Best Tessa Dao Podcasts (2024)

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289 · Alfonso Peccatiello (MacroAlf) - Beyond Being Right - A Shift to Framework Thinking 1:08:29

1h ago1:08:29

1:08:29

Alfonso Peccatiello’s (also known as MacroAlf on X) approach to the financial markets is rooted in macroeconomic insights, identifying market imbalances, and disciplined risk management. Having managed a $20 billion fixed-income portfolio, Alf has seen firsthand how understanding market dynamics and timing can unlock significant value. His strategi…

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288 · Steve B - When Confluences Align, Confidence Follows 1:09:17

19d ago1:09:17

1:09:17

We caught up with Steve B, a seasoned professional independent trader with 10+ years of experience in the financial markets we got to know closely through the Chat With Traders Community. Steve teamed up with our community cohost and mentor at the time, Patrick Petersson (featured on episode 260) to run the CWT Community Live Trading Room. They mai…

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287 · Robb Reinhold - Consistency Beats Intelligence Every Time 1:10:03

27d ago1:10:03

1:10:03

We're joined today by Robb Reinhold, the Head Trader at Maverick Trading. Robb shares insights from a captivating trading experiment that's sure to intrigue both novice and experienced traders alike. The Flat Earth Trading Society experiment was a year long experiment testing the power of consistent position management and following a systematic tr…

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286 · Jason Shapiro - Overcrowded Trades: What Everyone Else is Not Seeing 1:02:35

1M ago1:02:35

1:02:35

There’s Contrarian Trading and then there’s Consistent Contrarian Trading. Can you really make money by consistently going against the crowd? Does it take a certain type of personality to be able to trade this way? Jason Shapiro was featured in “Unknown Market Wizards” by Jack Schwager and he returns to Chat With Traders for an update after two yea…

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285 · Greg Magadini - Cashing in Through Exploiting Volatility 1:22:31

2M ago1:22:31

1:22:31

Greg Magadini began his career as a proprietary trader for DRW Trading and Chopper Trading in Chicago and traded with SMB Capital as well. He later took a bold step, venturing out to trade his own book, bootstrapping crypto volatility with options and turning $50,000 into a staggering $1.3 million in consistent profits over nine years. In addition …

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284 · Sam Daghash - Rising Above a Trader’s Inner Turbulence 1:23:12

3M ago1:23:12

1:23:12

We often hear that having “Discipline” is the key to trading success. But many of us traders continue to struggle developing discipline and good habits for trading no matter how hard and how long we’ve tried. Could there be a deeper reason for this? As fellow human traders, we are commonly faced with our own programming that we are often unaware of…

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283: Trading Football Dreams for Stock Market Touchdowns 59:27

4M ago59:27

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Michael shares his journey from aspiring NFL athlete to successful day trader. After a sports injury dashed his football dreams, he turned to day trading, teaching himself the ropes and overcoming early financial losses with the encouragement of his entrepreneurial mother. His trading strategy evolved over the years, focusing on short-selling highl…

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282: Tony Greer - Staying Selective and Being Adaptable in the Trading Landscape 1:15:15

4M ago1:15:15

1:15:15

Tony Greer, a Long Island native, ventured into Wall Street trading inspired by his father. With a background in business management from Cornell University, he honed his skills at Sumitomo Bank, UBS, and Goldman Sachs. He and his team meticulously diagrammed every aspect of the markets, from liquidity to potential swings, which allowed him to expl…

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281: Marsten Parker - The Purely Systematic Wizard Trader 1:08:27

5M ago1:08:27

1:08:27

Starting in classical violin and computer programming, Marsten Parker's path took a transformative turn when he ventured into trading. Despite a rocky start, his disciplined, algorithm-driven approach led to consistent returns, earning him recognition in Jack Schwager's book, "Unknown Market Wizards". We get to learn about his transition from discr…

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280: Steve Hanke - Decoding the Drivers of Inflation and Markets 1:16:03

