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I think you’ll do great in Fx derivs with that background!

Nice catch @IamTheCasino Hfrx also keeps track of hedge fund strategies and their returns. https://www.hedgefundresearch.com/family-indices/hfrx#

yes actually. Swing traders are really just a sub-genre of momentum trading. You can look up CTA returns and compare yours to them.

Hi Joel, Your background looks really good. Would be super helpful to have someone who’s well versed (and more expert than I) in econ. I’ll ping you directly.

Yes — in gaming you practice your strategy and learn from your opponent. That is key to trading. Realize that your opponent has $$$ to spend on r&d and teams of phds. You’re not going to outsmart them so you need to test them for weaknesses (e.g. when don’t they trade...?).

Always understand why you think your trading strategy should incur excess returns. If you can’t explain that and develop some theory that’s tied to market dynamics or economic operations then you’re really just gambling poorly.

What are you trying to do? You need to fit your model to a scenario just FYI.

Hi Vince. Cool post and thanks for sharing. Quick question— what is the risk premia you are trying to harvest or arbitrage out here? Specifically, what is your underlying theory behind why a breakout should pay you in excess returns? Afaik you are not trading catalysts, so to me it looks like...

Yes. PS: to those responding — in your message tell me a little bit about your background, what tools you currently use or have access to, and what you’re interested in. There’s no de minimis, but it’ll add useful context. Important note: I’m not a retail day trader, so this is less like...

Pro trader here (hf and ibd experience). I can tell you that beating the market is very easy, as long as you can control what your benchmark is. For example, if my benchmark is the S&P 500, I can beat it by excluding certain sectors or industries with a negative outlook. So if the S&P 500 posts...

Hi folks, I'm a long-time lurker, new-time poster. Long story short, I'm a professional trader with 8+ years of experience (both on sell-side and buy-side), and am building out a global macro and long/short strategy to launch in a hedge fund vehicle ideally within the next 2-4 quarters. As a...