A weekly show for systematic traders who want to make more money from their trading strategies.
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Confessions Of A Market Maker brings 20 years of Wall Street educational trading experience, coupled with entertaining stories; both in and away from the markets. The podcast is Co-Hosted by former 20 year Market Maker, JJ (@vwaptrader1) & Poker Professional/trader, Ray (@AllxDayxRayx), who are occasionally joined by guests of high esteem in the industry. Confessions Of A Market Maker has quickly become one of the highest viewed and popular podcasts in the finance/trading space.
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How many monitors should you have? What chart platform should you use? "A lot of indicators on a chart is a sign of mediocrity." -- Dave Software mentioned: Interactive Brokers Amibroker eSignal Free email course on backtestingBy Dave Mabe and Michael Nauss
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Trade-Ideas OddsMaker: https://www.trade-ideas.com/guide/chapter/22/22Backtesting_Oddsmaker.html Amibroker: https://amibroker.com/ RealTest: https://mhptrading.com/ QuantConnect: https://www.quantconnect.com/ Michael's RealTest Coding Helper: https://chatgpt.com/g/g-5AvG9XdDY-realtest-coding-helperBy Dave Mabe and Michael Nauss
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What is a regime filter and is it useful? That's the question we discussed on this episode - Michael and Dave have completely different approaches. Here are links to articles referenced in the episode: Why I Ignore The Overall Market When I Trade Why I Avoid Overall Market Filters in Strategies Is The Market Really More Likely To Continue As The Ga…
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A listener asks how he can remove 30% of the trades he's taking in his trading strategy that he knows are hurting his results. Are you interested in Backtesting but don't know where to start? Learn the basics with Dave's free email course.By Dave Mabe and Michael Nauss
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Episode #128: Andrew O'Connell US Investing Champion on Early Trading Struggles, Trade Sizing & Risk
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US Investing Championship 2023 top performer with a gain of+103.5%. Currently leading this years 2024 competition with a whopping 409% as of date of recording. He’s a fundamental & Technical Analysis. Founder of Pristine Capital. Confessions of a Market Maker presents Andrew O’Connell. ---------------------------------------------------------------…
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Is Limited Time For Trading - A Good Thing?
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Many traders come to me with a single complaint - I wish I had more time to devote to my trading. It takes me back to my early days when I had the same thoughts! It wasn't until several years of hindsight that I realized that having limited time for trading... is a good thing. We discuss why that is and how you can turn limited time into a positive…
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Dave and Michael discuss several ways to incorporate news into a technical trading strategy.By Dave Mabe and Michael Nauss
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Dave and Michael discuss the implications of the research from the previous episode. If financial social media is so predictably wrong, how can traders use it? Should they use it at all?By Dave Mabe and Michael Nauss
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Interview with Seyed Kazempour, Author of Finfluencers
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In our first interview for the podcast, we talked with Dr. Seyed Kazempour about his paper called Finfluencers. It's a fascinating paper based on research on StockTwits. The conclusion? The more followers someone has on StockTwits, the worse their market predictions. We discuss the implications of this research for traders. Here's a link to the Fin…
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Episode #127: Anthony Pompliano on Economic Data, BTC Volatility & How To Live An Extraordinary Life
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Founder & CEO of Professional Capital Management. He has built and sold a number of successful businesses, while also investing in approximately 200 companies. He created and manages one of the largest independent financial media platforms in the world. Published author of the “How to Live an Extraordinary Life”. Confessions of a Market Maker Prese…
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Dave discusses a turning point in his trading career when he realized his trading system wasn't as systematic as he thought. His discretion had drifted over time, changing how he approached trading from that point forward.By Dave Mabe and Michael Nauss
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How do you decide what to work on next in your trading? How do you know what's likely to actually improve your results? Dave and Michael discuss a framework for prioritizing strategy development work given your limited time and resources.By Dave Mabe and Michael Nauss
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Dave and Michael discuss their processes for recording trading ideas and the software each of them use.By Dave Mabe and Michael Nauss
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Dave and Michael discuss their systems for coming up with strategy ideas. Successful traders aren't born with the ability to come up with good ideas. They create a process that they follow day in and day out to notice unusual patterns in the markets that can eventually be turned into profitable strategies.…
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Michael and Dave discuss the advantages and disadvantages to paper trading a strategy before trading it live.By Dave Mabe and Michael Nauss
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Building on last week's episode, Dave and Michael delve into the more advanced order types that can help make trading easier and more automated.By Dave Mabe and Michael Nauss
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There are dozens of different order types. Which ones do you actually need to care about?By Dave Mabe and Michael Nauss
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This very simple exercise can help you identify dozens of ways to improve your daily trading routine.By Dave Mabe and Michael Nauss
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Dave shares his experience about when it became crystal clear that getting more systematic was going to pay off in a big way.By Dave Mabe and Michael Nauss
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Episode #126: JC Parets on Portfolio Strategies, Technical Analysis and Bull Market Parties
