
Trading diary of a quantitative discretionary trader
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The S&P 500 and Nasdaq rolled over last week after a hotter than expected CPI print.
Trailing stops on my long positions were triggered above my breakeven levels, and my long book is now 20% invested (IBIT long), down from 67% last week. I...
Happy Sunday!
I am recovering from a severe case of the flu, so I wanted to share this note to catch up and get back on track with the US equity market.
I went long US equities in April 2026. You can check out my Marc...
“If you have timed the movement correctly, your first commitment will show you a profit at the start.”― Jesse Livermore
When I analyzed more than six years of my trades in 2019, I discovered that my returns were inversely proportional to m...
In my previous note on July 10, 2026 ‘Time to go fishing’, I noted that, according to my S&P 500 regime model, it was time to step back and go fishing if you’re a long biased swing trader. Early August showed some opportunities, but overall...
“There is time to go long, time to go short and time to go fishing.” — Jesse Livermore
Hope everyone is having a fantastic summer!
My last post was on May 28. Since then, I’ve been busy enjoying summer with family, working on a research...
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The writers behind this newsletter.
Quant discretionary trader. Former data scientist & Astrophysicist. I manage two quant strategies in my PA: i) a concentrated long-only equity strategy with a holding period of 6-18 months, & ii) swing long/short with a holding period of 4-8 weeks
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