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Strategy Factory Workshop
Introduction To The Strategy Factory Course
Welcome & Road Map (12:26)
Live Workshop Recordings
Overview & Onboarding Session (86:10)
Introduction, Live Workshop Slides
Live Workshop Recordings - May 29, 2025 (365:04)
Live Workshop Recordings - April 17, 2025 (373:41)
Live Workshop Recordings - March 6, 2025 (374:02)
Live Workshop Recordings - Jan 23, 2025 (373:51)
Live Workshop Recordings - Dec 12, 2024 (563:44)
Live Q&A - Mar 18,2021 (107:29)
Live Q&A - August 7, 2023 (74:00)
Easy Language Programming Instruction
Introduction and Roadmap
Helpful Guides From Tradestation
Reference Material, Getting Help
Getting Correct TS Version (I use 10.0 as of mid 2021)
Inserting A Chart
What Are Futures Continuous Contracts?
Building A Strategy
Adding A Stop Loss To A Strategy
Adding A Profit Target To A Strategy
Profit/Loss Keywords To Avoid
Adding "If" Statements - SUPER IMPORTANT!
Using The Easy Language Help File
Let's Add Momentum and Moving Averages
Incorporating RSI Into A Strategy
Using Dates and MarketPosition
Using BarsSinceEntry Keyword
Understanding Variables
Understanding Inputs
Plotting
Basics Of Optimizing
Understanding "Out Of Sample" Testing
The Strategy Performance Report
Advanced Concept - Using Data2
Advanced Concept - Using A Custom Session
Using Built In Strategies
Using Kevin's Strategies
Getting Even More Help
What's Next?
2 Minute Tip Series - Helpful Tips and Tricks
Shortcut - Learn By Watching Me Build Strategies!
Watch Me Build A Strategy I (151:31)
Watch Me Build A Strategy II (35:02)
Create Your First Strategy (Build Alongside Me) - Lesson 1
Create Your First Strategy (Build Alongside Me) - Lesson 2
Create Your First Strategy (Build Alongside Me) - Lesson 3
Create Your First Strategy (Build Alongside Me) - Lesson 4
2022 - Watch Me Build A Strategy - With & Without MultiOpt (100:12)
Strategy Factory Step 1 - Goals And Objectives
What Are Your Goals And Objectives? (26:09)
Section Quiz - Good Goals, Or Bad Goals?
Strategy Factory Step 2 - Trading Ideas
Why Trading Ideas Are So Important (28:03)
Can Automated Strategy Building Software Give You Trading Ideas? (14:22)
Avoiding SetStopLoss and SetProfitTarget
How To Use Data Mining To Unearth Trading Ideas (31:05)
9 Different Entries I Use (88:57)
Entry and Exit Confessions - 52 Entry And Exit Ideas
9 Terrific Trading Entries, 7 Sensible Exits
My Bookshelf - Here Is Where I Gotten Lots Of Good Ideas Over The Years
Next Step - You Have Your Idea, Now How Do You Create A Strategy? Building Blocks (15:20)
Section Quiz - Basics Of Trading Ideas
What If You Have Too Many Inputs In Your Strategy? (18:08)
Exit Study 2024 (65:46)
Eliminate Big Losses When Avoiding SetStopLoss (13:50)
Strategy Factory Step 3 - Preliminary Testing
What Is Preliminary Testing? (21:44)
Section Quiz - Prelim Testing
Strategy Factory Step 4 - Walkforward Testing
Walkforward Testing Primer - Learn The Basics Of Walkforward Testing (24:49)
Manual Walkforward - Best Way To Really Understand The Walkforward Process
Comparison Of 2 Different Walkforward Approaches
Example Walkforward Demo - Stratopt WFP Software (17:21)
Example Walkforward Demo - Multi-Opt Software (6:36)
More Helpful Walkforward Tutorial Info For Multi-Opt Users
Fitness Functions - Which One Is Best?
Re-Optimizations - How Do You Do It?
Section Quiz - How Well Can You Walkforward?
