Jumat, 11 November 2011
Popular Business Opportunities
Business opportunities are everywhere but there are some businesses that stand out more than others because of customer demands and the market trends. It is actually hard to predict where the business environment will be going a few years from now because every year, more businesses are closing while at the same time a lot of businesses are opening up. However, there are some businesses that
And Here's One We Made In The Workshop
We made a lot of progress in the Workshop so far. We worked Saturday to Tuesday. We had guys from all around the globe, stretching from California through Venezuela, Russia to Australia. A great and diligent group intent on moving their trading to the next level.
We are in the hands on portion of the Workshop. The guys are working to put into practice what they have learned. I added a couple of extra hours for tomorrow, Saturday for Q & A, and we have our final session on Sunday to address any issues that the attendees have discovered during their testing.
On Monday we created an algo to autotrade. We wrote it using the ES as our model for picking the trading pictures we wanted to capture. I then reconfigured that exact algo - same trading logic - to trade my favourite DAX. I decided to break my day into two and below you can see the London morning version (DAX trades differently after about London noon when America wakes up). Today it had three trades: two winners and a loser with an overall green day.
This algo has an expected win rate of about 63%. It's still a work in progress because it's missing a couple of filters, BUT IT IS TRADEABLE. The process of creating an algo, as the attendees discovered, is an iterative one. We create something that works and then improve it. We test and test and retest until we create an algo with the profile we want. We start with the trades we want to capture, how much we want to make, what our risk pain threshold is and use that as our goal in building the algo.
We are in the hands on portion of the Workshop. The guys are working to put into practice what they have learned. I added a couple of extra hours for tomorrow, Saturday for Q & A, and we have our final session on Sunday to address any issues that the attendees have discovered during their testing.
On Monday we created an algo to autotrade. We wrote it using the ES as our model for picking the trading pictures we wanted to capture. I then reconfigured that exact algo - same trading logic - to trade my favourite DAX. I decided to break my day into two and below you can see the London morning version (DAX trades differently after about London noon when America wakes up). Today it had three trades: two winners and a loser with an overall green day.
This algo has an expected win rate of about 63%. It's still a work in progress because it's missing a couple of filters, BUT IT IS TRADEABLE. The process of creating an algo, as the attendees discovered, is an iterative one. We create something that works and then improve it. We test and test and retest until we create an algo with the profile we want. We start with the trades we want to capture, how much we want to make, what our risk pain threshold is and use that as our goal in building the algo.
Kamis, 10 November 2011
8 Tips to More Business Blog Traffic & Visitors
No Problem!
Getting visitors to your great content is not rocket science and will not require you to move mountains. Here’s how to get increased visitor traffic to your business blog.
Take Advantage of Your Network
If you’ve been actively getting out, mingling with neighbors, clients and other fellow business owners - you’ve built up a pretty good network of potential blog readers and website-owning associates. Drop them an email to let them know about your new blog and ask them if they’ll read it and recommend your articles.
Promote Your Blog’s URL
You're in business which means you understand that everything you do is related to marketing. This concept applies to your business blog as well! Keep an eye out for different ways to make people aware of your blog’s URL. The most obvious way is to include it on any branding material like business cards, letterhead, in your email signature, and of course on your website! Make sure your blog is easy to get to - don't just tell people you have a blog, be sure to include the address or link your blog icon directly to your business blog. If you have a storefront - create a poster or signage that compels people to check out your blog for compelling information. Be creative - there are no limits to the ways you can promote your blog.
Don’t Ignore Search Engine Optimization
Just like your website, making sure your business blog is optimized for search engines to find it is a very smart thing to do. It may not make much difference right away but search engines are constantly looking for current and valuable content. As you continue to establish this consistently, it will pay huge dividends the larger and older your blog gets. Be sure to include relevant keywords in your blog title especially so the search engines know what your post is mainly about.
Create a Consistent Theme
The majority of bloggers don’t design the themes for their blog. As a business blogger you'll want to make sure that your visitors can identify right away what your blog is about and the kind of information they can expect. The look and feel of your blog should match that of your business. Please don't confuse this with blatent advertising. If your blog only sells you and your products - then you are less likely to get repeat visitors or blog subscribers. Your blog content should relate to your business and brand you as the expert (clearly this should be part of your theme).
Comment on Other BlogsCommenting on other blogs is a great way to get noticed, both by the blogger and by people reading the comments. Make sure your comments add value to the discussion, though. Saying comments like “That’s right!” or “I agree” doesn't give me any kind of connection to your own knowledge. Plus the strategy could backfire in a huge way if you only make comments that tryto get visitors to your blog by spamming other blogs.
Create Valuable Links Within Your Blog
In every post you write, be sure to link to sources, your website, other associate's websites and other pertinent locations. If you link to another blog, most avid bloggers watch their sites and notice right away if someone has linked to them, quite often leading to a beautiful friendship. Create posts specifically to review, expound, critique or disagree with things other bloggers have written (always respectfully so), and be aware of other opportunities to link out in every post you write. Some people worry that this kind of link sharing will lead people away from your blog but to be honest, just like most social media - sharing is caring. Make your business blog visitor believe that you have their interests in mind and again, they will remember you as the expert!
