MADE THAT ANY ACCOUNT WILL OR IS LIKELY TO ACHIEVE PROFITS OR LOSSES SIMILAR TO THOSE SHOWN.  The performance summaries provided above are provided to inform  persons considering this strategy.  The performance assumes one contract of the futures traded and real-time round turn for brokerage commission and actual slippage.  Mr. Krutsinger does not manage accounts for clients and never has had power of attorney over accounts trading these systems.  Mr. Krutsinger is not advising or soliciting anyone to trade or use any system illustrated in this article.  These are educational examples of the art of system writing and development that he wants to share with you.  This information is not to be construed as an offer to buy or sell futures.  This information does not purport to be a complete statement of all material facts relating to futures.  We gratefully acknowledge TradeStation Securities, Inc. for permitting reproduction of the above results produced by TradeStation software.  TradeStation Securities, Inc. is in no way associated with or responsible for these results. __________________________________________________________________________________________ DISCLAIMER REGARDING THE SIMULATION REPORTS: Disclaimer Regarding the Many Illustrations of Systems and Performance Results in This Publication: THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT RISK OF LOSS IN FUTURES TRADING. THE USE OF STOP ORDERS DOES NOT GUARANTEE LIMITED LOSS. HYPOTHETICAL OR SIMULATED PERFORMANCE RESULTS HAVE CERTAIN INHERENT LIMITATIONS.UNLIKE AN ACTUAL PERFORMANCE RECORD, SIMULATED RESULTS DO NOT REPRESENT ACTUAL TRADING.ALSO, SINCE THE TRADES HAVE NOT ACTUALLY BEEN EXECUTED, THE RESULTS MAY HAVE UNDER-OR-OVER COMPENSATED FOR THE IMPACT, IF ANY, OF CERTAIN MARKET FACTORS, SUCH AS LACK OF LIQUIDITY. SIMULATED TRADING PROGRAMS IN GENERAL ARE ALSO SUBJECT TO THE FACT THAT THEY ARE DESIGNED WITH THE BENEFIT OF HINDSIGHT. NO REPRESENTATION IS BEING MADE THAT ANY ACCOUNT WILL OR IS LIKELY TO ACHIEVE PROFITS OR LOSSES SIMILAR TO THOSE SHOWN.  ALSO... HYPOTHETICAL PERFORMANCE RESULTS HAVE MANY INHERENT LIMITATIONS, SOME OF WHICH ARE DESCRIBED BELOW.  NO REPRESENTATION IS BEING MADE THAT ANY ACCOUNT WILL OR IS LIKELY TO ACHIEVE PROFITS OR LOSSES SIMILAR TO THOSE SHOWN.  IN FACT, THERE ARE FREQUENTLY SHARP DIFFERENCES BETWEEN HYPOTHETICAL PERFORMANCE RESULTS AND THE ACTUAL RESULTS SUBSEQUENTLY ACHIEVED BY ANY PARTICULAR TRADING PROGRAM. ONE OF THE LIMITATIONS OF HYPOTHETICAL PERFORMANCE RESULTS IS THAT THEY ARE GENERALLY PREPARED WITH THE BENEFIT OF HINDSIGHT.  IN ADDITION, HYPOTHETICAL TRADING DOES NOT INVOLVE FINANCIAL RISK, AND NO HYPOTHETICAL TRADING RECORD CAN COMPLETELY ACCOUNT FOR THE IMPACT OF FINANCIAL RISK IN ACTUAL TRADING.  FOR EXAMPLE, THE ABILITY TO WITHSTAND LOSSES OR TO ADHERE TO A PARTICULAR TRADING PROGRAM IN SPITE OF TRADING LOSSES ARE MATERIAL POINTS WHICH CAN ALSO ADVERSELY AFFECT ACTUAL TRADING RESULTS.  THERE ARE NUMEROUS OTHER FACTORS RELATED TO THE MARKETS IN GENERAL OR TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF ANY SPECIFIC TRADING PROGRAM WHICH CANNOT BE FULLY ACCOUNTED FOR IN THE PREPARATION OF HYPOTHETICAL PERFORMANCE RESULTS AND ALL OF WHICH CAN ADVERSELY AFFECT ACTUAL TRADING RESULTS.  THIS COMPOSITE PERFORMANCE RECORD IS HYPOTHETICAL AND THESE TRADING  ADVISORS  HAVE NOT TRADED TOGETHER IN THE MANNER SHOWN IN THE COMPOSITE.  HYPOTHETICAL PERFORMANCE RESULTS HAVE MANY INHERENT LIMITATIONS, SOME OF WHICH ARE DESCRIBED BELOW.  NO REPRESENTATION IS BEING MADE THAT ANY MULTI-ADVISOR MANAGED ACCOUNT OR POOL WILL OR IS LIKELY TO ACHIEVE A COMPOSITE PERFORMANCE RECORD SIMILAR TO THAT SHOWN.  IN FACT, THERE ARE FREQUENTLY SHARP DIFFERENCES BETWEEN A HYPOTHETICAL COMPOSITE PERFORMANCE RECORD AND THE ACTUAL RECORD SUBSEQUENTLY ACHIEVED. ONE OF THE LIMITATIONS OF A HYPOTHETICAL COMPOSITE PERFORMANCE RECORD IS THAT DECISIONS RELATING TO THE SELECTION OF TRADING ADVISORS AND THE ALLOCATION OF ASSETS AMONG THOSE TRADING ADVISORS WERE MADE WITH THE BENEFIT OF HINDSIGHT BASED UPON THE HISTORICAL RATES OF RETURN OF THE SELECTED TRADING ADVISORS.  THEREFORE, COMPOSITE PERFORMANCE RECORDS INVARIABLY  SHOW POSITIVE RATES OF RETURN.  ANOTHER INHERENT LIMITATION ON THESE RESULTS IS THAT THE ALLOCATION DECISIONS REFLECTED IN THE PERFORMANCE RECORD WERE NOT MADE UNDER ACTUAL MARKET CONDITIONS AND THEREFORE, CANNOT COMPLETELY ACCOUNT FOR THE IMPACT OF FINANCIAL RISK IN ACTUAL TRADING.  FURTHERMORE,  THE COMPOSITE PERFORMANCE RECORD MAY BE DISTORTED BECAUSE THE ALLOCATION OF ASSETS CHANGES FROM TIME TO TIME AND THESE ADJUSTMENTS ARE NOT REFLECTED IN THE COMPOSITE. The purpose of this presentation is for educational purposes only and the decision to trade the markets is the whole responsibility of the individual interested in trading.  The use of information from this presentation is don so at your own risk. There is substantial risk of loss in trading commodity futures, stock index futures, equity options, stock and foreign exchange instruments.  Past performance is not indicative of future results as the financial markets are dynamic. THE PERFORMANCE SUMMARIES PROVIDED ARE PROVIDED TO INFORM PERSONS CONSIDERING THESE STRATEGIES.  THE PERFORMANCE ASSUMES ONE CONTRACT OF THE FUTURES CONTRACT TRADED AND $5 ROUND TURN FOR BROKERAGE COMMISSION AND $0 PER CONTRACT FOR SLIPPAGE.  MR. KRUTSINGER  DOES NOT MANAGE ACCOUNTS FOR CLIENTS AND NEVER HAS HAD POWER OF ATTORNEY OVER ACCOUNTS TRADING THESE STRATEGIES.  MR. KRUTSINGER IS NOT ADVISING OR SOLICITING ANYONE TO TRADE OR USE ANY STRATEGY ILLUSTRATED IN THIS PRESENTATION.  THESE ARE EDUCATIONAL EXAMPLES OF THE ART OF STRATEGY WRITING AND DEVELOPMENT THAT HE WANTS TO SHARE WITH YOU.  THIS INFORMATION IS NOT TO BE CONSTRUED AS AN OFFER TO BUY OR SELL FUTURES.  THIS INFORMATION DOES NOT PURPORT TO BE A COMPLETE STATEMENT OF ALL MATERIAL FACTS RELATING TO FUTURES. WE GRATEFULLY ACKNOWLEDGE TRADESTATION  TECHNOLOGIES, INC. FOR PERMITTING REPRODUCTION OF THE ABOVE RESULTS PRODUCED BY TRADESTATION SOFTWARE.  TRADESTATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC. IS IN NO WAY ASSOCIATED WITH OR RESPONSIBLE FOR THESE RESULTS.
05.17.2013

