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jonnysharp
 

Registered: May 2004
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08-18-08 05:24 AM

As some of you may know ive always been a long only, position trader, and have dabbled in short-term trading a few years back. with a bit of extra time on my hands these days i'm gonna branch out again. ive decided to focus on pair trading, i use to know a couple of guys at a firm that were raking in the $$$ trading pairs all day, and this style seems to be more logical and safer than other styles of trading.

i'm going to use this journal as a framework for discipline & consistency in my pair trading. ive done a trading plan and with the help of a program for signals and my own analysis i'm going to post my trades here.

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rjiecs
 

Registered: Jun 2006
Posts: 27

 

08-18-08 02:42 PM

sounds interesting. looking forward to ur posts

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samueldoernte
 

Registered: Mar 2008
Posts: 92

 

08-18-08 03:23 PM

I trade a portfolio of pairs as well as some long positions to balance out my capital and stay as neutral as possible. Look forward to seeing your methods. best of luck.

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jonnysharp
 

Registered: May 2004
Posts: 980

 

08-19-08 01:04 AM

thanks for that guys, il try my best.

ok first trade today; i put my trades on in the last hour of the trading day, i find there's good liquidity at that time, prices are not as volatile as the morning and therefore it's easier to get a good fill, also i find prices settle around closing time and if there's still an valid signal at that time its generally more meaningful. I only trade pairs with correlation above 80% and look to exit the trade within several days.

Today;

Short: AEM @ 51.62
Long: GG @ 30.31

I like taking trades where a signal has been produced and the pair has diverged even more, plus the ratio chart looks way overbought as confirmed by a RSI of 98.14. Ive attached a screenshot.

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bwolinsky
 

Registered: Jul 2008
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08-19-08 01:11 AM

So I guess no one told you there's no significance between a stock priced at $100 divided by a stock priced at $1. It's a waste to just look at the ratio.

The twenty or so steps beyond that chart are what makes the big money, and distinguishes between an amateur and the quant.

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jonnysharp
 

Registered: May 2004
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08-19-08 01:21 AM


Quote from bwolinsky:

So I guess no one told you there's no significance between a stock priced at $100 divided by a stock priced at $1. It's a waste to just look at the ratio.

The twenty or so steps beyond that chart are what makes the big money, and distinguishes between an amateur and the quant.



I know its not wise to trade shares that have a significant difference in share prices, so i would never trade a $100 share against a $1 share, also i'm not just looking at the ratio chart when i take trades.

everyones got to start somewhere, i'm trying to start small and build myself up to be a good pair trader, if your a successful quant pair trader please fill us all in on the 20 or so steps you talk of.

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