Dump it Here

[Skate]

Words of wisdom.

Please think before you reply to a post.

THINK

T - is it true?
H - is it helpful?
I - is it inspiring?
N - is it necessary?
K - is it kind?

Skate.

 

[Skate]

Positive thinking

FAIL
If you fail, never give up because FAIL means:
"First Attempt In Learning"

END
The End is not the end. In fact END means:
"Effort Never Dies"

NO
If you get NO for an answer, remember NO means:
"Next Opportunity"

Skate.

 

[Skate]

Words by C.S. Lewis
"You can't go back & change the beginning but you can start where you are & change the ending"

Words by Skate
"If you don't like the hole you have dug for yourself stop digging"

Skate.

 

[Skate]

Skate's Modified CAM Strategy - weekly update
I'm planning to trade the CAM strategy once the paper testing correlates with the current Backtest, Walk-Forward & Monte Carlo testing.

Actual Sample
This sample is the end of trade yesterday (Monday 4th March 2019)

FYI
Skate's modified CAM Strategy - has 2 Buy conditions & 2 Sell conditions.

CAM Strategy Settings
Weekly Strategy
$300,000 Capital
20 Position Portfolio
$15,000 Fixed Positions
Starting Date 1st January 2019


CAM Strategy Weekly Update format
1. Next week’s buy & sell signals will be posted (end of trade Friday) for purchase in the pre-auction Monday morning.
2. Portfolio performance line chart updated weekly (end of trade Friday)
3. CAM Strategy open positions will be posted weekly (end of trade Friday)
4. CAM Strategy Dashboard will be posted weekly (end of trade Friday)


1. Next week’s buy & sell signals (as of end of trade Monday 4th March 2019 - these signals change daily with data updates)



2. Portfolio performance line chart updated weekly (as of end of trade Monday 4th March 2019)




3. CAM Strategy open positions (as of end of trade Monday 4th March 2019)




4. CAM Strategy Dashboard (as of end of trade Monday 4th March 2019)


Skate.

 

[Gringotts Bank]

Skate's Modified CAM Strategy - weekly update
I'm planning to trade the CAM strategy once the paper testing correlates with the current Backtest, Walk-Forward & Monte Carlo testing.

Actual Sample
This sample is the end of trade yesterday (Monday 4th March 2019)

FYI
Skate's modified CAM Strategy - has 2 Buy conditions & 2 Sell conditions.

CAM Strategy Settings
Weekly Strategy
$300,000 Capital
20 Position Portfolio
$15,000 Fixed Positions
Starting Date 1st January 2019


CAM Strategy Weekly Update format
1. Next week’s buy & sell signals will be posted (end of trade Friday) for purchase in the pre-auction Monday morning.
2. Portfolio performance line chart updated weekly (end of trade Friday)
3. CAM Strategy open positions will be posted weekly (end of trade Friday)
4. CAM Strategy Dashboard will be posted weekly (end of trade Friday)


1. Next week’s buy & sell signals (as of end of trade Monday 4th March 2019 - these signals change daily with data updates)
View attachment 92692


2. Portfolio performance line chart updated weekly (as of end of trade Monday 4th March 2019)
View attachment 92693



3. CAM Strategy open positions (as of end of trade Monday 4th March 2019)
View attachment 92696



4. CAM Strategy Dashboard (as of end of trade Monday 4th March 2019)
View attachment 92695

Skate.

Straight line equity curve, 15% in 2 months. Well done.

 

[Smurf1976]

Not sure if this has been mentioned but never lose sight of the real objective, which may be very different to the immediate task at hand.

Suppose that you have just sold your holding in whatever stock.

You now have capital available to deploy elsewhere and the danger lies in unintentionally adopting a mindset that your task is to deploy that capital.

Rather, your task is to make a profit. Only deploy the capital if you can do so in a manner that is expected to be profitable.

It sounds obvious but it's very possible to fall into the situation of administering your portfolio rather than managing it. Seeing the task as to buy shares in something so as to get rid of the cash rather than focusing on investing to profit.