JK Video Briefing 051713

by Joe Krutsinger
I will be conducting a Live Webinar this Wednesday afternoon sponsored by Trade Station.  You can register for this free event on Trade Station's website.  In this week's video report you will see key steps in verifying your strategy is set for automated trading.  Plus I have a report on my system called Genetic One for commodity traders.  This is an extensive briefing so let's get started.... To View this week's Video Briefing,  Tap  HERE __________________________________________________________________________________ DISCLAIMER REGARDING the REAL TIME ACCOUNT: Trading is risky.  Traders can and do lose money.  And this is a Disclaimer Regarding the Many Illustrations of Systems and Performance Results in this Publication: THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT RISK OF LOSS IN FUTURES TRADING.  THE USE OF STOP ORDERS DOES NOT GUARANTEE LIMITED LOSS.  NO REPRESENTATION IS BEING MADE THAT ANY ACCOUNT WILL OR IS LIKELY TO ACHIEVE PROFITS OR LOSSES SIMILAR TO THOSE SHOWN.  The performance summaries provided above are provided to inform  persons considering this strategy.  The performance assumes one contract of the futures traded and real-time round turn for brokerage commission and actual slippage.  Mr. Krutsinger does not manage accounts for clients and never has had power of attorney over accounts trading these systems.  Mr. Krutsinger is not advising or soliciting anyone to trade or use any system illustrated in this article.  These are educational examples of the art of system writing and development that he wants to share with you.  This information is not to be construed as an offer to buy or sell futures.  This information does not purport to be a complete statement of all material facts relating to futures.  We gratefully acknowledge TradeStation Securities, Inc. for permitting reproduction of the above results produced by TradeStation software.  TradeStation Securities, Inc. is in no way associated with or responsible for these results. __________________________________________________________________________________________ DISCLAIMER REGARDING THE SIMULATION REPORTS: Disclaimer Regarding the Many Illustrations of Systems and Performance Results in This Publication: THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT RISK OF LOSS IN FUTURES TRADING. THE USE OF STOP ORDERS DOES NOT GUARANTEE LIMITED LOSS. HYPOTHETICAL OR SIMULATED PERFORMANCE RESULTS HAVE CERTAIN INHERENT LIMITATIONS.UNLIKE AN ACTUAL PERFORMANCE RECORD, SIMULATED RESULTS DO NOT REPRESENT ACTUAL TRADING.ALSO, SINCE THE TRADES HAVE NOT ACTUALLY BEEN EXECUTED, THE RESULTS MAY HAVE UNDER-OR-OVER COMPENSATED FOR THE IMPACT, IF ANY, OF CERTAIN MARKET FACTORS, SUCH AS LACK OF LIQUIDITY. SIMULATED TRADING PROGRAMS IN GENERAL ARE ALSO SUBJECT TO THE FACT THAT THEY ARE DESIGNED WITH THE BENEFIT OF HINDSIGHT. NO REPRESENTATION IS BEING MADE THAT ANY ACCOUNT WILL OR IS LIKELY TO ACHIEVE PROFITS OR LOSSES SIMILAR TO THOSE SHOWN.  ALSO... HYPOTHETICAL PERFORMANCE RESULTS HAVE MANY INHERENT LIMITATIONS, SOME OF WHICH ARE DESCRIBED BELOW.  NO REPRESENTATION IS BEING MADE THAT ANY ACCOUNT WILL OR IS LIKELY TO ACHIEVE PROFITS OR LOSSES SIMILAR TO THOSE SHOWN.  IN FACT, THERE ARE FREQUENTLY SHARP DIFFERENCES BETWEEN HYPOTHETICAL PERFORMANCE RESULTS AND THE ACTUAL RESULTS SUBSEQUENTLY ACHIEVED BY ANY PARTICULAR TRADING PROGRAM. ONE OF THE LIMITATIONS OF HYPOTHETICAL PERFORMANCE RESULTS IS THAT THEY ARE GENERALLY PREPARED WITH THE BENEFIT OF HINDSIGHT.  IN ADDITION, HYPOTHETICAL TRADING DOES NOT INVOLVE FINANCIAL RISK, AND NO HYPOTHETICAL TRADING RECORD CAN COMPLETELY ACCOUNT FOR THE IMPACT OF FINANCIAL RISK IN ACTUAL TRADING.  FOR EXAMPLE, THE ABILITY TO WITHSTAND LOSSES OR TO ADHERE TO A PARTICULAR TRADING PROGRAM IN SPITE OF TRADING LOSSES ARE MATERIAL POINTS WHICH CAN ALSO ADVERSELY AFFECT ACTUAL TRADING RESULTS.  THERE ARE NUMEROUS OTHER FACTORS RELATED TO THE MARKETS IN GENERAL OR TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF ANY SPECIFIC TRADING PROGRAM WHICH CANNOT BE FULLY ACCOUNTED FOR IN THE PREPARATION OF HYPOTHETICAL PERFORMANCE RESULTS AND ALL OF WHICH CAN ADVERSELY AFFECT ACTUAL TRADING RESULTS.  THIS COMPOSITE PERFORMANCE RECORD IS HYPOTHETICAL AND THESE TRADING  ADVISORS  HAVE NOT TRADED TOGETHER IN THE MANNER SHOWN IN THE COMPOSITE.  HYPOTHETICAL PERFORMANCE RESULTS HAVE MANY INHERENT LIMITATIONS, SOME OF WHICH ARE DESCRIBED BELOW.  NO REPRESENTATION IS BEING MADE THAT ANY MULTI-ADVISOR MANAGED ACCOUNT OR POOL WILL OR IS LIKELY TO ACHIEVE A COMPOSITE PERFORMANCE RECORD SIMILAR TO THAT SHOWN.  IN FACT, THERE ARE FREQUENTLY SHARP DIFFERENCES BETWEEN A HYPOTHETICAL COMPOSITE PERFORMANCE RECORD AND THE ACTUAL RECORD SUBSEQUENTLY ACHIEVED. ONE OF THE LIMITATIONS OF A HYPOTHETICAL COMPOSITE PERFORMANCE RECORD IS THAT DECISIONS RELATING TO THE SELECTION OF TRADING ADVISORS AND THE ALLOCATION OF ASSETS AMONG THOSE TRADING ADVISORS WERE MADE WITH THE BENEFIT OF HINDSIGHT BASED UPON THE HISTORICAL RATES OF RETURN OF THE SELECTED TRADING ADVISORS.  THEREFORE, COMPOSITE PERFORMANCE RECORDS INVARIABLY  SHOW POSITIVE RATES OF RETURN.  ANOTHER INHERENT LIMITATION ON THESE RESULTS IS THAT THE ALLOCATION DECISIONS REFLECTED IN THE PERFORMANCE RECORD WERE NOT MADE UNDER ACTUAL MARKET CONDITIONS AND THEREFORE, CANNOT COMPLETELY ACCOUNT FOR THE IMPACT OF FINANCIAL RISK IN ACTUAL TRADING.  FURTHERMORE,  THE COMPOSITE PERFORMANCE RECORD MAY BE DISTORTED BECAUSE THE ALLOCATION OF ASSETS CHANGES FROM TIME TO TIME AND THESE ADJUSTMENTS ARE NOT REFLECTED IN THE COMPOSITE. The purpose of this presentation is for educational purposes only and the decision to trade the markets is the whole responsibility of the individual interested in trading.  The use of information from this presentation is don so at your own risk. There is substantial risk of loss in trading commodity futures, stock index futures, equity options, stock and foreign exchange instruments.  Past performance is not indicative of future results as the financial markets are dynamic. THE PERFORMANCE SUMMARIES PROVIDED ARE PROVIDED TO INFORM PERSONS CONSIDERING THESE STRATEGIES.  THE PERFORMANCE ASSUMES ONE CONTRACT OF THE FUTURES CONTRACT TRADED AND $5 ROUND TURN FOR BROKERAGE COMMISSION AND $0 PER CONTRACT FOR SLIPPAGE.  MR. KRUTSINGER  DOES NOT MANAGE ACCOUNTS FOR CLIENTS AND NEVER HAS HAD POWER OF ATTORNEY OVER ACCOUNTS TRADING THESE STRATEGIES.  MR. KRUTSINGER IS NOT ADVISING OR SOLICITING ANYONE TO TRADE OR USE ANY STRATEGY ILLUSTRATED IN THIS PRESENTATION.  THESE ARE EDUCATIONAL EXAMPLES OF THE ART OF STRATEGY WRITING AND DEVELOPMENT THAT HE WANTS TO SHARE WITH YOU.  THIS INFORMATION IS NOT TO BE CONSTRUED AS AN OFFER TO BUY OR SELL FUTURES.  THIS INFORMATION DOES NOT PURPORT TO BE A COMPLETE STATEMENT OF ALL MATERIAL FACTS RELATING TO FUTURES. WE GRATEFULLY ACKNOWLEDGE TRADESTATION  TECHNOLOGIES, INC. FOR PERMITTING REPRODUCTION OF THE ABOVE RESULTS PRODUCED BY TRADESTATION SOFTWARE.  TRADESTATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC. IS IN NO WAY ASSOCIATED WITH OR RESPONSIBLE FOR THESE RESULTS.
05.10.2013

