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5th April 2014

The case for Draw-downs

The biggest worry for a Systematic Trader is the Draw-down number. Bigger the number, more he worries about his ability to trade the system since it can be psychologically difficult to maintain composure when a large part of the capital has been temporarily lost. I say temporarily because unless you throw the bath water with the baby, a good system...

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5th July 2013

Where are the Yachts

We human being are always in a state of flux. Many of us are what George Soros once said about opinions – Strong opinions, weakly held and some of us are also those who have Weak opinions but strongly held. We constantly keep changing our view of the outside world depending not on the signals that came from outside but...

Reminiscences of the Past 22nd June 2023
When I first came into the Industry, I wasn’t sure of what I wanted to become. Within a year or two though, I knew that I wanted to be a stockbroker. The reason – money. I could see good brokerage firms earning a lakh or more per month. This at regional stock exchanges. Brokers of […]
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External Validations 20th June 2023
Something I have observed and one I wonder if the one thing that is unique to the stock markets is the need for external validation. If you ask a small businessman how business is, more times than not, he will have a list of complaints and how it’s getting tougher. An investor / trader on […]
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Symmetry in Thinking 17th June 2023
When I first started going to the stock brokers office, my idea of investing was closer to value investing. But at the brokers office, all I encountered were people who were trading. In due course of time, that is where I ended up as well. Trading regardless of whether you are profitable or not can […]
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70 Experts Share the Most Important Lesson 2nd June 2023
When podcasts first got started, it was interesting to hear. Great investors we knew about only in books or articles came to talk about a variety of things. Learning became interesting. Today, we are overwhelmed by content, and this includes podcasts. On any given day, I assume there are hundreds of new podcasts that are […]
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A deep dive into The Zurich Axioms 24th February 2023
Many years ago, someone had recommended The Zurich Axioms by Max Gunther and I remember reading it though I doubt I took home any lessons. Recently I got a physical copy and decided to read it once again. Much water has flown since my last read and while I doubt it has influenced me, experience […]
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The True Contrarian Strategy – Momentum 12th February 2023
Contrarian investing is described as buying when no one wants to buy and selling when no one wants to sell. Much of value investing in many ways is contrarian investing. In the book, Contrarian Investing, the Authors say that any stock that fulfills 2 out of the following 4 criteria can be considered as a […]
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The Itch 3rd February 2023
So, there I was yesterday sitting at a hotel waiting for friends to arrive. One good thing about waiting these days is that you no longer are bored because there is always something on social media to read about. I on the other hand was checking not social media but Kite (Zerodha App) to see […]
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