 

[Skate]

Skate's Modified CAM Strategy - weekly update
I'm planning to trade the CAM strategy once the paper testing correlates with the current Backtest, Walk-Forward & Monte Carlo testing.

CAM Strategy Settings
Weekly Strategy
$300,000 Capital
20 Position Portfolio
$15,000 Fixed Positions
Starting Date 1st January 2019

CAM Strategy Weekly Update format
1. This week’s buy & sell positions to be placed in the pre-auction before Monday's open if action is required.
2. This week's generated Buy & Sell signals for the CAM Strategy (at the end of trade on Friday)
3. Portfolio performance line chart updated weekly (at the end of trade on Friday)
4. The CAM Strategy open positions will be posted weekly (at the end of trade on Friday)
5. The CAM Strategy Dashboard will be posted weekly (at the end of trade on Friday)


1. This week’s buy & sell positions to be placed in the pre-auction before Monday open. (There NO Buys or Sells this week)



2. This week's generated Buy & Sell signals for the CAM Strategy (There are No Buys or Sells to be placed in the pre-Auction this week)



3. Portfolio performance line chart updated weekly



4. CAM Strategy open positions



5. CAM Strategy Dashboard



Skate.

 

[jbocker]

Skate Joe et. al. (way too many to name).
Just a word of thanks for the forum, and in particular this one. I am learning a great lesson and I am far more comfortable coming to a decision on investing in shares. I have been selling down my holdings as I have realised how little I know and in reality most of what I do is punting. Funnily enough I probably did well in my earlier strategy soon after I first started, but even that on reflection was more luck than skill.
The hardest thing is to accept is the 'lack of' knowledge and not to hang on and lose more money rather than lose face. If I come back to the fold I will re-read Dump it Here before I invest (not punt) again.
I will stay in touch. I like this place.

 

[Gringotts Bank]

Skate Joe et. al. (way too many to name).
Funnily enough I probably did well in my earlier strategy soon after I first started, but even that on reflection was more luck than skill.
The hardest thing is to accept is the 'lack of' knowledge and not to hang on and lose more money rather than lose face. If I come back to the fold I will re-read Dump it Here before I invest (not punt) again.
I will stay in touch. I like this place.

IMO, it's all about your equity curve. If you can maintain a good equity curve and spread your risk a bit, then there's absolutely no need to worry about using a punting approach. It's completely acceptable. Do whatever makes you money whilst minimizing risk. My best equity curve is with sports betting, and it's all done on gut feel.

From a Fin Review article on David Walsh. If you don't know what he did and how he did it, it's worth a search. Then consider this:

So can lay punters win regularly? “Absolutely yes," Walsh confidently exclaims. “There are punters that watch horse races that have insights that nobody else has.

“It is bloody amazing to me, but is a fact."

He highlights a Betfair disclosure several years ago that among its 800,000 customers there were 30,000 consistent winners. “I was surprised by how large that number was – I would have probably been surprised if it was just 5000.

 

[lindsayf]

IMO, it's all about your equity curve. If you can maintain a good equity curve and spread your risk a bit, then there's absolutely no need to worry about using a punting approach. It's completely acceptable. Do whatever makes you money whilst minimizing risk. My best equity curve is with sports betting, and it's all done on gut feel.

From a Fin Review article on David Walsh. If you don't know what he did and how he did it, it's worth a search. Then consider this:

So can lay punters win regularly? “Absolutely yes," Walsh confidently exclaims. “There are punters that watch horse races that have insights that nobody else has.

“It is bloody amazing to me, but is a fact."

He highlights a Betfair disclosure several years ago that among its 800,000 customers there were 30,000 consistent winners. “I was surprised by how large that number was – I would have probably been surprised if it was just 5000.

