You have read more about this than I've done, so I will not say against you. My assumption was more related in the direction of the "random" trading. If an index return 6% each year, then a 100% random trading system would be expected to give the same return when you run a large number of backtests. I guess that would be the explanation to why someone could say that astrology will return profit. Unless one believes that stars and planets have a real effect on the market.... But I think you are able to create better trading systems than "random". A friend of mine has a really good webiste where you might find some inspiration, he is a very successful trader. Check out: www.quantifiedstrategies.com The best of luck Kind regards Espen
While you might argue trading isnât an exact science I think you can apply a tremendous amount of analysis and thought that makes it at least as much of a science as psychology is. That is if youâre interested in sitting down and analyzing the markets, backtesting, building strategies, and so on. To the OP: I donât think a book on trading system programming is necessary. If you have a system in mind and know how to code in C# I think youâre most of the way there.