Guest Appearance on Chat with Traders
By Dave Mabe
Ian and Tessa had me on the Chat with Traders podcast to talk about my background and my transition to backtesting and automating my trades.
Here are the show notes:
How Dave got introduced to markets: From early exposure to investing through his family to actively seeking more control over his capital and moving from swing trading into day trading.
Why rules matter: The transition from discretionary decisions to systematic frameworks — and why trading without a process is a fast path to inconsistency.
Backtesting as a “superpower”: What backtesting really does for strategy development and confidence in your edge.
Reconciling backtests with real life: Practical realities of execution, slippage, and market structure — and how to build a feedback loop so your live results get closer to your simulations.
Drawdowns and mindset: How to handle periods where a strategy doesn’t behave as expected, and why many traders quit in drawdowns rather than at all-time highs.
Scaling a trading business: The difference between scaling size versus scaling breadth — and why uncorrelated strategies matter.
Practical first step for systematic traders: How to start adding structure to your trading with backtesting, even if you’re not a programmer.
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-Dave
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