That is 3%........
And define ‘consistent’.
Is Walsh on the payroll of one of the sportsbetting companies?
And of course Betfair would inflate that number as it is in thier interests to massage that perception.
Great way to go broke in reality.
Are you really doing better on the sports bets than your trading/investing?
The stats for the rate of rise in problem gambling with sportsbetting are pretty impressive.
Best way to make money on SB is to buy shares in a SB company.

 

[Gringotts Bank]

That is 3%........
And define ‘consistent’.
Is Walsh on the payroll of one of the sportsbetting companies?
And of course Betfair would inflate that number as it is in thier interests to massage that perception.
Great way to go broke in reality.
Are you really doing better on the sports bets than your trading/investing?
The stats for the rate of rise in problem gambling with sportsbetting are pretty impressive.
Best way to make money on SB is to buy shares in a SB company.

4%.

Probably similar for retail trading.

 

[Skate]

Skate's Modified CAM Strategy - 15th March 2019 (weekly update)

CAM Strategy
The CAM strategy uses indicators to identify upward and downward trends as well as pullbacks in existing trends and countertrend rallies using an exponential moving average (EMA) and the commodity channel index (CCI) to help confirm signals generated. The CAM strategy is an abbreviation of Coordinated ADX and MACD.

The CAM indicator compares the slope of MACD and ADX and identifies the following 4 market patterns.
1. Uptrend
2. Pullback
3. Downtrend
4. Counter trend

Skate's CAM Strategy Settings
Weekly Strategy
$300,000 Capital
20 Position Portfolio
$15,000 Fixed Positions
Starting Date 1st January 2019

CAM Strategy Weekly Update format
1. This week’s Buy & Sell positions to be placed in the pre-auction before Monday's open if action is required.
2. This week's generated Buy & Sell signals for the CAM Strategy (at the end of trade on Friday)
3. Portfolio performance line chart updated weekly (at the end of trade on Friday)
4. The CAM Strategy ‘Open’ positions will be posted weekly (at the end of trade on Friday)
5. The CAM Strategy ‘Closed’ positions will be posted weekly (at the end of trade on Friday)
6. The CAM Strategy Dashboard will be posted weekly (at the end of trade on Friday)

1. This week’s buy & sell positions to be placed in the pre-auction before Monday open.


2. This week's generated Buy & Sell signals for the CAM Strategy


3. Portfolio performance line chart updated weekly


4. CAM Strategy ‘Open’ position


5. CAM Strategy ‘Closed’ positions


6. CAM Strategy Dashboard


Skate.

 

[Newt]

Skate, can I enquire which entries you are trading for your CAM strategy?

You listed the following patterns/signals:
1. Uptrend
2. Pullback
3. Downtrend
4. Counter trend

Presumably you take LONG signals on 1,2 and 4?

 

[Skate]

Skate, can I enquire which entries you are trading for your CAM strategy?

You listed the following patterns/signals:
1. Uptrend
2. Pullback
3. Downtrend
4. Counter trend

Presumably you take LONG signals on 1,2 and 4?

Newt, thank you for reading the 'Dump it here' post on the CAM Strategy with Weekly Updates. The information you are seeking has already been posted. As you have the strategy the operational instructions are written at the bottom of the afl code. I have added a few posts references that better explain how I operate the CAM Strategy.

• green candlesticks = uptrend
• gold candlesticks = pullback
• red candlesticks = downtrend
• blue candlesticks = counter trend

qldfrog weekly Skate inspired system
@qldfrog thread is also trading his version of the Cam Strategy & because of the interest I'm running my CAM strategy for comparison - the only difference is that I tell you & other members in advance to what I'll be to Buying & Selling in the Mondays preauction.

I also list all the weekly generated signal, trading results, equity curve line chart with additional weekly portfolio reporting so others have a paper trail of the CAM Strategy ongoing progress.

Newt, PLEASE NOTE (it's critical to the CAM Strategy)
(a) The CAM system works well in a positive trend & generates a tremendous amount of buy signals (PositionScore is critical to the strategy success)
(b) In a BEAR market this Strategy performance suffers with large drawdowns.
(c) The idea of my StaleStop exit is in place for the protection against large draw downs.
(d) Skate's modified CAM strategy uses a unique set of parameters with additional filters because the standard CAM rules are not enough to maximize the odds of profit, it is mandatory to apply this trading system to a trending universe of stock.