JK Video Briefing 051013

by Joe Krutsinger
TradeStation has a new app for the iPad.   It is working very well for those of you who travel.  Also, in this video briefing,  I show how to set up the TS Trade Manager to send your system signals to you via email.  Finally, I also provide a full review and update of both my blind walk forward studies as well as my real time performance. To see this week-end's Video Briefing,   Tap  HERE ______________________________________________________________________________ DISCLAIMER REGARDING the REAL TIME ACCOUNT: Trading is risky.  Traders can and do lose money.  And this is a Disclaimer Regarding the Many Illustrations of Systems and Performance Results in this Publication: THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT RISK OF LOSS IN FUTURES TRADING.  THE USE OF STOP ORDERS DOES NOT GUARANTEE LIMITED LOSS.  NO REPRESENTATION IS BEING MADE THAT ANY ACCOUNT WILL OR IS LIKELY TO ACHIEVE PROFITS OR LOSSES SIMILAR TO THOSE SHOWN.  The performance summaries provided above are provided to inform  persons considering this strategy.  The performance assumes one contract of the futures traded and real-time round turn for brokerage commission and actual slippage.  Mr. Krutsinger does not manage accounts for clients and never has had power of attorney over accounts trading these systems.  Mr. Krutsinger is not advising or soliciting anyone to trade or use any system illustrated in this article.  These are educational examples of the art of system writing and development that he wants to share with you.  This information is not to be construed as an offer to buy or sell futures.  This information does not purport to be a complete statement of all material facts relating to futures.  We gratefully acknowledge TradeStation Securities, Inc. for permitting reproduction of the above results produced by TradeStation software.  TradeStation Securities, Inc. is in no way associated with or responsible for these results. __________________________________________________________________________________________ DISCLAIMER REGARDING THE SIMULATION REPORTS: Disclaimer Regarding the Many Illustrations of Systems and Performance Results in This Publication: THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT RISK OF LOSS IN FUTURES TRADING. THE USE OF STOP ORDERS DOES NOT GUARANTEE LIMITED LOSS. HYPOTHETICAL OR SIMULATED PERFORMANCE RESULTS HAVE CERTAIN INHERENT LIMITATIONS.UNLIKE AN ACTUAL PERFORMANCE RECORD, SIMULATED RESULTS DO NOT REPRESENT ACTUAL TRADING.ALSO, SINCE THE TRADES HAVE NOT ACTUALLY BEEN EXECUTED, THE RESULTS MAY HAVE UNDER-OR-OVER COMPENSATED FOR THE IMPACT, IF ANY, OF CERTAIN MARKET FACTORS, SUCH AS LACK OF LIQUIDITY. SIMULATED TRADING PROGRAMS IN GENERAL ARE ALSO SUBJECT TO THE FACT THAT THEY ARE DESIGNED WITH THE BENEFIT OF HINDSIGHT. NO REPRESENTATION IS BEING MADE THAT ANY ACCOUNT WILL OR IS LIKELY TO ACHIEVE PROFITS OR LOSSES SIMILAR TO THOSE SHOWN.  ALSO... HYPOTHETICAL PERFORMANCE RESULTS HAVE MANY INHERENT LIMITATIONS, SOME OF WHICH ARE DESCRIBED BELOW.  NO REPRESENTATION IS BEING MADE THAT ANY ACCOUNT WILL OR IS LIKELY TO ACHIEVE PROFITS OR LOSSES SIMILAR TO THOSE SHOWN.  IN FACT, THERE ARE FREQUENTLY SHARP DIFFERENCES BETWEEN HYPOTHETICAL PERFORMANCE RESULTS AND THE ACTUAL RESULTS SUBSEQUENTLY ACHIEVED BY ANY PARTICULAR TRADING PROGRAM. ONE OF THE LIMITATIONS OF HYPOTHETICAL PERFORMANCE RESULTS IS THAT THEY ARE GENERALLY PREPARED WITH THE BENEFIT OF HINDSIGHT.  IN ADDITION, HYPOTHETICAL TRADING DOES NOT INVOLVE FINANCIAL RISK, AND NO HYPOTHETICAL TRADING RECORD CAN COMPLETELY ACCOUNT FOR THE IMPACT OF FINANCIAL RISK IN ACTUAL TRADING.  FOR EXAMPLE, THE ABILITY TO WITHSTAND LOSSES OR TO ADHERE TO A PARTICULAR TRADING PROGRAM IN SPITE OF TRADING LOSSES ARE MATERIAL POINTS WHICH CAN ALSO ADVERSELY AFFECT ACTUAL TRADING RESULTS.  THERE ARE NUMEROUS OTHER FACTORS RELATED TO THE MARKETS IN GENERAL OR TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF ANY SPECIFIC TRADING PROGRAM WHICH CANNOT BE FULLY ACCOUNTED FOR IN THE PREPARATION OF HYPOTHETICAL PERFORMANCE RESULTS AND ALL OF WHICH CAN ADVERSELY AFFECT ACTUAL TRADING RESULTS.  THIS COMPOSITE PERFORMANCE RECORD IS HYPOTHETICAL AND THESE TRADING  ADVISORS  HAVE NOT TRADED TOGETHER IN THE MANNER SHOWN IN THE COMPOSITE.  HYPOTHETICAL PERFORMANCE RESULTS HAVE MANY INHERENT LIMITATIONS, SOME OF WHICH ARE DESCRIBED BELOW.  NO REPRESENTATION IS BEING MADE THAT ANY MULTI-ADVISOR MANAGED ACCOUNT OR POOL WILL OR IS LIKELY TO ACHIEVE A COMPOSITE PERFORMANCE RECORD SIMILAR TO THAT SHOWN.  IN FACT, THERE ARE FREQUENTLY SHARP DIFFERENCES BETWEEN A HYPOTHETICAL COMPOSITE PERFORMANCE RECORD AND THE ACTUAL RECORD SUBSEQUENTLY ACHIEVED. ONE OF THE LIMITATIONS OF A HYPOTHETICAL COMPOSITE PERFORMANCE RECORD IS THAT DECISIONS RELATING TO THE SELECTION OF TRADING ADVISORS AND THE ALLOCATION OF ASSETS AMONG THOSE TRADING ADVISORS WERE MADE WITH THE BENEFIT OF HINDSIGHT BASED UPON THE HISTORICAL RATES OF RETURN OF THE SELECTED TRADING ADVISORS.  THEREFORE, COMPOSITE PERFORMANCE RECORDS INVARIABLY  SHOW POSITIVE RATES OF RETURN.  ANOTHER INHERENT LIMITATION ON THESE RESULTS IS THAT THE ALLOCATION DECISIONS REFLECTED IN THE PERFORMANCE RECORD WERE NOT MADE UNDER ACTUAL MARKET CONDITIONS AND THEREFORE, CANNOT COMPLETELY ACCOUNT FOR THE IMPACT OF FINANCIAL RISK IN ACTUAL TRADING.  FURTHERMORE,  THE COMPOSITE PERFORMANCE RECORD MAY BE DISTORTED BECAUSE THE ALLOCATION OF ASSETS CHANGES FROM TIME TO TIME AND THESE ADJUSTMENTS ARE NOT REFLECTED IN THE COMPOSITE. The purpose of this presentation is for educational purposes only and the decision to trade the markets is the whole responsibility of the individual interested in trading.  The use of information from this presentation is don so at your own risk. There is substantial risk of loss in trading commodity futures, stock index futures, equity options, stock and foreign exchange instruments.  Past performance is not indicative of future results as the financial markets are dynamic. THE PERFORMANCE SUMMARIES PROVIDED ARE PROVIDED TO INFORM PERSONS CONSIDERING THESE STRATEGIES.  THE PERFORMANCE ASSUMES ONE CONTRACT OF THE FUTURES CONTRACT TRADED AND $5 ROUND TURN FOR BROKERAGE COMMISSION AND $0 PER CONTRACT FOR SLIPPAGE.  MR. KRUTSINGER  DOES NOT MANAGE ACCOUNTS FOR CLIENTS AND NEVER HAS HAD POWER OF ATTORNEY OVER ACCOUNTS TRADING THESE STRATEGIES.  MR. KRUTSINGER IS NOT ADVISING OR SOLICITING ANYONE TO TRADE OR USE ANY STRATEGY ILLUSTRATED IN THIS PRESENTATION.  THESE ARE EDUCATIONAL EXAMPLES OF THE ART OF STRATEGY WRITING AND DEVELOPMENT THAT HE WANTS TO SHARE WITH YOU.  THIS INFORMATION IS NOT TO BE CONSTRUED AS AN OFFER TO BUY OR SELL FUTURES.  THIS INFORMATION DOES NOT PURPORT TO BE A COMPLETE STATEMENT OF ALL MATERIAL FACTS RELATING TO FUTURES. WE GRATEFULLY ACKNOWLEDGE TRADESTATION  TECHNOLOGIES, INC. FOR PERMITTING REPRODUCTION OF THE ABOVE RESULTS PRODUCED BY TRADESTATION SOFTWARE.  TRADESTATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC. IS IN NO WAY ASSOCIATED WITH OR RESPONSIBLE FOR THESE RESULTS.
05.03.2013

