Month: June 2012

Moving Abroad: Tax Implications for Daytraders (tax treaties)

Posted on June 29, 2012November 18, 2020 by Oddmund Groette

Last Updated on November 18, 2020 by Hakan Samuelsson In may I wrote about tax implications for people moving abroad, both from Norway or anywhere else for that matter. They

An Example of Rebate

Posted on June 28, 2012November 24, 2020 by Oddmund Groette

Last Updated on November 24, 2020 by Oddmund Groette Some weeks ago I wrote about rebate trading. To better illustrate this I will show you a copy of my P/L

The Importance of Trading Records

Posted on June 27, 2012November 24, 2020 by Oddmund Groette

Last Updated on November 24, 2020 by Oddmund Groette I record every trade I make in Excel. I categorize them into short/long, which day of the week, date, where the

What Is More Important? Entry or Exit?

Posted on June 25, 2012November 24, 2020 by Oddmund Groette

Last Updated on November 24, 2020 by Oddmund Groette Most traders seem to focus more on entry and money management than exit when developing strategies. It is perhaps no sense

MACD Histogram

Posted on June 20, 2012November 24, 2020 by Oddmund Groette

Last Updated on November 24, 2020 by Oddmund Groette I’m trading some strategies based on mean reversion on a sample of 77 ETFs. Those ETFs are the most liquid ones.

Commission Costs

Posted on June 16, 2012November 24, 2020 by Oddmund Groette

Last Updated on November 24, 2020 by Oddmund Groette Trading is very difficult. Not only is it difficult to find profitable strategies, but you also have to overcome slippage and

What Is Slippage?

Posted on June 13, 2012November 15, 2018 by Oddmund Groette

Last Updated on November 15, 2018 by Oddmund Groette One word I often use in my articles is the word slippage. Simply explained this means the difference between fictional results

Four Down Days And Up?

Posted on June 12, 2012November 24, 2020 by Oddmund Groette

Last Updated on November 24, 2020 by Oddmund Groette I did some counting yesterday. Not because I was trying to get some sleep, but rather trying to find some trading

Trading And Computer Programming

Posted on June 11, 2012November 24, 2020 by Oddmund Groette

Last Updated on November 24, 2020 by Oddmund Groette These days computer and algo trading do most of the volume in the US. Stocks move very fast and at a

Why Day Trade US Stocks?

Posted on June 6, 2012November 24, 2020 by Oddmund Groette

Last Updated on November 24, 2020 by Oddmund Groette I am Norwegian, and living in an obscure former soviet country, but are mainly trading US stocks. Why? There are several

How To Receive Commissions – Rebate Trading

Posted on June 4, 2012November 18, 2020 by Oddmund Groette

Last Updated on November 18, 2020 by Hakan Samuelsson Yes, the headline is correct. It is actually possible to have a net income from commissions. This is called rebate trading.