Re-Optimizing 3rd Party Non-MultiWalk Strategy (10:05)
Re-Optimizing 3rd Party MultiWalk Strategy (5:11)
Re-Optimizing Your Own MultiWalk Strategy (4:44)
Strategy Factory Step 5 - Monte Carlo Simulation
Basics Of Monte Carlo Testing (13:13)
Monte Carlo Analysis - Single Strategy
Enhanced Monte Carlo To Improve Pass Rate (34:52)
Monte Carlo Analysis - Two Strategies
Portfolio Monte Carlo
Section Quiz - Monte Carlo Testing
Strategy Factory Step 6 - Incubation
Basics of Incubation (38:08)
Section Quiz - Incubation
Strategy Factory Step 7 - Diversification & Position Sizing
Basics of Position Sizing and Diversification (6:48)
The Diversificator™ (25:21)
Checking For Correlation (27:40)
Negative Correlation (37:18)
Section Quiz - Diversification And Position Sizing
Dynamic Position Sizing
Martingale & Beyond - Position Sizing (59:57)
Strategy Factory Step 8 - Live Trading
Monitoring Live Strategies (8:55)
Account Sizing (36:39)
Rollovers For Futures
Stop Orders and Gaps - Watch Out!
How To Trade Minis and Micros Based On The Big Contracts (8:57)
When To Quit Trading A Strategy
Going Live With Automation
Trading Multiple Strategies, Same Instrument, Same Account
Section Quiz - Live Trading
Bonus Class - Automation & Other Topics- Dec 2021 (92:17)
When To Quit - End On A High Note (69:11)
Dealing With Phantom Fills (17:41)
Look Inside Bar Backtest Guidelines
Account Sizing For Portfolios (106:49)
"Exit This Position" & "Close Position" Dialog Boxes
Sample Strategies
GOLD Strategies 06-22-25
GOLD Strategy Package 09-24
Tradestation Code - All Strategies 08-01-23
Performance Reports 08-01-23
Strategy #1 - NQ
Strategy #2 - ES
Strategy #3 - Multi Market
Strategy #4 - GC
Strategy #5 - CL
Strategy #6 - KW
Strategy #7 - NG
Strategy #8 - US
Bitcoin Ideas and Strategies, Correlation Study (62:48)
Re-Optimizations
Sample Strategy #1 - ES
Sample Strategy #2 - ES
April 2021 - Performance of Sample ES2
Strategy Factory Club
May 2025 Latest Club Rules (Includes Slippage Info)
Strategy Submittal Sheet
Entry Ratio Test Highlights (40:07)
Club "Bounty" Program
Kevin's Multi-Opt / Multi-Walk Settings
Strategy Factory Best Practices & Tips
Best Practices Document
2 Minute Trading Tip Videos
Best Practices - SetStopContract and SetStopPosition
Improving Your Performance
Improving Your Performance - March 2023 (33:59)
Improve Your Performance 2019 - Part1 (36:33)
Improve Your Performance With Entry Ratio - 2019 (60:25)
Q&A Session - You'll Pick Up Some Good Tips From This Student Question Session (93:56)
Improve Your Success Rate - Tips To Make Better Strategies (67:23)
Q&A Session - 12-21-22 (58:44)
Inspiration From Other Strategy Factory Traders
Student Survey Answers - Learn From Experiences Of Other Students
Interview With 2 Traders - Find Out Why They Initially Were Not Passing Strategies (52:04)
Interview With 3 More Traders - Find Out Their Secrets to Success (35:20)
Strategy Factory Forum
Join The Forum!
Working With Other Strategy Factory Students
Collaborating With Other Students
Spreadsheets and Tools
All Spreadsheets In One Convenient Place
Stock Market Algo Trading
Presentation and Slides (75:37)
Stock Slippage Indicator
Questions & Answers
2024-2025 Open Q&A Sessions
October 4, 2024 (75:46)
December 23, 2024
Student Surveys
2024 Student Survey (8:50)
AI And Algo Trading
Effective AI Prompts
AI For Trading Entry Ideas (17:51)
AI For Trading Filter Ideas (10:33)
AI For Trading Exit Ideas (54:29)
AI For Trading Strategy Ideas (49:48)
KevinGPT
KevinGPT As A Trading Coach
Coming Soon (Possibly!)
GOLD Strategies 06-22-25
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