JK Video Briefing 050313

by Joe Krutsinger
I am presenting a prioritized look at my top performing systems.  In this study you will see a new table viewing performance from several different angles.   The result is a fresh look at drawdown along with additional considerations before switching to a different market or system.   There is a lot of research to ponder in this study. To see this week's video briefing,  Tap  HERE _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ DISCLAIMER REGARDING the REAL TIME ACCOUNT: Trading is risky.  Traders can and do lose money.  And this is a Disclaimer Regarding the Many Illustrations of Systems and Performance Results in this Publication: THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT RISK OF LOSS IN FUTURES TRADING.  THE USE OF STOP ORDERS DOES NOT GUARANTEE LIMITED LOSS.  NO REPRESENTATION IS BEING MADE THAT ANY ACCOUNT WILL OR IS LIKELY TO ACHIEVE PROFITS OR LOSSES SIMILAR TO THOSE SHOWN.  The performance summaries provided above are provided to inform  persons considering this strategy.  The performance assumes one contract of the futures traded and real-time round turn for brokerage commission and actual slippage.  Mr. Krutsinger does not manage accounts for clients and never has had power of attorney over accounts trading these systems.  Mr. Krutsinger is not advising or soliciting anyone to trade or use any system illustrated in this article.  These are educational examples of the art of system writing and development that he wants to share with you.  This information is not to be construed as an offer to buy or sell futures.  This information does not purport to be a complete statement of all material facts relating to futures.  We gratefully acknowledge TradeStation Securities, Inc. for permitting reproduction of the above results produced by TradeStation software.  TradeStation Securities, Inc. is in no way associated with or responsible for these results. __________________________________________________________________________________________ DISCLAIMER REGARDING THE SIMULATION REPORTS: Disclaimer Regarding the Many Illustrations of Systems and Performance Results in This Publication: THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT RISK OF LOSS IN FUTURES TRADING. THE USE OF STOP ORDERS DOES NOT GUARANTEE LIMITED LOSS. HYPOTHETICAL OR SIMULATED PERFORMANCE RESULTS HAVE CERTAIN INHERENT LIMITATIONS.UNLIKE AN ACTUAL PERFORMANCE RECORD, SIMULATED RESULTS DO NOT REPRESENT ACTUAL TRADING.ALSO, SINCE THE TRADES HAVE NOT ACTUALLY BEEN EXECUTED, THE RESULTS MAY HAVE UNDER-OR-OVER COMPENSATED FOR THE IMPACT, IF ANY, OF CERTAIN MARKET FACTORS, SUCH AS LACK OF LIQUIDITY. SIMULATED TRADING PROGRAMS IN GENERAL ARE ALSO SUBJECT TO THE FACT THAT THEY ARE DESIGNED WITH THE BENEFIT OF HINDSIGHT. NO REPRESENTATION IS BEING MADE THAT ANY ACCOUNT WILL OR IS LIKELY TO ACHIEVE PROFITS OR LOSSES SIMILAR TO THOSE SHOWN.  ALSO... HYPOTHETICAL PERFORMANCE RESULTS HAVE MANY INHERENT LIMITATIONS, SOME OF WHICH ARE DESCRIBED BELOW.  NO REPRESENTATION IS BEING MADE THAT ANY ACCOUNT WILL OR IS LIKELY TO ACHIEVE PROFITS OR LOSSES SIMILAR TO THOSE SHOWN.  IN FACT, THERE ARE FREQUENTLY SHARP DIFFERENCES BETWEEN HYPOTHETICAL PERFORMANCE RESULTS AND THE ACTUAL RESULTS SUBSEQUENTLY ACHIEVED BY ANY PARTICULAR TRADING PROGRAM. ONE OF THE LIMITATIONS OF HYPOTHETICAL PERFORMANCE RESULTS IS THAT THEY ARE GENERALLY PREPARED WITH THE BENEFIT OF HINDSIGHT.  IN ADDITION, HYPOTHETICAL TRADING DOES NOT INVOLVE FINANCIAL RISK, AND NO HYPOTHETICAL TRADING RECORD CAN COMPLETELY ACCOUNT FOR THE IMPACT OF FINANCIAL RISK IN ACTUAL TRADING.  FOR EXAMPLE, THE ABILITY TO WITHSTAND LOSSES OR TO ADHERE TO A PARTICULAR TRADING PROGRAM IN SPITE OF TRADING LOSSES ARE MATERIAL POINTS WHICH CAN ALSO ADVERSELY AFFECT ACTUAL TRADING RESULTS.  THERE ARE NUMEROUS OTHER FACTORS RELATED TO THE MARKETS IN GENERAL OR TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF ANY SPECIFIC TRADING PROGRAM WHICH CANNOT BE FULLY ACCOUNTED FOR IN THE PREPARATION OF HYPOTHETICAL PERFORMANCE RESULTS AND ALL OF WHICH CAN ADVERSELY AFFECT ACTUAL TRADING RESULTS.  THIS COMPOSITE PERFORMANCE RECORD IS HYPOTHETICAL AND THESE TRADING  ADVISORS  HAVE NOT TRADED TOGETHER IN THE MANNER SHOWN IN THE COMPOSITE.  HYPOTHETICAL PERFORMANCE RESULTS HAVE MANY INHERENT LIMITATIONS, SOME OF WHICH ARE DESCRIBED BELOW.  NO REPRESENTATION IS BEING MADE THAT ANY MULTI-ADVISOR MANAGED ACCOUNT OR POOL WILL OR IS LIKELY TO ACHIEVE A COMPOSITE PERFORMANCE RECORD SIMILAR TO THAT SHOWN.  IN FACT, THERE ARE FREQUENTLY SHARP DIFFERENCES BETWEEN A HYPOTHETICAL COMPOSITE PERFORMANCE RECORD AND THE ACTUAL RECORD SUBSEQUENTLY ACHIEVED. ONE OF THE LIMITATIONS OF A HYPOTHETICAL COMPOSITE PERFORMANCE RECORD IS THAT DECISIONS RELATING TO THE SELECTION OF TRADING ADVISORS AND THE ALLOCATION OF ASSETS AMONG THOSE TRADING ADVISORS WERE MADE WITH THE BENEFIT OF HINDSIGHT BASED UPON THE HISTORICAL RATES OF RETURN OF THE SELECTED TRADING ADVISORS.  THEREFORE, COMPOSITE PERFORMANCE RECORDS INVARIABLY  SHOW POSITIVE RATES OF RETURN.  ANOTHER INHERENT LIMITATION ON THESE RESULTS IS THAT THE ALLOCATION DECISIONS REFLECTED IN THE PERFORMANCE RECORD WERE NOT MADE UNDER ACTUAL MARKET CONDITIONS AND THEREFORE, CANNOT COMPLETELY ACCOUNT FOR THE IMPACT OF FINANCIAL RISK IN ACTUAL TRADING.  FURTHERMORE,  THE COMPOSITE PERFORMANCE RECORD MAY BE DISTORTED BECAUSE THE ALLOCATION OF ASSETS CHANGES FROM TIME TO TIME AND THESE ADJUSTMENTS ARE NOT REFLECTED IN THE COMPOSITE. The purpose of this presentation is for educational purposes only and the decision to trade the markets is the whole responsibility of the individual interested in trading.  The use of information from this presentation is don so at your own risk. There is substantial risk of loss in trading commodity futures, stock index futures, equity options, stock and foreign exchange instruments.  Past performance is not indicative of future results as the financial markets are dynamic. THE PERFORMANCE SUMMARIES PROVIDED ARE PROVIDED TO INFORM PERSONS CONSIDERING THESE STRATEGIES.  THE PERFORMANCE ASSUMES ONE CONTRACT OF THE FUTURES CONTRACT TRADED AND $5 ROUND TURN FOR BROKERAGE COMMISSION AND $0 PER CONTRACT FOR SLIPPAGE.  MR. KRUTSINGER  DOES NOT MANAGE ACCOUNTS FOR CLIENTS AND NEVER HAS HAD POWER OF ATTORNEY OVER ACCOUNTS TRADING THESE STRATEGIES.  MR. KRUTSINGER IS NOT ADVISING OR SOLICITING ANYONE TO TRADE OR USE ANY STRATEGY ILLUSTRATED IN THIS PRESENTATION.  THESE ARE EDUCATIONAL EXAMPLES OF THE ART OF STRATEGY WRITING AND DEVELOPMENT THAT HE WANTS TO SHARE WITH YOU.  THIS INFORMATION IS NOT TO BE CONSTRUED AS AN OFFER TO BUY OR SELL FUTURES.  THIS INFORMATION DOES NOT PURPORT TO BE A COMPLETE STATEMENT OF ALL MATERIAL FACTS RELATING TO FUTURES. WE GRATEFULLY ACKNOWLEDGE TRADESTATION  TECHNOLOGIES, INC. FOR PERMITTING REPRODUCTION OF THE ABOVE RESULTS PRODUCED BY TRADESTATION SOFTWARE.  TRADESTATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC. IS IN NO WAY ASSOCIATED WITH OR RESPONSIBLE FOR THESE RESULTS.
04.26.2013

