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A Profitable Strategy For Stocks

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Why Retail Traders Lose in the Options Market

From November 2019 to June 2021, the aggregate portfolio of retail investors suffered losses estimated at $2.1 billion.

Find out why you are almost certain to lose money if you trade options.

Gold Vs. Bitcoin: The Ultimate Showdown Between Physical and Digital Wealth

Despite the similarities, gold and bitcoin are fundamentally more different than alike. We take a deep dive into the two assets.

Backtest of the Week

🔍 Strategy: Bitcoin performance in October

  • Buy: Buy the close of September

  • Sell: Sell the close of October

  • Test period: 2014 - today

  • Includes slippage & commissions (0.05%)

📊 Results:

  • 📈 Avg gain per trade: 17.7%

  • Win Rate: 83%

  • ⏱️ Exposure: 9%

  • ⚠️ Max Drawdown: -12%

🧠 Quant Mindset

“Volatility Is Not Risk”

Don’t confuse volatility with danger.
True risk = losing your edge, not having red days.

🔹 A system can be volatile but still robust
🔹 Avoid judging risk by emotion — use stats

Tip: Use rolling Sharpe or MAR ratios to monitor live system health.

😵 Behavioral Bias of the Week

Recency Bias

We overreact to what just happened and underweight longer-term results.

Examples:

  • Ditching a good system after three losing trades

  • Going “all in” on what just worked in the last 2 weeks

💡 Focus on long-term expectancy - not short-term pain.

📏 Quant Concept of the Week

Kelly Criterion: Bet Size That Builds Wealth

The Kelly formula helps you size trades for maximum long-term growth, based on your edge and risk.

🎯 Formula (simplified):
Kelly % = Win Rate – (1 – Win Rate) / Risk-Reward Ratio

Pros:

  • Maximizes geometric returns

  • Encourages discipline and capital efficiency

⚠️ Caution:

  • Full Kelly can be aggressive — many quants use Half-Kelly for stability

  • Sensitive to incorrect inputs — garbage in, ruin out

💡 Use your backtest stats (win rate & payoff ratio) to calculate it and fine-tune your position sizing like a pro.

📊 Trading Edge of The Month

Gold and Platinum subscribers got the following monthly trading edge for GLD:

  • Avg return per trade: 1.02%

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🧠 Quote of the Week

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