Your question
"Presumably you take LONG signals on 1,2 and 4?"

Quick Answer
I trade the Standard CAM Strategy (listed below) with additional Filters & parameters because of the highlighted issues listed above in the 'PLEASE NOTE' section.

Skate's CAM Strategy is a Long ONLY weekly system.

Enter LONG: Buy tomorrow at the open if today is a GOLD-colored bar
(which represents the CAM-PB, meaning that both the 10-period ADX and
MACD are declining) but the 14-period CCI is above zero, OR if today
is a BLUE-colored bar (the 10-period ADX is declining but MACD is rising)
and today’s close crosses above the 13-period EMA.

Exit LONG: Sell tomorrow at the open if today is a RED-colored bar (which
corresponds to the CAM-DN; that is, the 10-period ADX is rising but the
MACD declines) and today’s close is below the 13-period EMA.

Previous explanations of how the CAM Strategy works (Reposts)
https://www.aussiestockforums.com/posts/1016747/

Skate's CAM Strategy Trade Conditions (weekly updates)
(a) All Buy positions will be advised in advance before they are taken in the pre-auction. (so you can see the trades as they happen)
(b) If the pre-auction price is not successful, the position will be cancel at the end of trading day.(Meaning Buy order will be active for one day only)
(c) Portfolio performance will be posted weekly (Friday after the close)
(d) The trading results from the 1st January to today are listed for reference. (paper trading commenced 1st January 2019)
(e) Paper Trading is normally 6 to 12 months.
(f) As I'm already paper trading this strategy & with the interest in @qldfrog thread I'll run my Cam Strategy for comparison.
(g) The CAM strategy will be traded as designed with no additional user input or modifications during the paper trading period.

Skate's CAM Strategy - Main trade settings
BUY conditions:
1. If my additional CAM parameters & filters are passed - action item (2) & (3) below
2. Buy tomorrow at the open if today is a GOLD-colored bar
(which represents the CAM-PB, meaning that both the 10-period ADX and
MACD are declining) but the 14-period CCI is above zero, OR
3. If today is a BLUE-colored bar (the 10-period ADX is declining but MACD is rising)
and today’s close crosses above the 13-period EMA.

SELL conditions:
1. Sell if StaleStop exit is activated OR
2. Sell tomorrow at the open if today is a RED-colored bar (which corresponds to the CAM-DN - that is, the 10-period ADX is rising but the MACD declines) and today’s close is below the 13-period EMA.

Post reference (for additional reading)
https://www.aussiestockforums.com/posts/1013167/

Post reference (for additional reading)
https://www.aussiestockforums.com/posts/1012512/

Post reference (for additional reading)
https://www.aussiestockforums.com/posts/1012785/

The post is lengthy but important.

Skate.

 

[qldfrog]

Thanks @Skate , I also want to add I have tweaked both the entries and the exits, so instead of multiple numerous entries with a position score to determine the best ones, I have stricter criteria and so far less entries
Trying to limit the DD saw me adding some different exits which do not affect the results too badly if replaying past scenario...not failsafe but as much as I can bear.
we should see some similar results between our system but they are now quite different
I completed yesterday the real money purchase to bring me to a start on the 1/02

 

[Newt]

Thanks very much for all the detail Skate.

After digging into the code I wasn't sure if the pullback entry was the only way to use it, but for ASX shares traded long (no shorts) what you describe makes sense.

 

[Skate]

Skate's Modified CAM Strategy – 22nd March 2019 (weekly update)
For the first time readers of the ‘Dump it here’ thread I will post the explanation of the CAM strategy on my weekly updates. Attaching the explanation of the CAM Strategy with the weekly updates will be helpful to some & a refresher to others.

Once the explanation is read - scroll down to the updated records below.

