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    Monday Mailbag

    January 16, 2023January 16, 2023 Pete

    I always wanted to do some mailbag type posts. It’s an easy way to knock down some writing. I am hopeful I can write a

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    Shorting HKD — A Trade Breakdown

    January 8, 2023January 8, 2023 Pete

    Let’s do a post I rarely do — I’m going to break down a “routine trade”. There’s nothing special about this trade — no glitches, no

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    Prospects

    November 4, 2022November 4, 2022 Pete

    I’m a huge sports junkie–have been ever since I was 7 years old. One subset of the early years of my fandom was how much

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    What’s it like to realize you’re good at something?

    July 23, 2022November 4, 2022 Pete

    2009, I remember waking up in 4am to run 2 miles a day before hours of pre-market research before trading. I was 20. Everyone else

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    Trading Ethos

    July 20, 2021July 20, 2021 Pete

    What is your trading ethos? Your trading ethos is a set of beliefs and principles. For some traders, it centers around a trait like patience

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    Grievances

    March 25, 2021July 20, 2021 Pete

    There was this trader named Tony at my old firm, back in 2011. He was an accomplished veteran trader and considered one of the core

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    What does resilience feel like?

    January 10, 2021July 20, 2021 Pete

    In 2020, I traded every single day of the year.  Not a single day off. That’s the first time I ever have done that, for

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    The Yips

    December 25, 2020July 11, 2021 Pete

    I started watching sports around 1996. Magic Johnson came out of retirement. Michael Jordan won his first title since his own un-retirement. Brett Favre won

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    Writing More // Social Aspect of Trading

    December 20, 2020July 11, 2021 Pete

    I have been doing some reflection on why I don’t write more. I think about what this blog could have become if I committed to

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    False Inspiration

    July 3, 2020July 11, 2021 Pete

    I am currently reading the Jim Simons book, “The Man Who Solved the Markets”. It’s very good, I suggest you check it out. There’s this

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