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Line Your Own Pockets

Line Your Own Pockets

Dave Mabe and Michael Nauss 98 Episodes Jun 29, 2026

A weekly show for systematic traders who want to make more money from their trading strategies.

Episodes

The Fastest Way to Find Your Next Trading Strategy Jun 29, 2026 2430
Why Your First Trading Strategy Can Hold You Back Jun 22, 2026 2611 In this week's episode of Line Your Own Pockets, we continue the recent series on the mindset of creating new strategies.This time, we focus on branching out from your first profitable strategy, after you've started creating variations of that first one.Topics covered:Why do even successful traders struggle to create a second strategy?Develop new strategies before you need themDaily revie
How to Add More Trades to Your Strategy Jun 15, 2026 3021 In this week's episode of Line Your Own Pockets, Dave shares the exact steps he took to go from 300 trades a year to 3500 by backtesting and automating his trading system.We discuss:Moving down timeframes to add more tradesHow I added more trades but spent less time tradingHow backtesting changed everything for meMost strategies have more depth than traders realizeAnd much more... ---Befo
From One Profitable Strategy to Two Jun 8, 2026 2699 In this week's episode of Line Your Own Pockets, we take on a listener question from Emmett on how to go from one profitable strategy to two.We discuss:How most traders never get to this point and whyDifferent approaches for strategy two - a variation of strategy one or completely different?It's easier to create a variation of strategy one - start going a mile deep rather than a mile wide
Follow Up on Interview with Garrett Drinon Jun 1, 2026 2292 On this week's episode of Line Your Own Pockets, we reflect on the recent interview with Garrett Drinon from last week.We discuss:Principles of elite performance span across different domainsProcess matters more than outcomesCopying others might work temporarily, being truly unique matters in the long runAdapting to changing markets is a skill you can developAnd much more... ---Before you
Interview with Garrett Drinon, SMB Capital May 25, 2026 3541
A Better Way to Get Market Data May 18, 2026 3052 In this episode of Line Your Own Pockets, Dave shares two new tools to download and manage market data for backtesting and creating profitable trading strategies.Both of these tools are available for free in the Free Tools section of my website. (More free tools coming soon.)Michael and I discuss the motivation for creating these.Topics covered:Traditional IQFeed/AmiBroker backfill workfl
How Important Are Delisted Symbols to Your Strategy? May 11, 2026 2320 In this week's episode of Line Your Own Pockets, we discuss the touchy subject of delisted stocks. In this "spirited" discussion, Michael and I agree on the concept of survivorship bias, but disagree on how important it is.Topics covered:What is survivorship bias, and how does it affect trading strategiesWhat types of strategies are more vulnerableWhen it makes sense to include delisted s
Create Redundancy in your Trading Business May 4, 2026 2306 In this week's episode of Line Your Own Pockets, we discuss adding redundancy to your trading. Outages aren't a matter of if but when.Topics include:Failures will happen eventually - plan for them ahead of timeBroker-side, server-held exit orders (like at IBKR) make this simpleTest your setup before you get forced toRevisit your setup regularly as your trading income grows over timeAnd mu
How To Choose a Broker for Systematic Trading Apr 27, 2026 2796
Interview with Brandon Kaisler from Cesta Capital Apr 20, 2026 3022 In this week's episode of Line Your Own Pockets, we sit down with Brandon Kaisler of Cesta Capital, a brokerage catering to active short sellers.In a wide-ranging interview, we discuss topics from a broker's perspective, including:How most brokers make money from hidden fees, not commissionsWhy brokers prefer systematic traders (hint, hint)How the market for short locate fees worksHow 24/
All About Data for Backtesting Apr 13, 2026 2371 In this week's episode of Line Your Own Pockets, we discuss market data for backtesting.Topics covered:Data for backtesting is far different (and easier) than for real-time tradingLike "free" commissions, you typically get what you pay for when it comes to market dataChoices come down to whether you need intraday dataAvoid overengineering - no premature optimization!And much more... ---Be

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