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Strategy Factory Workshop
Introduction To The Strategy Factory Course
Welcome & Road Map (12:26)
Live Workshop Recordings
Overview & Onboarding Session (182:34)
Introduction, Live Workshop Slides
Live Workshop Recordings - Dec 4, 2025 (364:53)
Live Workshop Recordings - Oct 17, 2025 (372:20)
Live Workshop Recordings - Sep 4, 2025 (374:25)
Live Workshop Recordings - July 17, 2025 (370:20)
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)
Mean Reversion vs. Trend Following - Internet "Beef" Webinars (104:02)
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
Aug 21 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
2025 - Improve Your Strategy Pass Rate (72:13)
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
Collaboration Meeting - 7-24-25 (53:28)
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
Dec 16, 2025 (58:30)
Collaborator Meeting - Dec 16, 2025 (29:38)
October 4, 2024 (75:46)
December 23, 2024
Student Surveys
2024 Student Survey (8:50)
AI And Algo Trading
11 AI Inspired Algo Trading Strategies Book - BONUS Pack
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
11 AI Inspired Algo Trading Strategies
Coming Soon (Possibly!)
Collaborator Meeting - Dec 16, 2025
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