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Automated Strategies Put TradeStation on the Map Years Ago. Learn More in This Free Tutorial
David Russell
March 31, 2022

One of TradeStation’s earliest innovations is still one of its most powerful: automated futures strategies. These systems can use a wide of range of indicators and technical signals like moving averages, Bollinger Bands and MACD. Automated futures strategies can buy and sell key products like the S&P 500 E-mini futures and Nasdaq-100 E-minis according to programmed rules and criteria, helping investors overcome emotions and human error.

Strategies can be back-tested over decades of market conditions. TradeStation’s tools can also optimize criteria and settings to adjust performance and manage risk.

This webinar helps customers get started with automated futures strategies. It explains how to add them to charts, modify their settings, manage trading and run optimization. The free download demonstrates how existing strategies can be modified according to the approaches of individual investors.

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About the author

David Russell is Global Head of Market Strategy at TradeStation. Drawing on nearly two decades of experience as a financial journalist and analyst, his background includes equities, emerging markets, fixed-income and derivatives. He previously worked at Bloomberg News, CNBC and E*TRADE Financial. Russell systematically reviews countless global financial headlines and indicators in search of broad tradable trends that present opportunities repeatedly over time. Customers can expect him to keep them appraised of sector leadership, relative strength and the big stories – especially those overlooked by other commentators. He’s also a big fan of generating leverage with options to limit capital at risk.