Research method
Scale-out position reduction
Scale-out position reduction is a canonical archive-taxonomy method; this registry entry defines its inputs, output and use boundary.
- Output
- Signal
- Input
- Rule inputs, market state and execution constraints
- Horizon
- The system holding period
- Best use
- Make entry, exit and abstention rules testable as one procedure.
- Input: Rule inputs, market state and execution constraints.
- Output: signal.
- Use boundary: Make entry, exit and abstention rules testable as one procedure.
The archive
Where the method has been read
Read in the archive22 readings
1989One add option sizing with a scale-out and a trail1989Shorter series need fewer recovery hits and raise scale-in cash1991Precommit scale-outs and puts to replace impulse1991A written game plan for checklist, scale-out and staggered stops1998Cash recovery grids for residual share construction2002Cap, scale, and delever when research buys late2004Name the stop, require a 1:3 reward, then scale out half2005Why pre-target scale-outs lower expected value2008Preplanned butterfly exits with stops and scale-outs2010Qualified trend, volume breaks, and a staged scale-out2011Gated entry and scale-out after a climactic selloff2011First-target review: scale out or flatten2012Tiny scale-out as a systems decision test2014Written size and exit scripts for scaling and risk2014Equal-dollar staging versus lump-sum and residual scaling2017Constructing livable scale-out exit rules2017Why the simpler looking system is harder to run2018Prewritten scale-out and exponential moving-average exit procedure2019Grade the first seasonal long-put gain as a maintenance exam2019A same-session opening-range breakout with a whole-number stop and scale-out2019A dual-career swing procedure that must output entry, scale-out, or abstention2019Failed candlestick fades with breakout permission and scale-out
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