Join a Blog Network
A blog network is simply a collection of blogs that help drive traffic to one another. Large, established networks might not accept new blogs, but many do hold open application periods every so often. You can also approach networks that look like a good fit for your blog or even start your own — getting visitors to your blog and helping others to do the same!
Most Importantly…
All of these ideas are based on the assumption that you are posting relevant content on your business blog — which is easily the number one way to get visitors to your blog. If you don’t have valuable content, you’re not going to stand out and get repeat visitors. If you do have great content, you may not have to do anything else. People will talk and link and promote you themselves without you having to lift a finger. It’s not quite “If you build it, they will come,” but it’s very close. The main thing you may have to remember is to be patient.
So spend you initial energy on posting stuff worth reading before you start trying to actively get people to read it. You will not be disappointed!
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Fit For Purpose
The recent indices markets' activity reminds me of the joke about the old lady who gets knocked down by a truck. The driver stops, sticks his head out of the window and looking back yells: "Watch out!". The old lady who is not hurt, but is lying on the road, yells back: "Why? Are you coming back?"
Investors are having a tough time because indeed the truck runs over them and then comes back and does it again.
Today's market was one of those. The overnight ES was quite weak and after the RTH close, continued the weakness shown in RTH. During the European session, the wind changed as the ECB and Italy acted. The news and rumors turned the market around causing a violent rally taking the ES from it's session low of 1218.00 to over 1242.00 in a very short time. Talking of shorts, it looked like the shorts were caught and that fueled the rally.
In the Workshop, we saw how to create an algo and then how to optimise it and make it robust so that it's fit for purpose. I very strongly emphasise that an algo must not just look profitable in optimisation and forward walking. It must be tradable, and the test for that is the SIM trading. The whole process of creating an algo is time consuming, as the testing must be rigorous. As any weaknesses or omissions are found in the trading logic, the creator needs to make adjustments and then retest. There must also be a protocol to both monitor the algo's performance and to keep it profitable.
The trades below are the Hybrid trades based upon one such algo. Tuning the algo to specialize in a specific time of the trading day is also a worthwhile thing to do.
Investors are having a tough time because indeed the truck runs over them and then comes back and does it again.
Today's market was one of those. The overnight ES was quite weak and after the RTH close, continued the weakness shown in RTH. During the European session, the wind changed as the ECB and Italy acted. The news and rumors turned the market around causing a violent rally taking the ES from it's session low of 1218.00 to over 1242.00 in a very short time. Talking of shorts, it looked like the shorts were caught and that fueled the rally.
In the Workshop, we saw how to create an algo and then how to optimise it and make it robust so that it's fit for purpose. I very strongly emphasise that an algo must not just look profitable in optimisation and forward walking. It must be tradable, and the test for that is the SIM trading. The whole process of creating an algo is time consuming, as the testing must be rigorous. As any weaknesses or omissions are found in the trading logic, the creator needs to make adjustments and then retest. There must also be a protocol to both monitor the algo's performance and to keep it profitable.
The trades below are the Hybrid trades based upon one such algo. Tuning the algo to specialize in a specific time of the trading day is also a worthwhile thing to do.
Rabu, 09 November 2011
Tank V2.
The original tank shown in the last blog post did not pass hydro it failed at about 180PSI where the integral liner failed. This tank was desiged for 500PSI burst.
So the second attempt used a slightly different process for the liner. The liner actually turned out lighter, but it was so light that is started to buckle during the overwind process. We were targeting a 1000 PSI tank this time and the logitudinal windings for 1000 PSI were done, but the tank started to buckle after only about half the circumference windings. When this happend the tank was removed from the winding machine, slightly presurized and put in the curing oven.
Based on the partial winding the tank theoretical burst value was just over 500 PSI.
Today the tank burst at 500 PSI. There appears to be general stress all over the tank, but the failure was fairly catastrophic showing that the fiber matrix was distributing the load correctly and the failure was not a point failure. All in I'm very happy about this result.
With 85% peroxide the tank that just failed at 500PSI (Even with double the needed longitudinal windings) has a mass ratio of 36!!!!
We are about to make tank V3 and will modify the fixture so we can slightly pressurize the liner while winding.
Here is a picture of the tank.
So the second attempt used a slightly different process for the liner. The liner actually turned out lighter, but it was so light that is started to buckle during the overwind process. We were targeting a 1000 PSI tank this time and the logitudinal windings for 1000 PSI were done, but the tank started to buckle after only about half the circumference windings. When this happend the tank was removed from the winding machine, slightly presurized and put in the curing oven.
Based on the partial winding the tank theoretical burst value was just over 500 PSI.
Today the tank burst at 500 PSI. There appears to be general stress all over the tank, but the failure was fairly catastrophic showing that the fiber matrix was distributing the load correctly and the failure was not a point failure. All in I'm very happy about this result.
