Michael Nauss
Appears in 110 Episodes
How Important Are Delisted Symbols to Your Strategy?
In this week's episode of Line Your Own Pockets, we discuss the touchy subject of delisted stocks. In this "spirited" discussion, Michael and I agree on the concept of...
Create Redundancy in your Trading Business
In this week's episode of Line Your Own Pockets, we discuss adding redundancy to your trading. Outages aren't a matter of if but when. Topics include: Failures will ha...
Interview with Brandon Kaisler from Cesta Capital
In this week's episode of Line Your Own Pockets, we sit down with Brandon Kaisler of Cesta Capital, a brokerage catering to active short sellers. In a wide-ranging int...
All About Data for Backtesting
In this week's episode of Line Your Own Pockets, we discuss market data for backtesting. Topics covered: Data for backtesting is far different (and easier) than for re...
Interview with Trent Smalley from DTN/IQFeed
In this week's episode of Line Your Own Pockets, we interview Trent Smalley with DTN and IQFeed. We discuss: Why it makes sense for traders to pay for market data when...
Using AI Agents for Strategies Part 3
In this week's episode of Line Your Own Pockets, we continue the discussion of using AI agents for strategy creation gruntwork. Topics discussed: Delegation skills are...
Using AI Agents to Backtest Strategy Ideas
In this week's episode of Line Your Own Pockets, we discuss Michael's project for having OpenClaw create and run backtests from his list of research ideas for trading ...
How to Trade with a Small Account
In this week's episode of Line Your Own Pockets, we discuss trading with a small account. Topics discussed: Don't wait until you have "enough" money to start learning ...
Curve Fitting is Easy to Avoid
If you've ever wondered if you're curve fitting with your trading strategy, this episode is for you. We discuss: Curve fitting is a continuum, not a binary yes/no cond...
How to Grow Your Column Library
Michael and I discuss how to think about improving your column library over time. We discuss: How your column library is like a shared software library: build once, re...
Qualities that Predict a Profitable Trader
Topics discussed: Profitable traders don't follow the crowd - or any particular trading guru Healthy attitude towards trading and risk Making great trades is the goal ...
Should You Use Python for Backtesting?
We discuss: Python is a great general-purpose language, but that's what makes it a bad choice for backtesting Iterating on your strategies is the critical piece - anyt...
Amibroker: The Adventure Continues
Topics include: Batteries Data Not Included - the best way to get data into Amibroker The code that adds custom columns in Amibroker is resource-intensive Quirks with ...
How Discretionary Traders Can Add Automated Strategies
We go over: How "visual" backtesting is not real backtesting Discretionary traders try to replace what they're doing with automation - but that's wrong How to create a...
Next Steps with Amibroker
Dave continues helping Michael create a first backtest in Amibroker. You might think "backtesting is backtesting," but we cover many of the differences between RealTes...
Getting Started with Amibroker
Dave offers advice and feedback to Michael, who is learning to use Amibroker for the first time. He's coming from RealTest, so we go over the similarities and differen...
How To Run Your Trading Like a Franchise Business
We discuss the actual nuts and bolts of what running your trading like a franchise means: Systematize everything A process for eliminating low-value work What makes se...
The ICE Method for Prioritizing Strategies
As traders gain experience, the problem shifts from not having enough ideas to having too many ideas competing for limited time and mental energy. Without a system, th...
How Much Does Speed Matter in Trading?
In this week's episode of Line Your Own Pockets, we take on a topic submitted by Isaac, a trader I work with. We discuss: When timing/speed matters and when it doesn't...