Hi t2w, my first post here.
My background is in IT (currently working as a .net developer) and realised a number of years ago I was spending too much time getting good at useless things, namely all to do realting to my career. Since then ive done a grad dip in finance, which was a great overview on how the markets work..
But of course didn't cover anything to do with operating in the markets.
So thats where im at, ive had a few, err, attempts at intraday trading index'es, and made many of the classic trading mistakes, so should be better from here 🙂
Im currently interested in intraday trading the FTSE, or something for a longer frequency for AORD. (US markets are during sleep time, and for asia im at work).
Where im at now, easing into the process of day trading (where i have to be) and backtesting the textbook moving average strategy on the ftse (but with 2 min bars!!) which is looking good after a few weeks.
Take care.