Sam AcademySlippage, Volume, Liquidity: Part 1Slippage, volume, and liquidity. You’ve probably heard these terms used before. And if you’re like many traders, you may have assumed the…Mar 2, 2019Mar 2, 2019
Sam AcademyinDataDrivenInvestorThe beginner’s guide to effective backtestingBacktesting is the process of applying your trading strategy to historical data. It lets traders simulate how they’d have done in the past…Mar 2, 20191Mar 2, 20191
Sam AcademyHow you know you are out of the bear marketThe whole of 2018 was a tough year for crypto currencies. Reeling from a boom run which took Bitcoin from $200 to $20000, the market…Mar 2, 2019Mar 2, 2019
Sam AcademyStatistics for crypto traders part 3: Correlation and CovarianceIn the past blog posts, we covered averages, standard deviation, historical and implied volatility, and expected move.Mar 2, 2019Mar 2, 2019
Sam AcademyStatistics for Crypto Traders Part 2: Standard Deviation and Expected MoveWhen most traders talk about price, they usually do so in terms of direction. Bullish, bearish, their view on the markets is directional…Mar 2, 2019Mar 2, 2019
Sam AcademyStatistics for Crypto Traders Part 1: Means and Moving AveragesIf you’re like most people, you’re not a big fan of maths and statistics. Still, you probably realize that you can make more money trading…Mar 2, 2019Mar 2, 2019
Sam AcademyMultiplying Profits with Margin TradingLet’s say you feel very confident about a potential trade. You are so optimistic about it that you want to open a position using more…Mar 2, 2019Mar 2, 2019
Sam AcademyThe reward to risk ratio: Calculating and using RIn this post, we’re going to introduce a key risk management variable: R, the reward to risk ratio. Understanding it will help you trade…Mar 2, 2019Mar 2, 2019
Sam AcademyStop-Loss Orders: Types & ExecutionsA stop loss order is an order to buy or sell a coin once a certain market price is reached. They are used to control risk and limit losses.Mar 2, 2019Mar 2, 2019
Sam AcademyManaging DrawdownsA drawdown is the process of your budget getting smaller after you make one or several losing trades.Mar 2, 2019Mar 2, 2019