Using Neuromaster

   Let's get right into using Stock Neuromaster. As I stated before, any stock is tradable whether you are 'going long' or 'shorting' . I am going to begin by focusing on long positions. I will go over shorting stocks at a later time. Let's begin by choosing the settings you want to use in the software. Just open up the software and choose the 'settings tab'.

Then choose trading strategy

This is where you can choose to model long positions, short positions, or both. I am choosing long positions only, and I am setting the account size to $1,000. Any account size works for me, as I am only using it for comparing models to choose the best one.

                                          Then I am going back to 'settings' and I am going to set my stop-loss settings. I am just going to do a 5 percent stop-loss, but I usually don't use any stops for modeling purposes. I did it this time so I could compare the models using a stop with those not using a stop just so I could personally observe the difference.

 

 

Next, I am going to click on the 'new tab' and set my first model to run. I am going to pick a stock, any stock, and I randomly picked Ford which trades by the symbol of "F".

 

 

You simply put in the symbol, them choose the name of your model, which I chose as FORD-1, as I plan on doing a total of 5 models from Type'1' to Type'5'. When you hit 'finish' the program will immediately tell you how many 'stops' were activated, then it will ask you if you want to start learning. You hit 'yes' of course and the software starts doing the learning process for your model.

 

 

When your model has finished learning, then you can do a new model, which I always do all 5 of the preset models. In this case I named each model FORD-1 through FORD-5.  After all models are run, then I go to the 'analysis tab' at the top and choose 'strategy performance comparison'. This way I can choose the best model I have created for using going forward.

 

   In my next post I will get more in depth. There are so many more tools and things you can use to help. This only scratches the surface of what is possible, and I will do my best to go over everything so you can get the most out of Stock Neuromaster. I have been using this software for over 8 years now, and you frankly would not believe the results I have obtained, so I will not try to give you a bunch of numbers. Let's just say that I am happy with the results.

 

I will try to get better screenshots of every step of using this software. This was just a very quick basic start-up. I would be interested in what all of you would like to know or learn. Much of what you might need to know would be based on your experience with equity trading. I don't want to be too simple, but I also don't want to leave anybody in the dark so to say. Thanks for all of your comments so far.

 

 

Have a great day,

Roger