JK Video Briefing 042613

by Joe Krutsinger
I have new optimizations tables for all my major trading systems.  See the Input Variables on the Matrix plotted on the white pages.  These should be used as a guide for any of my fully automated trading systems you may be using.  I have published them on the white pages for your convenience in printing out these pages.  There is a lot of content in this week's video, so let's plow right in... To view this week's Video Briefing, Tap HERE _______________________________________________________________________________________________ DISCLAIMER REGARDING the REAL TIME ACCOUNT: Trading is risky.  Traders can and do lose money.  And this is a Disclaimer Regarding the Many Illustrations of Systems and Performance Results in this Publication: THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT RISK OF LOSS IN FUTURES TRADING.  THE USE OF STOP ORDERS DOES NOT GUARANTEE LIMITED LOSS.  NO REPRESENTATION IS BEING MADE THAT ANY ACCOUNT WILL OR IS LIKELY TO ACHIEVE PROFITS OR LOSSES SIMILAR TO THOSE SHOWN.  The performance summaries provided above are provided to inform  persons considering this strategy.  The performance assumes one contract of the futures traded and real-time round turn for brokerage commission and actual slippage.  Mr. Krutsinger does not manage accounts for clients and never has had power of attorney over accounts trading these systems.  Mr. Krutsinger is not advising or soliciting anyone to trade or use any system illustrated in this article.  These are educational examples of the art of system writing and development that he wants to share with you.  This information is not to be construed as an offer to buy or sell futures.  This information does not purport to be a complete statement of all material facts relating to futures.  We gratefully acknowledge TradeStation Securities, Inc. for permitting reproduction of the above results produced by TradeStation software.  TradeStation Securities, Inc. is in no way associated with or responsible for these results. __________________________________________________________________________________________ DISCLAIMER REGARDING THE SIMULATION REPORTS: Disclaimer Regarding the Many Illustrations of Systems and Performance Results in This Publication: THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT RISK OF LOSS IN FUTURES TRADING. THE USE OF STOP ORDERS DOES NOT GUARANTEE LIMITED LOSS. HYPOTHETICAL OR SIMULATED PERFORMANCE RESULTS HAVE CERTAIN INHERENT LIMITATIONS.UNLIKE AN ACTUAL PERFORMANCE RECORD, SIMULATED RESULTS DO NOT REPRESENT ACTUAL TRADING.ALSO, SINCE THE TRADES HAVE NOT ACTUALLY BEEN EXECUTED, THE RESULTS MAY HAVE UNDER-OR-OVER COMPENSATED FOR THE IMPACT, IF ANY, OF CERTAIN MARKET FACTORS, SUCH AS LACK OF LIQUIDITY. SIMULATED TRADING PROGRAMS IN GENERAL ARE ALSO SUBJECT TO THE FACT THAT THEY ARE DESIGNED WITH THE BENEFIT OF HINDSIGHT. NO REPRESENTATION IS BEING MADE THAT ANY ACCOUNT WILL OR IS LIKELY TO ACHIEVE PROFITS OR LOSSES SIMILAR TO THOSE SHOWN.  ALSO... HYPOTHETICAL PERFORMANCE RESULTS HAVE MANY INHERENT LIMITATIONS, SOME OF WHICH ARE DESCRIBED BELOW.  NO REPRESENTATION IS BEING MADE THAT ANY ACCOUNT WILL OR IS LIKELY TO ACHIEVE PROFITS OR LOSSES SIMILAR TO THOSE SHOWN.  IN FACT, THERE ARE FREQUENTLY SHARP DIFFERENCES BETWEEN HYPOTHETICAL PERFORMANCE RESULTS AND THE ACTUAL RESULTS SUBSEQUENTLY ACHIEVED BY ANY PARTICULAR TRADING PROGRAM. ONE OF THE LIMITATIONS OF HYPOTHETICAL PERFORMANCE RESULTS IS THAT THEY ARE GENERALLY PREPARED WITH THE BENEFIT OF HINDSIGHT.  IN ADDITION, HYPOTHETICAL TRADING DOES NOT INVOLVE FINANCIAL RISK, AND NO HYPOTHETICAL TRADING RECORD CAN COMPLETELY ACCOUNT FOR THE IMPACT OF FINANCIAL RISK IN ACTUAL TRADING.  FOR EXAMPLE, THE ABILITY TO WITHSTAND LOSSES OR TO ADHERE TO A PARTICULAR TRADING PROGRAM IN SPITE OF TRADING LOSSES ARE MATERIAL POINTS WHICH CAN ALSO ADVERSELY AFFECT ACTUAL TRADING RESULTS.  THERE ARE NUMEROUS OTHER FACTORS RELATED TO THE MARKETS IN GENERAL OR TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF ANY SPECIFIC TRADING PROGRAM WHICH CANNOT BE FULLY ACCOUNTED FOR IN THE PREPARATION OF HYPOTHETICAL PERFORMANCE RESULTS AND ALL OF WHICH CAN ADVERSELY AFFECT ACTUAL TRADING RESULTS.  THIS COMPOSITE PERFORMANCE RECORD IS HYPOTHETICAL AND THESE TRADING  ADVISORS  HAVE NOT TRADED TOGETHER IN THE MANNER SHOWN IN THE COMPOSITE.  HYPOTHETICAL PERFORMANCE RESULTS HAVE MANY INHERENT LIMITATIONS, SOME OF WHICH ARE DESCRIBED BELOW.  NO REPRESENTATION IS BEING MADE THAT ANY MULTI-ADVISOR MANAGED ACCOUNT OR POOL WILL OR IS LIKELY TO ACHIEVE A COMPOSITE PERFORMANCE RECORD SIMILAR TO THAT SHOWN.  IN FACT, THERE ARE FREQUENTLY SHARP DIFFERENCES BETWEEN A HYPOTHETICAL COMPOSITE PERFORMANCE RECORD AND THE ACTUAL RECORD SUBSEQUENTLY ACHIEVED. ONE OF THE LIMITATIONS OF A HYPOTHETICAL COMPOSITE PERFORMANCE RECORD IS THAT DECISIONS RELATING TO THE SELECTION OF TRADING ADVISORS AND THE ALLOCATION OF ASSETS AMONG THOSE TRADING ADVISORS WERE MADE WITH THE BENEFIT OF HINDSIGHT BASED UPON THE HISTORICAL RATES OF RETURN OF THE SELECTED TRADING ADVISORS.  THEREFORE, COMPOSITE PERFORMANCE RECORDS INVARIABLY  SHOW POSITIVE RATES OF RETURN.  ANOTHER INHERENT LIMITATION ON THESE RESULTS IS THAT THE ALLOCATION DECISIONS REFLECTED IN THE PERFORMANCE RECORD WERE NOT MADE UNDER ACTUAL MARKET CONDITIONS AND THEREFORE, CANNOT COMPLETELY ACCOUNT FOR THE IMPACT OF FINANCIAL RISK IN ACTUAL TRADING.  FURTHERMORE,  THE COMPOSITE PERFORMANCE RECORD MAY BE DISTORTED BECAUSE THE ALLOCATION OF ASSETS CHANGES FROM TIME TO TIME AND THESE ADJUSTMENTS ARE NOT REFLECTED IN THE COMPOSITE. The purpose of this presentation is for educational purposes only and the decision to trade the markets is the whole responsibility of the individual interested in trading.  The use of information from this presentation is don so at your own risk. There is substantial risk of loss in trading commodity futures, stock index futures, equity options, stock and foreign exchange instruments.  Past performance is not indicative of future results as the financial markets are dynamic. THE PERFORMANCE SUMMARIES PROVIDED ARE PROVIDED TO INFORM PERSONS CONSIDERING THESE STRATEGIES.  THE PERFORMANCE ASSUMES ONE CONTRACT OF THE FUTURES CONTRACT TRADED AND $5 ROUND TURN FOR BROKERAGE COMMISSION AND $0 PER CONTRACT FOR SLIPPAGE.  MR. KRUTSINGER  DOES NOT MANAGE ACCOUNTS FOR CLIENTS AND NEVER HAS HAD POWER OF ATTORNEY OVER ACCOUNTS TRADING THESE STRATEGIES.  MR. KRUTSINGER IS NOT ADVISING OR SOLICITING ANYONE TO TRADE OR USE ANY STRATEGY ILLUSTRATED IN THIS PRESENTATION.  THESE ARE EDUCATIONAL EXAMPLES OF THE ART OF STRATEGY WRITING AND DEVELOPMENT THAT HE WANTS TO SHARE WITH YOU.  THIS INFORMATION IS NOT TO BE CONSTRUED AS AN OFFER TO BUY OR SELL FUTURES.  THIS INFORMATION DOES NOT PURPORT TO BE A COMPLETE STATEMENT OF ALL MATERIAL FACTS RELATING TO FUTURES. WE GRATEFULLY ACKNOWLEDGE TRADESTATION  TECHNOLOGIES, INC. FOR PERMITTING REPRODUCTION OF THE ABOVE RESULTS PRODUCED BY TRADESTATION SOFTWARE.  TRADESTATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC. IS IN NO WAY ASSOCIATED WITH OR RESPONSIBLE FOR THESE RESULTS.
04.19.2013

JK Video Briefing 041913

by Joe Krutsinger
Good afternoon, this is the weekly wrap up of my latest thinking and research regarding my fully automated trading systems.  In this report, I will review both my "blind walk forward" studies as well as real time performance reports. To see this Video Briefing,  TAP HERE _______________________________________________________________________________ DISCLAIMER REGARDING the REAL TIME ACCOUNT: Trading is risky.  Traders can and do lose money.  And this is a Disclaimer Regarding the Many Illustrations of Systems and Performance Results in this Publication: THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT RISK OF LOSS IN FUTURES TRADING.  THE USE OF STOP ORDERS DOES NOT GUARANTEE LIMITED LOSS.  NO REPRESENTATION IS BEING MADE THAT ANY ACCOUNT WILL OR IS LIKELY TO ACHIEVE PROFITS OR LOSSES SIMILAR TO THOSE SHOWN.  The performance summaries provided above are provided to inform  persons considering this strategy.  The performance assumes one contract of the futures traded and real-time round turn for brokerage commission and actual slippage.  Mr. Krutsinger does not manage accounts for clients and never has had power of attorney over accounts trading these systems.  Mr. Krutsinger is not advising or soliciting anyone to trade or use any system illustrated in this article.  These are educational examples of the art of system writing and development that he wants to share with you.  This information is not to be construed as an offer to buy or sell futures.  This information does not purport to be a complete statement of all material facts relating to futures.  We gratefully acknowledge TradeStation Securities, Inc. for permitting reproduction of the above results produced by TradeStation software.  TradeStation Securities, Inc. is in no way associated with or responsible for these results. __________________________________________________________________________________________ DISCLAIMER REGARDING THE SIMULATION REPORTS: Disclaimer Regarding the Many Illustrations of Systems and Performance Results in This Publication: THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT RISK OF LOSS IN FUTURES TRADING. THE USE OF STOP ORDERS DOES NOT GUARANTEE LIMITED LOSS. HYPOTHETICAL OR SIMULATED PERFORMANCE RESULTS HAVE CERTAIN INHERENT LIMITATIONS.UNLIKE AN ACTUAL PERFORMANCE RECORD, SIMULATED RESULTS DO NOT REPRESENT ACTUAL TRADING.ALSO, SINCE THE TRADES HAVE NOT ACTUALLY BEEN EXECUTED, THE RESULTS MAY HAVE UNDER-OR-OVER COMPENSATED FOR THE IMPACT, IF ANY, OF CERTAIN MARKET FACTORS, SUCH AS LACK OF LIQUIDITY. SIMULATED TRADING PROGRAMS IN GENERAL ARE ALSO SUBJECT TO THE FACT THAT THEY ARE DESIGNED WITH THE BENEFIT OF HINDSIGHT. NO REPRESENTATION IS BEING MADE THAT ANY ACCOUNT WILL OR IS LIKELY TO ACHIEVE PROFITS OR LOSSES SIMILAR TO THOSE SHOWN.  ALSO... HYPOTHETICAL PERFORMANCE RESULTS HAVE MANY INHERENT LIMITATIONS, SOME OF WHICH ARE DESCRIBED BELOW.  NO REPRESENTATION IS BEING MADE THAT ANY ACCOUNT WILL OR IS LIKELY TO ACHIEVE PROFITS OR LOSSES SIMILAR TO THOSE SHOWN.  IN FACT, THERE ARE FREQUENTLY SHARP DIFFERENCES BETWEEN HYPOTHETICAL PERFORMANCE RESULTS AND THE ACTUAL RESULTS SUBSEQUENTLY ACHIEVED BY ANY PARTICULAR TRADING PROGRAM. ONE OF THE LIMITATIONS OF HYPOTHETICAL PERFORMANCE RESULTS IS THAT THEY ARE GENERALLY PREPARED WITH THE BENEFIT OF HINDSIGHT.  IN ADDITION, HYPOTHETICAL TRADING DOES NOT INVOLVE FINANCIAL RISK, AND NO HYPOTHETICAL TRADING RECORD CAN COMPLETELY ACCOUNT FOR THE IMPACT OF FINANCIAL RISK IN ACTUAL TRADING.  FOR EXAMPLE, THE ABILITY TO WITHSTAND LOSSES OR TO ADHERE TO A PARTICULAR TRADING PROGRAM IN SPITE OF TRADING LOSSES ARE MATERIAL POINTS WHICH CAN ALSO ADVERSELY AFFECT ACTUAL TRADING RESULTS.  THERE ARE NUMEROUS OTHER FACTORS RELATED TO THE MARKETS IN GENERAL OR TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF ANY SPECIFIC TRADING PROGRAM WHICH CANNOT BE FULLY ACCOUNTED FOR IN THE PREPARATION OF HYPOTHETICAL PERFORMANCE RESULTS AND ALL OF WHICH CAN ADVERSELY AFFECT ACTUAL TRADING RESULTS.  THIS COMPOSITE PERFORMANCE RECORD IS HYPOTHETICAL AND THESE TRADING  ADVISORS  HAVE NOT TRADED TOGETHER IN THE MANNER SHOWN IN THE COMPOSITE.  HYPOTHETICAL PERFORMANCE RESULTS HAVE MANY INHERENT LIMITATIONS, SOME OF WHICH ARE DESCRIBED BELOW.  NO REPRESENTATION IS BEING MADE THAT ANY MULTI-ADVISOR MANAGED ACCOUNT OR POOL WILL OR IS LIKELY TO ACHIEVE A COMPOSITE PERFORMANCE RECORD SIMILAR TO THAT SHOWN.  IN FACT, THERE ARE FREQUENTLY SHARP DIFFERENCES BETWEEN A HYPOTHETICAL COMPOSITE PERFORMANCE RECORD AND THE ACTUAL RECORD SUBSEQUENTLY ACHIEVED. ONE OF THE LIMITATIONS OF A HYPOTHETICAL COMPOSITE PERFORMANCE RECORD IS THAT DECISIONS RELATING TO THE SELECTION OF TRADING ADVISORS AND THE ALLOCATION OF ASSETS AMONG THOSE TRADING ADVISORS WERE MADE WITH THE BENEFIT OF HINDSIGHT BASED UPON THE HISTORICAL RATES OF RETURN OF THE SELECTED TRADING ADVISORS.  THEREFORE, COMPOSITE PERFORMANCE RECORDS INVARIABLY  SHOW POSITIVE RATES OF RETURN.  ANOTHER INHERENT LIMITATION ON THESE RESULTS IS THAT THE ALLOCATION DECISIONS REFLECTED IN THE PERFORMANCE RECORD WERE NOT MADE UNDER ACTUAL MARKET CONDITIONS AND THEREFORE, CANNOT COMPLETELY ACCOUNT FOR THE IMPACT OF FINANCIAL RISK IN ACTUAL TRADING.  FURTHERMORE,  THE COMPOSITE PERFORMANCE RECORD MAY BE DISTORTED BECAUSE THE ALLOCATION OF ASSETS CHANGES FROM TIME TO TIME AND THESE ADJUSTMENTS ARE NOT REFLECTED IN THE COMPOSITE. The purpose of this presentation is for educational purposes only and the decision to trade the markets is the whole responsibility of the individual interested in trading.  The use of information from this presentation is don so at your own risk. There is substantial risk of loss in trading commodity futures, stock index futures, equity options, stock and foreign exchange instruments.  Past performance is not indicative of future results as the financial markets are dynamic. THE PERFORMANCE SUMMARIES PROVIDED ARE PROVIDED TO INFORM PERSONS CONSIDERING THESE STRATEGIES.  THE PERFORMANCE ASSUMES ONE CONTRACT OF THE FUTURES CONTRACT TRADED AND $5 ROUND TURN FOR BROKERAGE COMMISSION AND $0 PER CONTRACT FOR SLIPPAGE.  MR. KRUTSINGER  DOES NOT MANAGE ACCOUNTS FOR CLIENTS AND NEVER HAS HAD POWER OF ATTORNEY OVER ACCOUNTS TRADING THESE STRATEGIES.  MR. KRUTSINGER IS NOT ADVISING OR SOLICITING ANYONE TO TRADE OR USE ANY STRATEGY ILLUSTRATED IN THIS PRESENTATION.  THESE ARE EDUCATIONAL EXAMPLES OF THE ART OF STRATEGY WRITING AND DEVELOPMENT THAT HE WANTS TO SHARE WITH YOU.  THIS INFORMATION IS NOT TO BE CONSTRUED AS AN OFFER TO BUY OR SELL FUTURES.  THIS INFORMATION DOES NOT PURPORT TO BE A COMPLETE STATEMENT OF ALL MATERIAL FACTS RELATING TO FUTURES. WE GRATEFULLY ACKNOWLEDGE TRADESTATION  TECHNOLOGIES, INC. FOR PERMITTING REPRODUCTION OF THE ABOVE RESULTS PRODUCED BY TRADESTATION SOFTWARE.  TRADESTATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC. IS IN NO WAY ASSOCIATED WITH OR RESPONSIBLE FOR THESE RESULTS.
04.13.2013

