Line Your Own Pockets

By Dave Mabe and Michael NaussBusiness Investing

Line Your Own Pockets episodes

September 01, 2025 Which Version of This Strategy Is Best?
We discuss 4 different variations of a strategy that Dave is deciding between and the thought process for doing so.

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Before you go!
The next time you find yourself in a drawdown, I want you to stop what you're doing and head on over to betterbacktesting.com to sign up for my free backtesting email course.
I hope to see you there!
44 min
August 25, 2025 Choosing a Trading Computer
Lessons learned from buying a new trading computer.

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Before you go!
The next time you find yourself in a drawdown, I want you to stop what you're doing and head on over to betterbacktesting.com to sign up for my free backtesting email course.
I hope to see you there!
36 min
August 18, 2025 How to Trade When Traveling
Remote desktop solution mentioned:
RustDesk
TailScale

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Before you go!
The next time you find yourself in a drawdown, I want you to stop what you're doing and head on over to betterbacktesting.com to sign up for my free backtesting email course.
I hope to see you there!
50 min
August 11, 2025 Running Out of Buying Power - Part 2
More discussion on buying power and running out of it might be a good thing.

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Before you go!
The next time you find yourself in a drawdown, I want you to stop what you're doing and head on over to betterbacktesting.com to sign up for my free backtesting email course.
I hope to see you there!
44 min
August 04, 2025 Running Out of Buying Power - A Good Thing?
Is running out of buying power... actually good?
Here's the graph of buying power mentioned in the episode:
Is Running Out of Buying Power A Good Thing?

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Before you go!
The next time you find yourself in a drawdown, I want you to stop what you're doing and head on over to betterbacktesting.com to sign up for my free backtesting email course.
I hope to see you there!
42 min
July 28, 2025 Deep vs. Wide: Two Paths to Trading Profits
How many trades should your strategy take and how profitable should each one be?
There are two distinct approaches to answering this question, and most profitable traders fall into one camp or the other.

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Before you go!
The next time you find yourself in a drawdown, I want you to stop what you're doing and head on over to betterbacktesting.com to sign up for my free backtesting email course.
I hope to see you there!
39 min
July 21, 2025 Symbol Lists in Strategies - Yes or No?
Should you restrict your strategy to trade a certain list of symbols?
In a surprisingly heated debate, Michael and Dave discuss this topic and different reasons for each approach.

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Before you go!
The next time you find yourself in a drawdown, I want you to stop what you're doing and head on over to betterbacktesting.com to sign up for my free backtesting email course.
I hope to see you there!
50 min
July 14, 2025 Looking at P&L (Your's or Some Else's) Is Toxic
Looking at your P&L while you're trading is toxic. This also applies when looking at someone else's results - perhaps even more so.

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Before you go!
The next time you find yourself in a drawdown, I want you to stop what you're doing and head on over to betterbacktesting.com to sign up for my free backtesting email course.
I hope to see you there!
37 min
July 07, 2025 Your Backtest Looks Great - What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
Be wary when going from backtest to live trading. You're at peak optimism, and if you're not careful, disappointment awaits.
In this episode, we discuss all the ways a live trading can fall short of your backtest and what you can do about it.

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Before you go!
The next time you find yourself in a drawdown, I want you to stop what you're doing and head on over to betterbacktesting.com to sign up for my free backtesting email course.
I hope to see you there!
53 min
June 30, 2025 When is your Strategy Good Enough?
How to get out of backtest world and make the next steps to get your strategy live.

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Before you go!
The next time you find yourself in a drawdown, I want you to stop what you're doing and head on over to betterbacktesting.com to sign up for my free backtesting email course.
I hope to see you there!
41 min