With 85% peroxide the tank that just failed at 500PSI (Even with double the needed longitudinal windings) has a mass ratio of 36!!!!
We are about to make tank V3 and will modify the fixture so we can slightly pressurize the liner while winding.
Here is a picture of the tank.
Focus on DAX
I'm an avid DAX trader, as you all probably know. It took me a while to get back what I lost trading that contract, all those years ago, but it was worth it. The tick size of 12.5 Euro (0.5 points) is fantastic for a contract that can move 2,500 to 5,000 Euros during the 14 hours of the day that it trades.
More and more Americans are joining the party and volume has been climbing steadily, although a 300,000 contract day is still at the top end of, or even above, normal.
The fact that the DAX trades for 14 hours a day means that it is available to traders from all over the world in all different time zones. It is an extremely volatile market, but once it is mastered you don't need many good trades in a day in order to hit the goal of even the most ambitious trader.
Caveat Emptor: DAX takes no prisoners and even a CP trader would find it worthwhile to SIM it until they find their feet. My cost of not SIMing was considerable. I didn't SIM, as the technology was not up to it back then.
The trades on the DAX chart below are fairly representative of what can be achieved using my methods. A lot of it can even be automated and Hybrid trading the DAX is a great help due to the volatility. Flo enters on limit orders, exits on limit targets that I post manually and I stop myself out manually when I am wrong. No slippage is the result.
More and more Americans are joining the party and volume has been climbing steadily, although a 300,000 contract day is still at the top end of, or even above, normal.
The fact that the DAX trades for 14 hours a day means that it is available to traders from all over the world in all different time zones. It is an extremely volatile market, but once it is mastered you don't need many good trades in a day in order to hit the goal of even the most ambitious trader.
Caveat Emptor: DAX takes no prisoners and even a CP trader would find it worthwhile to SIM it until they find their feet. My cost of not SIMing was considerable. I didn't SIM, as the technology was not up to it back then.
The trades on the DAX chart below are fairly representative of what can be achieved using my methods. A lot of it can even be automated and Hybrid trading the DAX is a great help due to the volatility. Flo enters on limit orders, exits on limit targets that I post manually and I stop myself out manually when I am wrong. No slippage is the result.
Selasa, 08 November 2011
Loving the Hawthorn vibe
Hi Everyone
Wow wow wow, i can't believe how amazing it's all going. Customers coming through the doors are so impressed with all the gorgeous products and wonderfully relaxed atmosphere. I feel like i've been doing this for years and it's only been a few weeks. You know when something is so perfect it just FEELS right. I've never slept better.
The local community has been so welcoming as well. Lots of locals have dropped in and introduced themselves which is such a lovely feeling as i'm new in this suburb.
We have some exciting news actually, we are looking for a new cafe tenant! Expressions of interest are now being taken to lease the space and turn it into a dream cafe filled with passion, food and fun. Feel free to drop in any day if you would like to have a look at the huge space facilities that come with it including a full kitchen which has recently been put in.
Some great new products have come in over the past few weeks including Mum's Secret, Milk N Honey puzzle cubes, Escargot clothing and swimwear, Toddler Tints, Afterglow kids soaps and Mooky shoes.
We also have some fantastic items on sale in store, check out these bargains!
All Coco and Phoenix soft soled shoes just $15.95 for the month of November.
25% off all Mini Treasure Kids Clothing
Minim kerchief style bibs were $16, now just $12
Buy one, get one free in another colour (same size & style) on all Gypsy kids products.
Deadwolf graphic tees were $45, on sale for just $29. Size boys 10 - Mens available
The new webstore should be up and running by next week.
Happy hump day!
Nicole Herrick
KIDS STYLE HUB
www.kidsstylehub.blogspot.com
Wow wow wow, i can't believe how amazing it's all going. Customers coming through the doors are so impressed with all the gorgeous products and wonderfully relaxed atmosphere. I feel like i've been doing this for years and it's only been a few weeks. You know when something is so perfect it just FEELS right. I've never slept better.
The local community has been so welcoming as well. Lots of locals have dropped in and introduced themselves which is such a lovely feeling as i'm new in this suburb.
We have some exciting news actually, we are looking for a new cafe tenant! Expressions of interest are now being taken to lease the space and turn it into a dream cafe filled with passion, food and fun. Feel free to drop in any day if you would like to have a look at the huge space facilities that come with it including a full kitchen which has recently been put in.
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| Could you turn this into a gorgeous cafe? |
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| Lots of potential |
Some great new products have come in over the past few weeks including Mum's Secret, Milk N Honey puzzle cubes, Escargot clothing and swimwear, Toddler Tints, Afterglow kids soaps and Mooky shoes.
We also have some fantastic items on sale in store, check out these bargains!
All Coco and Phoenix soft soled shoes just $15.95 for the month of November.
The new webstore should be up and running by next week.
Happy hump day!
Nicole Herrick
KIDS STYLE HUB
www.kidsstylehub.blogspot.com
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