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Founder of All Star Charts, a research platform for both professional and retail investors. He is one of the most widely followed technical analysts in the world. Earned his Chartered Market Technician designation (CMT) in 2008. Frequent speaker at top investing conferences and universities. Confessions of a Market Maker presents JC Parets --------…
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Join Dave and Michael as they introduce themselves and explain why they are launching a podcast about systematic trading.By Dave Mabe and Michael Nauss
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Episode #125: Anne-Marie Baiynd on Recovering from Big Losses, Neuroscience & Trading Methodology
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Twenty year trader and is featured often in major fintech outlets and aligned with many trading platforms -Benzinga Pro, Investors Business Daily, Metastock, MotiveWave, Trendspider, RocketScooter, PlaceYourTrades, TopstepTrader, and Traderade. Shes the president and CEO of TheTradingBook.com and the author of The Trading Book: A Complete Solution …
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Episode #124: Dave Mabe CTO Officer at Trade Ideas on Backtesting, creating a process & AI trading
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Chief technology officer at Trade Ideas & consistent profitable systematic independent trader for 17 years. Confessions of a Market Maker present Dave Mabe ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Dave's Website: https://www.davemabe.com/ Dave on Twitter: https://x.com/davema…
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Episode #123: Peter Reznicek on Options Trading, Market Internals & Profile
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Trading full-time since 1999. He’s been a principal and head trader for RBC capital and Translucent Capital Management. Now he’s a retail trader trading weekly options on a strict technical basis. Founder of Shadowtrader.net. Confessions of a Market Maker presents Peter Reznicek. ---------------------------------------------------------------------…
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Piggybacking off of the newly launched equity breakdown series, JJ & Ray give a rundown of BTC on the chart, its origins and another notable tidbits. Fresh off of 11 spot ETF approvals, Billions of dollars have flowed into these Bitcoin spot ETFs --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Any liste…
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Episode #121: Hunter Horsley of Bitwise on New BTC ETF Approval
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Former product manager at Facebook and Instagram. A graduate of Wharton and was a Forbes 30 Under 30 honoree. Chief Executive Officer of Bitwise Asset Management and co-founder of the 5-year-old firm. Bitwise is one of the world’s largest and fastest-growing crypto-specialist asset managers. The firm is known for launching the world’s first and lar…
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JJ breaks down the company C4 Therapeutics (CCCC) fresh off its new deal with Merck. Drawing from his previous experience running deals, JJ informs the listeners on what to look out for if you plan to play this ticker or one similar. Looking past the catchy headlines, you'll learn to let the chart tell you the real story. --------------------------…
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A new series on Confessions of a Market Maker. JJ breaks down the company Harbor Custom Development (HCDI). Drawing from his previous experience running deals, JJ informs the listeners on what to look out for if you plan to play lower priced/ lower float stocks. Looking past the catchy headlines, you'll learn to let the chart tell you the real stor…
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Episode #118: Tony Battista of Tastylive on Market Making, Options Trading & Transition From the Floor
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Started his career in options and futures trading in 1983, as an independent Market Maker at the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE), as well as a local independent trader at the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). He served on the CBOE arbitration committee for over 10 years, ruling on disputes between traders and trading firms. Presently, he is the …
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Episode #117: Anna Coulling on Volume Price Analysis, Macro Picture & Trading Psychology
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She has been involved in the financial markets for almost 17 years as a trader and investor. She takes a three dimensional view, based on technical, fundamental and relational analysis. This powerful approach, when combined with price action and candle patterns, has given her a deep and detailed knowledge of the forces that drive the financial mark…
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Market update episode. JJ & Ray talk: current market, struggles and success's participants are experiencing, month end & quarter end trading---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Any listener of this podcast that has the skills to pass an evaluation can become a prop trader fully funded by eithe…
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Episode #115: James Seyffart of Bloomberg on Spot BTC ETF
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A research analyst within Bloomberg Intelligence (Bloomberg LP's Research Department). He’s focused on the research of the broader asset management industry with specialized expertise in the coverage of ETFs, Mutual Funds, Hedge Funds, etc. He also works with Bloomberg's commodity strategist in the research of cryptocurrencies which has helped him …
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Market Recap episode. JJ & Ray talk about this summer's trading, what to look for heading into the fall & AMC recent reverse spilt which has created a lot of chatter---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Any listener of this podcast that has the skills to pass an evaluation can become a prop tra…
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Episode #113: Denise Shull on Neuroeconomics, Using Your Feelings as Data & the Fractal Mind
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On the cutting edge of understanding the impact of emotions on investment decision-making. ReThink’s Founder and CEO, she leverages her background in neuroscience and modern psychoanalysis to solve the mental mysteries of successful investing, trading, competing, and leading teams. She is known for her uncanny effectiveness in resolving mental bloc…
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