JK Vido Briefing 041213

by Joe Krutsinger
My focus this week is on picking the best system, market and time frames.   I have tested my systems extensively; and you will see the results plotted on a matrix spelling it out in detail.  I also present impressive "blind walk forward" studies on both Razor and Shapes.  This Video Briefing is over sixteen minutes, so let's get started... To see the Video Briefing now,   TAP HERE _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ DISCLAIMER REGARDING the REAL TIME ACCOUNT: Trading is risky.  Traders can and do lose money.  And this is a Disclaimer Regarding the Many Illustrations of Systems and Performance Results in this Publication: THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT RISK OF LOSS IN FUTURES TRADING.  THE USE OF STOP ORDERS DOES NOT GUARANTEE LIMITED LOSS.  NO REPRESENTATION IS BEING MADE THAT ANY ACCOUNT WILL OR IS LIKELY TO ACHIEVE PROFITS OR LOSSES SIMILAR TO THOSE SHOWN.  The performance summaries provided above are provided to inform  persons considering this strategy.  The performance assumes one contract of the futures traded and real-time round turn for brokerage commission and actual slippage.  Mr. Krutsinger does not manage accounts for clients and never has had power of attorney over accounts trading these systems.  Mr. Krutsinger is not advising or soliciting anyone to trade or use any system illustrated in this article.  These are educational examples of the art of system writing and development that he wants to share with you.  This information is not to be construed as an offer to buy or sell futures.  This information does not purport to be a complete statement of all material facts relating to futures.  We gratefully acknowledge TradeStation Securities, Inc. for permitting reproduction of the above results produced by TradeStation software.  TradeStation Securities, Inc. is in no way associated with or responsible for these results. __________________________________________________________________________________________ DISCLAIMER REGARDING THE SIMULATION REPORTS: Disclaimer Regarding the Many Illustrations of Systems and Performance Results in This Publication: THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT RISK OF LOSS IN FUTURES TRADING. THE USE OF STOP ORDERS DOES NOT GUARANTEE LIMITED LOSS. HYPOTHETICAL OR SIMULATED PERFORMANCE RESULTS HAVE CERTAIN INHERENT LIMITATIONS.UNLIKE AN ACTUAL PERFORMANCE RECORD, SIMULATED RESULTS DO NOT REPRESENT ACTUAL TRADING.ALSO, SINCE THE TRADES HAVE NOT ACTUALLY BEEN EXECUTED, THE RESULTS MAY HAVE UNDER-OR-OVER COMPENSATED FOR THE IMPACT, IF ANY, OF CERTAIN MARKET FACTORS, SUCH AS LACK OF LIQUIDITY. SIMULATED TRADING PROGRAMS IN GENERAL ARE ALSO SUBJECT TO THE FACT THAT THEY ARE DESIGNED WITH THE BENEFIT OF HINDSIGHT. NO REPRESENTATION IS BEING MADE THAT ANY ACCOUNT WILL OR IS LIKELY TO ACHIEVE PROFITS OR LOSSES SIMILAR TO THOSE SHOWN.  ALSO... HYPOTHETICAL PERFORMANCE RESULTS HAVE MANY INHERENT LIMITATIONS, SOME OF WHICH ARE DESCRIBED BELOW.  NO REPRESENTATION IS BEING MADE THAT ANY ACCOUNT WILL OR IS LIKELY TO ACHIEVE PROFITS OR LOSSES SIMILAR TO THOSE SHOWN.  IN FACT, THERE ARE FREQUENTLY SHARP DIFFERENCES BETWEEN HYPOTHETICAL PERFORMANCE RESULTS AND THE ACTUAL RESULTS SUBSEQUENTLY ACHIEVED BY ANY PARTICULAR TRADING PROGRAM. ONE OF THE LIMITATIONS OF HYPOTHETICAL PERFORMANCE RESULTS IS THAT THEY ARE GENERALLY PREPARED WITH THE BENEFIT OF HINDSIGHT.  IN ADDITION, HYPOTHETICAL TRADING DOES NOT INVOLVE FINANCIAL RISK, AND NO HYPOTHETICAL TRADING RECORD CAN COMPLETELY ACCOUNT FOR THE IMPACT OF FINANCIAL RISK IN ACTUAL TRADING.  FOR EXAMPLE, THE ABILITY TO WITHSTAND LOSSES OR TO ADHERE TO A PARTICULAR TRADING PROGRAM IN SPITE OF TRADING LOSSES ARE MATERIAL POINTS WHICH CAN ALSO ADVERSELY AFFECT ACTUAL TRADING RESULTS.  THERE ARE NUMEROUS OTHER FACTORS RELATED TO THE MARKETS IN GENERAL OR TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF ANY SPECIFIC TRADING PROGRAM WHICH CANNOT BE FULLY ACCOUNTED FOR IN THE PREPARATION OF HYPOTHETICAL PERFORMANCE RESULTS AND ALL OF WHICH CAN ADVERSELY AFFECT ACTUAL TRADING RESULTS.  THIS COMPOSITE PERFORMANCE RECORD IS HYPOTHETICAL AND THESE TRADING  ADVISORS  HAVE NOT TRADED TOGETHER IN THE MANNER SHOWN IN THE COMPOSITE.  HYPOTHETICAL PERFORMANCE RESULTS HAVE MANY INHERENT LIMITATIONS, SOME OF WHICH ARE DESCRIBED BELOW.  NO REPRESENTATION IS BEING MADE THAT ANY MULTI-ADVISOR MANAGED ACCOUNT OR POOL WILL OR IS LIKELY TO ACHIEVE A COMPOSITE PERFORMANCE RECORD SIMILAR TO THAT SHOWN.  IN FACT, THERE ARE FREQUENTLY SHARP DIFFERENCES BETWEEN A HYPOTHETICAL COMPOSITE PERFORMANCE RECORD AND THE ACTUAL RECORD SUBSEQUENTLY ACHIEVED. ONE OF THE LIMITATIONS OF A HYPOTHETICAL COMPOSITE PERFORMANCE RECORD IS THAT DECISIONS RELATING TO THE SELECTION OF TRADING ADVISORS AND THE ALLOCATION OF ASSETS AMONG THOSE TRADING ADVISORS WERE MADE WITH THE BENEFIT OF HINDSIGHT BASED UPON THE HISTORICAL RATES OF RETURN OF THE SELECTED TRADING ADVISORS.  THEREFORE, COMPOSITE PERFORMANCE RECORDS INVARIABLY  SHOW POSITIVE RATES OF RETURN.  ANOTHER INHERENT LIMITATION ON THESE RESULTS IS THAT THE ALLOCATION DECISIONS REFLECTED IN THE PERFORMANCE RECORD WERE NOT MADE UNDER ACTUAL MARKET CONDITIONS AND THEREFORE, CANNOT COMPLETELY ACCOUNT FOR THE IMPACT OF FINANCIAL RISK IN ACTUAL TRADING.  FURTHERMORE,  THE COMPOSITE PERFORMANCE RECORD MAY BE DISTORTED BECAUSE THE ALLOCATION OF ASSETS CHANGES FROM TIME TO TIME AND THESE ADJUSTMENTS ARE NOT REFLECTED IN THE COMPOSITE. The purpose of this presentation is for educational purposes only and the decision to trade the markets is the whole responsibility of the individual interested in trading.  The use of information from this presentation is don so at your own risk. There is substantial risk of loss in trading commodity futures, stock index futures, equity options, stock and foreign exchange instruments.  Past performance is not indicative of future results as the financial markets are dynamic. THE PERFORMANCE SUMMARIES PROVIDED ARE PROVIDED TO INFORM PERSONS CONSIDERING THESE STRATEGIES.  THE PERFORMANCE ASSUMES ONE CONTRACT OF THE FUTURES CONTRACT TRADED AND $5 ROUND TURN FOR BROKERAGE COMMISSION AND $0 PER CONTRACT FOR SLIPPAGE.  MR. KRUTSINGER  DOES NOT MANAGE ACCOUNTS FOR CLIENTS AND NEVER HAS HAD POWER OF ATTORNEY OVER ACCOUNTS TRADING THESE STRATEGIES.  MR. KRUTSINGER IS NOT ADVISING OR SOLICITING ANYONE TO TRADE OR USE ANY STRATEGY ILLUSTRATED IN THIS PRESENTATION.  THESE ARE EDUCATIONAL EXAMPLES OF THE ART OF STRATEGY WRITING AND DEVELOPMENT THAT HE WANTS TO SHARE WITH YOU.  THIS INFORMATION IS NOT TO BE CONSTRUED AS AN OFFER TO BUY OR SELL FUTURES.  THIS INFORMATION DOES NOT PURPORT TO BE A COMPLETE STATEMENT OF ALL MATERIAL FACTS RELATING TO FUTURES. WE GRATEFULLY ACKNOWLEDGE TRADESTATION  TECHNOLOGIES, INC. FOR PERMITTING REPRODUCTION OF THE ABOVE RESULTS PRODUCED BY TRADESTATION SOFTWARE.  TRADESTATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC. IS IN NO WAY ASSOCIATED WITH OR RESPONSIBLE FOR THESE RESULTS.
04.05.2013

