23 results for author: Rep. Melissa Sargent
Backtesting That Actually Works: Practical NinjaTrader 8 Workflows for Futures and FX
Okay, so check this out—I've been knee-deep in strategy testing for years. Wow! Sometimes backtests look like a miracle. Other times they lie right to your face. My instinct said many retail tests are optimistic. Hmm... and sadly, that's often true.
Initially I thought more data alone would fix it. Actually, wait—let me rephrase that: more data helps, but only if the data is the right kind and your assumptions about execution are honest. On one hand you can run thousands of historical runs in an afternoon and feel confident. Though actually, if you haven't stressed the strategy for slippage, latency, and parameter stability, that confidence is ...
Why liquid staking + a mobile/browser wallet changes how you use Solana (and how to pick a validator)
I almost missed the moment when liquid staking stopped being a niche hack and became an everyday tool. Wow. At first it felt like a shiny DeFi toy—interesting, but maybe risky. My instinct said "wait", but then I started using a few setups on my phone and in a browser and, honestly, the utility won me over. Here's the thing. Liquid staking blends yield with liquidity, and when you pair it with a wallet that supports staking and NFTs, your Solana experience gets a lot more flexible.
Short version: liquid staking lets you earn staking rewards without locking up your SOL in a way that prevents trading or using it in DeFi. That changed how I think ...
REJECT FEAR, CELEBRATE INCLUSIVENESS
Last week, I took my oldest son to New York City to celebrate his high school graduation. Together, we stood at the base of the Statue of Liberty – soaking in the words that embodied our nation’s ethos 240 years ago at its founding: “Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free”.
Think about what those words mean for a moment. In this beautiful poem, the United States of America is literally calling out to the rest of the world, stating clearly that we welcome those who have been downtrodden, those in war torn lands, those who wish for a better life.
We live in a land that provides opportunity, a land that ...