The CAM Strategy explanation
1. The CAM strategy indicates how two well-known indicators are able to help traders identify major price movements that produce repeatable patterns.

2. The CAM strategy uses a combination of indicators to identify upward and downward trends as well as pullbacks in existing trends and countertrend rallies.

3. Using the (ADX) & (MACD) indicators in conjunction with an exponential moving average (EMA) and the commodity channel index (CCI) helps to confirm signals generated.

The CAM strategy is an abbreviation of Coordinated ADX and MACD.

PLEASE NOTE (it's critical to the CAM Strategy)
(a) The CAM system works well in a positive trend & generates a tremendous amount of buy signals (PositionScore is critical to the strategy success)
(b) In a BEAR market this Strategy performance suffers with large drawdowns.
(c) The idea of my StaleStop exit is in place for the protection against large draw downs.
(d) Skate's modified CAM strategy uses a unique set of parameters with additional filters because the standard CAM rules are not enough to maximize the odds of profit, it is mandatory to apply this trading system to a trending universe of stock.

CAM Signals
The CAM strategy is a combination of 4 patterns that produce a tremendous amount of signals that can be short lived producing false & confusing signals. The amount of false signals proves the CAM strategy is not the “Holy Grail” but then again no strategy lives up to that title. The false signals are impossible to avoid & this is where the commodity channel index (CCI) comes into its own by filtering out many of those false, annoying signals.

ADX
The average directional index (ADX) shows the strength but not the direction of the price that is trending. Trading in the direction of a strong trend reduces risk and increases profit potential. The ADX rises as the price strengthens into an identifiable trend & falls when the price weakens or consolidates.

MACD
Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) is a trend-following momentum directional indicator that shows the direction of the price movement.

How the CAM Strategy works
The CAM indicator compares the slope of MACD and ADX and identifies the following 4 market patterns.

1. Uptrend = green candlesticks
2. Pullback = gold candlesticks
3. Downtrend = red candlesticks
4. Counter trend = blue candlesticks

Trade Setup (Enter LONG)
Buy tomorrow at the open if today is a GOLD-coloured bar(which represents the CAM-PB, meaning that both the 10-period ADX and MACD are declining) but the 14-period CCI is above zero, OR if today is a BLUE-coloured bar (the 10-period ADX is declining but MACD is rising) and today’s close crosses above the 13-period EMA.

Trade Setup (Exit LONG)
Sell tomorrow at the open if today is a RED-coloured bar (which corresponds to the CAM-DN; that is, the 10-period ADX is rising but the MACD declines) and today’s close is below the 13-period EMA.

Skate's CAM Strategy Settings
Weekly Strategy
$300,000 Capital
20 Position Portfolio
$15,000 Fixed Positions
Starting Date 1st January 2019

CAM Strategy Weekly Update format
1. This week’s Buy & Sell positions to be placed in the pre-auction before Monday's open if action is required.
2. This week's generated Buy & Sell signals for the CAM Strategy (at the end of trade on Friday)
3. Portfolio performance line chart updated weekly (at the end of trade on Friday)
4. The CAM Strategy ‘Open’ positions will be posted weekly (at the end of trade on Friday)
5. The CAM Strategy ‘Closed’ positions will be posted weekly (at the end of trade on Friday)
6. The CAM Strategy Dashboard will be posted weekly (at the end of trade on Friday)



1. This week’s buy & sell positions to be placed in the pre-auction before Monday open.

2. This week's generated Buy & Sell signals for the CAM Strategy


3. Portfolio performance line chart updated weekly


4. CAM Strategy ‘Open’ position


5. CAM Strategy ‘Closed’ positions


6. CAM Strategy Dashboard


Skate.

 

[Skate]

Skate's Modified CAM Strategy – 29th March 2019 (weekly update)
For the first time readers of the ‘Dump it here’ thread I will post the explanation of the CAM strategy on my weekly updates. Attaching the explanation of the CAM Strategy with the weekly updates will be helpful to some & a refresher to others.