JK Briefing 040513

by Joe Krutsinger
In this Briefing,  I have made a point to show a "blind walk forward" study as a follow up to a seminar I recently conducted in Dallas, TX.  At that time I offered a free two week trial of my systems; and this Briefing provides an update of those strategies since that time.  You will also see the power of the "Switcher Indicator" in helping to manage the system trading draw down... This Video Briefing is over 15 minutes, so let's get started, Tap HERE _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ DISCLAIMER REGARDING the REAL TIME ACCOUNT: Trading is risky.  Traders can and do lose money.  And this is a Disclaimer Regarding the Many Illustrations of Systems and Performance Results in this Publication: THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT RISK OF LOSS IN FUTURES TRADING.  THE USE OF STOP ORDERS DOES NOT GUARANTEE LIMITED LOSS.  NO REPRESENTATION IS BEING MADE THAT ANY ACCOUNT WILL OR IS LIKELY TO ACHIEVE PROFITS OR LOSSES SIMILAR TO THOSE SHOWN.  The performance summaries provided above are provided to inform  persons considering this strategy.  The performance assumes one contract of the futures traded and real-time round turn for brokerage commission and actual slippage.  Mr. Krutsinger does not manage accounts for clients and never has had power of attorney over accounts trading these systems.  Mr. Krutsinger is not advising or soliciting anyone to trade or use any system illustrated in this article.  These are educational examples of the art of system writing and development that he wants to share with you.  This information is not to be construed as an offer to buy or sell futures.  This information does not purport to be a complete statement of all material facts relating to futures.  We gratefully acknowledge TradeStation Securities, Inc. for permitting reproduction of the above results produced by TradeStation software.  TradeStation Securities, Inc. is in no way associated with or responsible for these results. __________________________________________________________________________________________ DISCLAIMER REGARDING THE SIMULATION REPORTS: Disclaimer Regarding the Many Illustrations of Systems and Performance Results in This Publication: THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT RISK OF LOSS IN FUTURES TRADING. THE USE OF STOP ORDERS DOES NOT GUARANTEE LIMITED LOSS. HYPOTHETICAL OR SIMULATED PERFORMANCE RESULTS HAVE CERTAIN INHERENT LIMITATIONS.UNLIKE AN ACTUAL PERFORMANCE RECORD, SIMULATED RESULTS DO NOT REPRESENT ACTUAL TRADING.ALSO, SINCE THE TRADES HAVE NOT ACTUALLY BEEN EXECUTED, THE RESULTS MAY HAVE UNDER-OR-OVER COMPENSATED FOR THE IMPACT, IF ANY, OF CERTAIN MARKET FACTORS, SUCH AS LACK OF LIQUIDITY. SIMULATED TRADING PROGRAMS IN GENERAL ARE ALSO SUBJECT TO THE FACT THAT THEY ARE DESIGNED WITH THE BENEFIT OF HINDSIGHT. NO REPRESENTATION IS BEING MADE THAT ANY ACCOUNT WILL OR IS LIKELY TO ACHIEVE PROFITS OR LOSSES SIMILAR TO THOSE SHOWN.  ALSO... HYPOTHETICAL PERFORMANCE RESULTS HAVE MANY INHERENT LIMITATIONS, SOME OF WHICH ARE DESCRIBED BELOW.  NO REPRESENTATION IS BEING MADE THAT ANY ACCOUNT WILL OR IS LIKELY TO ACHIEVE PROFITS OR LOSSES SIMILAR TO THOSE SHOWN.  IN FACT, THERE ARE FREQUENTLY SHARP DIFFERENCES BETWEEN HYPOTHETICAL PERFORMANCE RESULTS AND THE ACTUAL RESULTS SUBSEQUENTLY ACHIEVED BY ANY PARTICULAR TRADING PROGRAM. ONE OF THE LIMITATIONS OF HYPOTHETICAL PERFORMANCE RESULTS IS THAT THEY ARE GENERALLY PREPARED WITH THE BENEFIT OF HINDSIGHT.  IN ADDITION, HYPOTHETICAL TRADING DOES NOT INVOLVE FINANCIAL RISK, AND NO HYPOTHETICAL TRADING RECORD CAN COMPLETELY ACCOUNT FOR THE IMPACT OF FINANCIAL RISK IN ACTUAL TRADING.  FOR EXAMPLE, THE ABILITY TO WITHSTAND LOSSES OR TO ADHERE TO A PARTICULAR TRADING PROGRAM IN SPITE OF TRADING LOSSES ARE MATERIAL POINTS WHICH CAN ALSO ADVERSELY AFFECT ACTUAL TRADING RESULTS.  THERE ARE NUMEROUS OTHER FACTORS RELATED TO THE MARKETS IN GENERAL OR TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF ANY SPECIFIC TRADING PROGRAM WHICH CANNOT BE FULLY ACCOUNTED FOR IN THE PREPARATION OF HYPOTHETICAL PERFORMANCE RESULTS AND ALL OF WHICH CAN ADVERSELY AFFECT ACTUAL TRADING RESULTS.  THIS COMPOSITE PERFORMANCE RECORD IS HYPOTHETICAL AND THESE TRADING  ADVISORS  HAVE NOT TRADED TOGETHER IN THE MANNER SHOWN IN THE COMPOSITE.  HYPOTHETICAL PERFORMANCE RESULTS HAVE MANY INHERENT LIMITATIONS, SOME OF WHICH ARE DESCRIBED BELOW.  NO REPRESENTATION IS BEING MADE THAT ANY MULTI-ADVISOR MANAGED ACCOUNT OR POOL WILL OR IS LIKELY TO ACHIEVE A COMPOSITE PERFORMANCE RECORD SIMILAR TO THAT SHOWN.  IN FACT, THERE ARE FREQUENTLY SHARP DIFFERENCES BETWEEN A HYPOTHETICAL COMPOSITE PERFORMANCE RECORD AND THE ACTUAL RECORD SUBSEQUENTLY ACHIEVED. ONE OF THE LIMITATIONS OF A HYPOTHETICAL COMPOSITE PERFORMANCE RECORD IS THAT DECISIONS RELATING TO THE SELECTION OF TRADING ADVISORS AND THE ALLOCATION OF ASSETS AMONG THOSE TRADING ADVISORS WERE MADE WITH THE BENEFIT OF HINDSIGHT BASED UPON THE HISTORICAL RATES OF RETURN OF THE SELECTED TRADING ADVISORS.  THEREFORE, COMPOSITE PERFORMANCE RECORDS INVARIABLY  SHOW POSITIVE RATES OF RETURN.  ANOTHER INHERENT LIMITATION ON THESE RESULTS IS THAT THE ALLOCATION DECISIONS REFLECTED IN THE PERFORMANCE RECORD WERE NOT MADE UNDER ACTUAL MARKET CONDITIONS AND THEREFORE, CANNOT COMPLETELY ACCOUNT FOR THE IMPACT OF FINANCIAL RISK IN ACTUAL TRADING.  FURTHERMORE,  THE COMPOSITE PERFORMANCE RECORD MAY BE DISTORTED BECAUSE THE ALLOCATION OF ASSETS CHANGES FROM TIME TO TIME AND THESE ADJUSTMENTS ARE NOT REFLECTED IN THE COMPOSITE. The purpose of this presentation is for educational purposes only and the decision to trade the markets is the whole responsibility of the individual interested in trading.  The use of information from this presentation is don so at your own risk.
03.29.2013

