Cutting losses is the most commonly cited method to manage risk for traders. However, I have heard of some traders who don't use cut-loss method...
Thank you for the graph. From the graph, a good guideline is to have at least 600 trials in the backtest to avoid over-fitting. Unfortunately, I...
How long should backtest historical period be is a tricky question. If backtest period is too long, say, 30 years, the strategy may not be...
To add on, any stock which has >100% short interest makes it an easy target for short squeeze, even if the business fundamentals is terrible...
Here's my own take. GME's short interest was more than 100% at one point. I don't know how much of that was from Melvin. However, I expect any...
TA is not bullshit but you make a good point that with Melvin's AUM to manage, he has a far more challenging problem that retail elitetraders...
Anyone knows what is Melvin Capital's compounded annual returns since inception after the abrupt >50% loss?
Melvin Capital was one of the top hedge funds since inception in 2014. They are one of the few hedge funds who handily beat benchmark stock market...
Bloomberg ranked the best places to be in during Covid pandemic. No 1 -> New Zealand No 2 -> Singapore...
I believe the USD600 per week should have difficult criteria to meet. Otherwise, I see no other way but U.S to go down if this becomes a way of life.
The exchange is open for all to see. Who's the civil and uncivil one, we can make our own judgments. Thanks for your contribution.
Please don't let uncivil exchange spoil this thread. Thank you.
True. If someone is uncivil to you, it's hard to be civil back. Sometimes, being too civil to a bully will encourage even more bullying.
I started this thread to ask the expert elitetraders for some possible reasons for quant funds underperforming the past 5 years. Unfortunately, a...
I didn't watch the video. As a general comment, talking about absolute amounts without percentages is meaningless. If 150k is only 0.5% of a...
What I don't understand is when quants, particularly those in the equities space, say they perform well when markets are volatile. This statement...
Another example is Prada on Hong Kong exchange. I guess derivatives like CFDs which avoid stamp fee/FTT will become more popular if FTT is...
French Total oil company (symbol TOT) trading on NYSE as ADR. Right on U.S doorstep.
French stocks and italian stocks have FTT. Currently, there are some French stocks and Italian stocks which are listed in overseas exchanges. When...
I don't quite understand this part in your post in bold. U.S stocks are only traded on U.S exchanges. How can U.S investors/traders shift their...
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