Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
These are some of the FAQ that the ShareFinder team receives. If you don't find your answer here please contact us.
- buy, sell, pyramiding, lightening signals and rules and other components which make up the trading system;
- indicators used and why they are used (eg. SIROC, Relative Strength Comparison (RSC), ATRVE, Exponential Moving Average, Volatility Stop, etc);
- volatility, signal type and market capitalisation parameters in determining individual stock risk levels;
- the components in your customised SPA3 Trading Plan and risk profile;
- SPA3 risk management for market and sector risk;
- liquidity risk and how to customise SPA3 to trade stocks that trade fluidly according to the capital that you commit to the methodology;
- Money management rules and how and why position sizes are calculated the way they are;
- How many open positions to have at any given time and why;
- Risk profile explanations for all capital sizes;
- the edge itself including drawdowns, profit to loss ratios, profit ratios, expectancy and other statistics of importance;
- Market risk strategies;
- Regular processes, routines and mindset;
- What to do in the event of a takeover, new listing, etc..
How much detail do you provide about the indicators, settings, rules, etc found in your methodologies?
All of the elements of the Intelledgence and SPA3 solutions are explained in thorough detail meaning that it is completely transparent despite its high intellectual property value. This means that no elements of the methodology are hidden like some 'black box' automated systems available.
In helping customers make money in the stock market, it is our preference that our customers understand the logic behind the signals and rules. This is why they are documented in detail in our SPA3 manual and training material.
From experience we know that your trust, confidence and Long Term success in implementing the SPA3 and Intelledgence mechanical trading systems will result from you understanding the edge and the indicators, settings and rules which make it what it is. Through SPA3 automation we have made the processes simple but we don't recommend that any new user starts trading until they understand the intricacies in detail of all the SPA3 elements.
This is why it is so important to us that we thoroughly define all SPA3 elements including:
If this sounds 'over the top' to the uninitiated you should accept that these are the sorts of processes required to be successful in the markets. Businesses without processes to deal with their operating environment fail as do individual traders that don't have processes to deal with the environment of the markets.