Once the explanation is read - scroll down to the updated records below.

The CAM Strategy explanation
1. The CAM strategy indicates how two well-known indicators are able to help traders identify major price movements that produce repeatable patterns.
2. The CAM strategy uses a combination of indicators to identify upward and downward trends as well as pullbacks in existing trends and countertrend rallies.
3. Using the (ADX) & (MACD) indicators in conjunction with an exponential moving average (EMA) and the commodity channel index (CCI) helps to confirm signals generated.

The CAM strategy is an abbreviation of Coordinated ADX and MACD.

PLEASE NOTE (it's critical to the CAM Strategy)
(a) The CAM system works well in a positive trend & generates a tremendous amount of Buy signals.
(b) PositionScore is critical to the CAM strategy success.
(c) In a BEAR market the CAM Strategy performance suffers with large drawdowns.
(d) The idea of my StaleStop exit is in place for the protection against large drawdowns.
(e) Skate's modified CAM strategy uses a unique set of parameters with additional filters because the standard CAM rules are not enough to maximize the odds of profit, it is mandatory to apply the CAM trading system to a trending universe of stock.

CAM Signals
The CAM strategy is a combination of 4 patterns that produce a tremendous amount of signals that can be short lived producing false & confusing signals. The amount of false signals proves the CAM strategy is not the “Holy Grail” but then again no strategy lives up to that title. The false signals are impossible to avoid & this is where the commodity channel index (CCI) comes into its own by filtering out many of those false, annoying signals.

ADX
The average directional index (ADX) shows the strength but not the direction of the price that is trending. Trading in the direction of a strong trend reduces risk and increases profit potential. The ADX rises as the price strengthens into an identifiable trend & falls when the price weakens or consolidates.

MACD
Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) is a trend-following momentum directional indicator that shows the direction of the price movement.

How the CAM Strategy works
The CAM indicator compares the slope of MACD and ADX and identifies the following 4 market patterns.

Chart patterns
1. Uptrend = green candlesticks (or Bars)
2. Pullback = gold candlesticks (or Bars)
3. Downtrend = red candlesticks (or Bars)
4. Counter trend = blue candlesticks (or Bars)

Trade Setup (Enter LONG)
Buy tomorrow at the open if today is a GOLD-coloured bar(which represents the CAM-PB, meaning that both the 10-period ADX and MACD are declining) but the 14-period CCI is above zero, OR if today is a BLUE-coloured bar (the 10-period ADX is declining but MACD is rising) and today’s close crosses above the 13-period EMA.

Trade Setup (Exit LONG)
Sell tomorrow at the open if today is a RED-coloured bar (which corresponds to the CAM-DN; that is, the 10-period ADX is rising but the MACD declines) and today’s close is below the 13-period EMA.

Skate's CAM Strategy Settings
Weekly Strategy
$300,000 Capital
20 Position Portfolio
$15,000 Fixed Positions
Starting Date 1st January 2019

CAM Strategy Weekly Update format
1. This week’s Buy & Sell positions to be placed in the pre-auction before Monday's open if action is required.
2. This week's generated Buy & Sell signals for the CAM Strategy (at the end of trade on Friday)
3. Portfolio performance line chart updated weekly (at the end of trade on Friday)
4. The CAM Strategy ‘Open’ positions will be posted weekly (at the end of trade on Friday)
5. The CAM Strategy ‘Closed’ positions will be posted weekly (at the end of trade on Friday)
6. The CAM Strategy Dashboard will be posted weekly (at the end of trade on Friday)

Start of the weekly updated records




1. This week’s buy & sell positions to be placed in the pre-auction before Monday open.


2. This week's generated Buy & Sell signals for the CAM Strategy


3. Portfolio performance line chart updated weekly


4. CAM Strategy ‘Open’ position


5. CAM Strategy ‘Closed’ positions


6. CAM Strategy Dashboard


Skate.

 

[Skate]

Update
For transparency a Chart will be attached to the weekly update from next week. I’ve realised that I have not included a chart in the weekly updates to display the colour coding of the Chart patterns.

