George Pruitt
Owner at Trend Following Systems
Hendersonville, North Carolina, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolGeorge Pruitt is an author, software engineer, and owner focused on algorithmic trading research, bringing over 30 years of hands-on experience applying systematic strategies to futures markets. A UNC-Asheville computer science graduate, he spent decades developing and deploying sophisticated trading algorithms as Director of Research for Futures Truth, managing strategies across portfolios with AUM exceeding $100M. He has authored multiple John Wiley & Sons books and a five-volume EasyLanguage series, blending practical code-level expertise with market-tested system design. Now running TrendFollowingSystems.com, he researches non-correlated, longer-term methodologies and filters to remove low-probability trades while preserving profitability. Based in western North Carolina, he combines a programmer’s curiosity with real-world trading operations—an uncommon mix that underpins his ongoing drive to build technically elegant, robust trading systems.
10 years of coding experience
31 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree, Computer Science, Bachelor's degree, Computer Science at University of North Carolina AshevilleBachelor of Science, Computer Science, 3.4, Bachelor of Science, Computer Science, 3.4 at UNC Asheville
Github Skills (13)
tiddlywiki5
ide4
python4
rails3
trading2
charting2
llm2
toolbox2
editor2
python-ide1
optimizer1
algorithmic-trading1
trading-bot1
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
georgepruitt/TradingSimula18
Sep 2018 - Jan 2020
Python System Back Tester - Traversing Over Then Down
Contributions:8 commits, 3 PRs, 9 pushes in 1 year 4 months
python
georgepruitt/TradingSimula-18-1.02
Nov 2020 - Aug 2024
Version using Open PyXL and Long Com Names
Contributions:4 PRs, 11 pushes, 7 branches in 3 years 9 months
pythonlong
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