JK Briefing 032913

by Joe Krutsinger
This week end's video briefing is primarily for existing clients as I am reviewing new updated tunes for several of my trading strategies.  Regarding my real time performance report, you will see an interesting comparison to my past year of trading on RAZOR vs the beginning stats on the NEW system called SHAPES.    I am now trading SHAPES on the NASDAQ 100 index.  And this  change is shaping up nicely so far! This is Friday and the markets are closed.  Here is the link to the Video Briefing:  Tap HERE ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ DISCLAIMER REGARDING the REAL TIME ACCOUNT: Trading is risky.  Traders can and do lose money.  And this is a Disclaimer Regarding the Many Illustrations of Systems and Performance Results in this Publication: THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT RISK OF LOSS IN FUTURES TRADING.  THE USE OF STOP ORDERS DOES NOT GUARANTEE LIMITED LOSS.  NO REPRESENTATION IS BEING MADE THAT ANY ACCOUNT WILL OR IS LIKELY TO ACHIEVE PROFITS OR LOSSES SIMILAR TO THOSE SHOWN.  The performance summaries provided above are provided to inform  persons considering this strategy.  The performance assumes one contract of the futures traded and real-time round turn for brokerage commission and actual slippage.  Mr. Krutsinger does not manage accounts for clients and never has had power of attorney over accounts trading these systems.  Mr. Krutsinger is not advising or soliciting anyone to trade or use any system illustrated in this article.  These are educational examples of the art of system writing and development that he wants to share with you.  This information is not to be construed as an offer to buy or sell futures.  This information does not purport to be a complete statement of all material facts relating to futures.  We gratefully acknowledge TradeStation Securities, Inc. for permitting reproduction of the above results produced by TradeStation software.  TradeStation Securities, Inc. is in no way associated with or responsible for these results. __________________________________________________________________________________________ DISCLAIMER REGARDING THE SIMULATION REPORTS: Disclaimer Regarding the Many Illustrations of Systems and Performance Results in This Publication: THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT RISK OF LOSS IN FUTURES TRADING. THE USE OF STOP ORDERS DOES NOT GUARANTEE LIMITED LOSS. HYPOTHETICAL OR SIMULATED PERFORMANCE RESULTS HAVE CERTAIN INHERENT LIMITATIONS.UNLIKE AN ACTUAL PERFORMANCE RECORD, SIMULATED RESULTS DO NOT REPRESENT ACTUAL TRADING.ALSO, SINCE THE TRADES HAVE NOT ACTUALLY BEEN EXECUTED, THE RESULTS MAY HAVE UNDER-OR-OVER COMPENSATED FOR THE IMPACT, IF ANY, OF CERTAIN MARKET FACTORS, SUCH AS LACK OF LIQUIDITY. SIMULATED TRADING PROGRAMS IN GENERAL ARE ALSO SUBJECT TO THE FACT THAT THEY ARE DESIGNED WITH THE BENEFIT OF HINDSIGHT. NO REPRESENTATION IS BEING MADE THAT ANY ACCOUNT WILL OR IS LIKELY TO ACHIEVE PROFITS OR LOSSES SIMILAR TO THOSE SHOWN.  ALSO... HYPOTHETICAL PERFORMANCE RESULTS HAVE MANY INHERENT LIMITATIONS, SOME OF WHICH ARE DESCRIBED BELOW.  NO REPRESENTATION IS BEING MADE THAT ANY ACCOUNT WILL OR IS LIKELY TO ACHIEVE PROFITS OR LOSSES SIMILAR TO THOSE SHOWN.  IN FACT, THERE ARE FREQUENTLY SHARP DIFFERENCES BETWEEN HYPOTHETICAL PERFORMANCE RESULTS AND THE ACTUAL RESULTS SUBSEQUENTLY ACHIEVED BY ANY PARTICULAR TRADING PROGRAM. ONE OF THE LIMITATIONS OF HYPOTHETICAL PERFORMANCE RESULTS IS THAT THEY ARE GENERALLY PREPARED WITH THE BENEFIT OF HINDSIGHT.  IN ADDITION, HYPOTHETICAL TRADING DOES NOT INVOLVE FINANCIAL RISK, AND NO HYPOTHETICAL TRADING RECORD CAN COMPLETELY ACCOUNT FOR THE IMPACT OF FINANCIAL RISK IN ACTUAL TRADING.  FOR EXAMPLE, THE ABILITY TO WITHSTAND LOSSES OR TO ADHERE TO A PARTICULAR TRADING PROGRAM IN SPITE OF TRADING LOSSES ARE MATERIAL POINTS WHICH CAN ALSO ADVERSELY AFFECT ACTUAL TRADING RESULTS.  THERE ARE NUMEROUS OTHER FACTORS RELATED TO THE MARKETS IN GENERAL OR TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF ANY SPECIFIC TRADING PROGRAM WHICH CANNOT BE FULLY ACCOUNTED FOR IN THE PREPARATION OF HYPOTHETICAL PERFORMANCE RESULTS AND ALL OF WHICH CAN ADVERSELY AFFECT ACTUAL TRADING RESULTS.  THIS COMPOSITE PERFORMANCE RECORD IS HYPOTHETICAL AND THESE TRADING  ADVISORS  HAVE NOT TRADED TOGETHER IN THE MANNER SHOWN IN THE COMPOSITE.  HYPOTHETICAL PERFORMANCE RESULTS HAVE MANY INHERENT LIMITATIONS, SOME OF WHICH ARE DESCRIBED BELOW.  NO REPRESENTATION IS BEING MADE THAT ANY MULTI-ADVISOR MANAGED ACCOUNT OR POOL WILL OR IS LIKELY TO ACHIEVE A COMPOSITE PERFORMANCE RECORD SIMILAR TO THAT SHOWN.  IN FACT, THERE ARE FREQUENTLY SHARP DIFFERENCES BETWEEN A HYPOTHETICAL COMPOSITE PERFORMANCE RECORD AND THE ACTUAL RECORD SUBSEQUENTLY ACHIEVED. ONE OF THE LIMITATIONS OF A HYPOTHETICAL COMPOSITE PERFORMANCE RECORD IS THAT DECISIONS RELATING TO THE SELECTION OF TRADING ADVISORS AND THE ALLOCATION OF ASSETS AMONG THOSE TRADING ADVISORS WERE MADE WITH THE BENEFIT OF HINDSIGHT BASED UPON THE HISTORICAL RATES OF RETURN OF THE SELECTED TRADING ADVISORS.  THEREFORE, COMPOSITE PERFORMANCE RECORDS INVARIABLY  SHOW POSITIVE RATES OF RETURN.  ANOTHER INHERENT LIMITATION ON THESE RESULTS IS THAT THE ALLOCATION DECISIONS REFLECTED IN THE PERFORMANCE RECORD WERE NOT MADE UNDER ACTUAL MARKET CONDITIONS AND THEREFORE, CANNOT COMPLETELY ACCOUNT FOR THE IMPACT OF FINANCIAL RISK IN ACTUAL TRADING.  FURTHERMORE,  THE COMPOSITE PERFORMANCE RECORD MAY BE DISTORTED BECAUSE THE ALLOCATION OF ASSETS CHANGES FROM TIME TO TIME AND THESE ADJUSTMENTS ARE NOT REFLECTED IN THE COMPOSITE. The purpose of this presentation is for educational purposes only and the decision to trade the markets is the whole responsibility of the individual interested in trading.  The use of information from this presentation is don so at your own risk. There is substantial risk of loss in trading commodity futures, stock index futures, equity options, stock and foreign exchange instruments.  Past performance is not indicative of future results as the financial markets are dynamic. THE PERFORMANCE SUMMARIES PROVIDED ARE PROVIDED TO INFORM PERSONS CONSIDERING THESE STRATEGIES.  THE PERFORMANCE ASSUMES ONE CONTRACT OF THE FUTURES CONTRACT TRADED AND $5 ROUND TURN FOR BROKERAGE COMMISSION AND $0 PER CONTRACT FOR SLIPPAGE.  MR. KRUTSINGER  DOES NOT MANAGE ACCOUNTS FOR CLIENTS AND NEVER HAS HAD POWER OF ATTORNEY OVER ACCOUNTS TRADING THESE STRATEGIES.  MR. KRUTSINGER IS NOT ADVISING OR SOLICITING ANYONE TO TRADE OR USE ANY STRATEGY ILLUSTRATED IN THIS PRESENTATION.  THESE ARE EDUCATIONAL EXAMPLES OF THE ART OF STRATEGY WRITING AND DEVELOPMENT THAT HE WANTS TO SHARE WITH YOU.  THIS INFORMATION IS NOT TO BE CONSTRUED AS AN OFFER TO BUY OR SELL FUTURES.  THIS INFORMATION DOES NOT PURPORT TO BE A COMPLETE STATEMENT OF ALL MATERIAL FACTS RELATING TO FUTURES. WE GRATEFULLY ACKNOWLEDGE TRADESTATION  TECHNOLOGIES, INC. FOR PERMITTING REPRODUCTION OF THE ABOVE RESULTS PRODUCED BY TRADESTATION SOFTWARE.  TRADESTATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC. IS IN NO WAY ASSOCIATED WITH OR RESPONSIBLE FOR THESE RESULTS.

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