How the CAM Strategy works
The CAM indicator compares the slope of MACD and ADX and identifies the following 4 market patterns.

Chart patterns (A Bar Chart is displayed at the bottom of this post – item #7)
1. Uptrend = Green Bars (or candlesticks)
2. Pullback = Gold Bars (or candlesticks)
3. Downtrend = Red Bars (or candlesticks)
4. Counter trend = Blue Bars (or candlesticks)

At the bottom of this weeks update there is a chart for the first ‘Buy’ signal generated this week regardless whether the position is taken. I have included the Chart to demonstrate the colour coding of the Chart patterns.

Trade Setup (Enter LONG)
Buy tomorrow at the open if today is a GOLD-coloured bar (which represents the CAM-PB, meaning that both the 10-period ADX and MACD are declining) but the 14-period CCI is above zero, OR if today is a BLUE-coloured bar (the 10-period ADX is declining but MACD is rising) and today’s close crosses above the 13-period EMA.

Trade Setup (Exit LONG)
Sell tomorrow at the open if today is a RED-coloured bar (which corresponds to the CAM-DN; that is, the 10-period ADX is rising but the MACD declines) and today’s close is below the 13-period EMA.




7. The CAM Strategy first weekly ‘Buy’ Chart to demonstrate the bar colour coding.


Skate.

 

[Skate]

Skate's Modified CAM Strategy – 5th April 2019 (weekly update)
For the first time readers of the ‘Dump it here’ thread I’ll post the explanation of the CAM strategy on my weekly updates. Attaching the explanation of the CAM Strategy with the weekly updates will be helpful to some & a refresher to others.

Once the explanation is read - scroll down to the updated records below.

An expanded CAM Strategy explanation
Trading is all about catching price movements & the most sought-after indicators are those that identify price trends. While the trends are obvious in retrospect, it's another matter altogether to identify the trend in the heat of trading. By combining two popular indicators will not only help traders detect the trend direction but also the trend strength of that price movement.

As you may have noticed, a number of rather complicated indicators are available to measure trend direction & strength but none of these indicators unfortunately are perfect. The indicators involved in the CAM Strategy are the average directional index (ADX) and the moving average convergence/divergence (MACD).

The (ADX) functions as a trend detector, rising as price strengthens into an identifiable trend and falling when price moves sideways or loses its trending power. Unfortunately, the (ADX) does not reveal the trend direction. The (MACD) on the other hand, indicates price momentum and can also be used to identify price direction as it rises above its trigger line or falls below its zero line.

CAM Strategy Simplified
1. The CAM strategy indicates how two well-known indicators are able to help traders identify major price movements that produce repeatable patterns.
2. The CAM strategy uses a combination of indicators to identify upward and downward trends as well as pullbacks in existing trends and countertrend rallies.
3. Using the (ADX) & (MACD) indicators in conjunction with an exponential moving average (EMA) and the commodity channel index (CCI) helps to confirm signals generated.
4. The combination of the (MACD) and (ADX) register their signals after the start of a price move, with the (ADX) slower to respond than the (MACD).
5. The indicator combination will not pinpoint tops and bottoms, however traders can expect the (ADX) and (MACD) combination to identify and capture part of a trending move.
6. More important, the CAM Strategy can help traders stay on the right side of the market and increase the probability of successful trading results.
7. The Cam Strategy buys Pullbacks & Countertrends & sells on a Downtrend when the close is below the 13-period EMA.

The CAM strategy is an abbreviation of Coordinated ADX and MACD.

Please Note (it's critical to the CAM Strategy)
(a) The CAM system works well in a positive trend & generates a tremendous amount of Buy signals.
(b) PositionScore is critical to the CAM strategy success.
(c) In a BEAR market the CAM Strategy performance suffers with large drawdowns.
(d) The idea of my StaleStop exit is in place for the protection against large drawdowns.
(e) It’s mandatory to apply the CAM trading strategy to a trending universe of stock.
(f) Skate's modified CAM strategy uses a unique set of parameters with additional filters because the standard CAM rules are not enough to maximize the odds of profit.

