Go to the moon in this episode with former rocket scientist and renown algorithmic trader Perry Kaufman who took the exponential smoothing of missiles into the markets to determine buy and sell signals. Hear his views of the markets and why he never watches the movie Apollo 13. Louise Bedford looks at your trading Eureka moment.Mindpower – Louise BedfordTRADING EUREKA moments are precious and the relief which comes from them are sublime.Louise explains what happens in the brain when these moments occur and why we should hang on in to experience one. Perry KaufmanPerry began his career on the space program working on the navigation for Gemini which was later used for Apollo missions and subsequently military reconnaissance.He was also incidentally one of the guys who caused the Y2K problem.But even in aerospace they had free time.Perry used exponential smoothing (similar to moving averages) to determine the path of missiles and he took that technique into the markets to determine buy and sell signals.He evolved into a trader, strategy developer and risk manager using algorithmic systems and is a renown and leading expert in the field.In this interview from The Bahamas Perry speaks about: trend following and moving averages why currencies play follow the leader and why when the US raises rates other countries have to follow breakout systems accepting risk as a trader highlights of his time aerospace and why he won’t watch the movie Apollo 13.To find out more about Perry and his prodigious work go to: www.kaufmansignals.com Tired of feeling like the market has the upper hand? That confusion is costing you money and peace of mind. My Trading Made Simple video course cuts through the noise. In just a few lessons, I’ll show you the exact steps professionals use to trade with confidence — no guesswork, no fluff. Go to tradinggame.com.au right now and grab it for free. Don’t stay stuck — clarity is just one click away. Serious about getting the trading results you deserve?If you’re serious about getting the trading results you deserve, don’t leave it to chance. Head over to tradinggame.com.au and grab your free trading plan template. It’s going to help you trade with confidence. Make today the day you step up. Trade confidently. Louise Bedford is a best-selling author and founder of www.tradinggame.com.au and www.talkingtrading.com.au.FacebookYouTube TwitterLinkedIn

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