Stock Selection - It involves a process of creating universe with similar characteristics so that we can increase the probability of our trading strategy. - Stock selection might involve - volatility, volume, delivery, gapup/down, liquidity, mcap, fundamentals, news, certain theme based on macro trend
2. Strategy for that stock (when to enter + when to exit) - It also involves time-period selection(holding period) - It involves finding best indicators or methodology by which we can make entry and exit decision
3. Backtesting for strategy to calculate winning percentage - Backtesting helps us to calculate winning percentage - Drawdown - No. of consecutive times trades could go wrong. - Type of market environment strategy behave best or poorly - It helps us find out ideal holding time for stock if target is not reached - It helps us modify our entry and exit criterion.
4. Modifying strategy at step 2 if backtesting at step 3 is not satisfactory