CAM Signals
The CAM strategy is a combination of 4 patterns that produce a tremendous amount of signals that can be short lived producing false & confusing signals. The amount of false signals proves the CAM strategy is not the “Holy Grail” but then again no strategy lives up to that title. The false signals are impossible to avoid & this is where the commodity channel index (CCI) comes into its own by filtering out many of those false, annoying signals. When both indicators are combined on the same chart, trend strength and trend direction become clear through the colour coding of the price bars or candlesticks.

ADX
The average directional index (ADX) shows the strength but not the direction of the price that is trending. Trading in the direction of a strong trend reduces risk and increases profit potential. The (ADX) rises as the price strengthens into an identifiable trend & falls when the price weakens or consolidates. The (ADX) can be confusing because it is interpreted differently from other indicators. Most indicators move up when prices rise, and they fall when prices decline, that’s not necessarily the case with the (ADX).

MACD
Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) is a trend-following momentum directional indicator that shows the direction of the price movement. The (MACD) can mislead us at times as we often forget the (MACD) is basically a momentum indicator, so it does not always accurately reflect price movement.

How the CAM Strategy works
The CAM indicator compares the slope of (MACD) and (ADX) and identifies the following 4 market patterns. The combination of these 4 patterns can help traders stay on the right side of the market and increase the probability of successful trading results. (The bar colours are displayed in the chart below)

Chart patterns
1. Uptrend = Green Bars (or candlesticks)
2. Pullback = Gold Bars (or candlesticks)
3. Downtrend = Red Bars (or candlesticks)
4. Counter trend = Blue Bars (or candlesticks)

A Bar Chart is attached at the bottom of this post
At the bottom of this week’s update there is a chart for the first ‘Buy’ signal generated regardless whether the position is taken. I have included the Chart to demonstrate the colour coding of the Chart patterns.

Trade Setup (Enter LONG)
Buy tomorrow at the open if today is a GOLD-coloured bar [which represents the CAM-PB, meaning that both the 10-period (ADX) and (MACD) are declining] but the 14-period (CCI) is above zero, OR if today is a BLUE-coloured bar [which represents the CAM-CT, meaning the 10-period (ADX) is declining but (MACD) is rising] and today’s close crosses above the 13-period EMA.

Trade Setup (Exit LONG)
Sell tomorrow at the open if today is a RED-coloured bar [which corresponds to the CAM-DN, that is, the 10-period (ADX) is rising but the (MACD) declines] and today’s close is below the 13-period EMA.

Skate's CAM Strategy Settings
Weekly Strategy
$300,000 Capital
20 Position Portfolio
$15,000 Fixed Positions
Starting Date 1st January 2019

CAM Strategy Weekly Update format
1. This week’s Buy & Sell positions to be placed in the pre-auction before Monday's open if action is required.
2. This week's generated Buy & Sell signals for the CAM Strategy (at the end of trade on Friday)
3. Portfolio performance line chart updated weekly (at the end of trade on Friday)
4. The CAM Strategy ‘Open’ positions will be posted weekly (at the end of trade on Friday)
5. The CAM Strategy ‘Closed’ positions will be posted weekly (at the end of trade on Friday)
6. The CAM Strategy Dashboard will be posted weekly (at the end of trade on Friday)
7. The CAM Strategy first weekly ‘Buy’ Chart to demonstrate the bar colour coding.

Start of this weeks updated records


1. Listed below is week’s buy & sell positions to be placed in the pre-auction before Monday open if action is required.


2. This week's generated Buy & Sell signals for the CAM Strategy


3. Portfolio performance line chart updated weekly


4. CAM Strategy ‘Open’ position


5. CAM Strategy ‘Closed’ positions


6. CAM Strategy Dashboard



7. The CAM Strategy first weekly ‘Buy’ Chart to demonstrate the bar colour coding.


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