The Seven Deadly Sins of Technical Trading

OK, this is the final segment. No, really. This is it. This column will wrap up everything in one neat little package.

Hah -- if only! No, I'm serious about this being the final methodology column. I'm not serious about the neat little package stuff, though, because, well, trading is never that tidy.

No, if you did your homework and paper traded, you've already discovered some of the twists and turns your method makes. Isn't it annoying how what you thought was perfect in theory is less so in practice?

Well, I hate to say it, but all that tinkering you did with your paper trading? That was the easy stuff compared with putting it to the test with real money. ...