5M ago1:16:03

1:16:03

Trading commodities since 14 years old, Professor Hanke started learning the importance of closely following macro economic factors which impact the prices of currencies, commodities and consumer goods. His evidence-based approach uncovers the deeper forces driving inflation and market fluctuations and challenges prevailing narratives as it relates…

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279: Saad Filali - Front-Running News Flow Trading 1:08:09

6M ago1:08:09

1:08:09

Saad Filali, worked for Goldman Sachs, specializing in Mergers and Acquisitions, then left and became a Trader. Understanding the thinking and trading styles of the many different market players is key to his trading, including those of institutions, sell side brokers, CTA’s, retail, and meme stock traders. Studying how they trade the volatility an…

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278: Ben Greenfield - Elevate Your Mental Game With Better Brain Power 1:09:14

6M ago1:09:14

1:09:14

Unlock the secrets to superior mental sharpness and explore groundbreaking strategies to boost your cognitive function, from nutrition hacks and exercise tips to innovative biohacking techniques. Ben Greenfield, a renowned expert in the health and fitness sphere, reveals his top methods for optimizing brain health. Whether you seek to enhance focus…

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277: Garrett Drinon - Musician Turned Trader Trains Algos to Find Unicorns 1:10:15

7M ago1:10:15

1:10:15

The lure of the markets seduced a successful musician into full time trading at a prop firm. Collaborating with other traders, Garrett Drinon learned the market signals, and other ingredients which go into great setups. Wanting to expand his reach, he uses his programming skills to create new algos which help him and his colleagues find the Unicorn…

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276: Will Gogolak - Contextualization Within a Framework of Conditional Probabilities 1:00:21

8M ago1:00:21

1:00:21

As a risk officer with the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, Will Gogolak was setting margin requirements and saw a wide variety of traders’ accounts and what separated the winning traders from the losing ones, before leaving to pursue his own trading and obtaining a PHD in finance and share his knowledge of quantitative analysis and market experience w…

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275: William Lam - The Best Operating System for Elite Performance: Our Minds 1:07:50

8M ago1:07:50

1:07:50

Experiencing the noticeable communication differences between his childhood culture and his new home in the U.S., William Lam was driven to become aware of how his limiting thoughts imprinted from his family drove unhealthy unconscious actions. Learning how to shape his mental thought process played key roles in fulfilling big desires and creating …

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274: Gary Norden - Keeping the Lost Art of Order Flow Trading Alive 1:14:36

9M ago1:14:36

1:14:36

A humble beginning as a gopher in the intense trading pits of Japanese warrants was shocking for Gary Norden when he was a teenager. As this volatile market was beginning its meltdown, Gary saw how easily star traders lost immense amounts of money as past overconfidence and sloppy risk control undid their previous gains. This impressed upon Gary th…

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273: James Fishback - THIS TIME It’s Different…or Is It 1:03:45

9M ago1:03:45

1:03:45

James is the co-founder and Chief Investment Officer of Azoria Partners, a global macro investment firm. Prior to Azoria, he served as the Head of Macro at Greenlight Capital, a two-billion-dollar hedge fund led by David Einhorn. He is also the founder of Incubate Debate, America’s fastest-growing high school debate league. As a former national hig…

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Chat With Traders End of 2023 Message 3:07

10M ago3:07

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272: Erik Smolinski - Marine Corps Discipline Crushes the Markets 1:19:55

10M ago1:19:55

1:19:55

Growing up poor and living in violent neighborhoods didn’t stop Erik Smolinski from being motivated and curious. Erik only needed to hear a few words about investing including the power of compounding from his high school instructor to light the passion and determination to take ACTION. The discipline, responsibility, accountability, and patience h…

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271: Tom Basso - The Sweet Balance Between Risk and Reward 1:14:02

10M ago1:14:02

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Experiencing the brutal bear market of 1973-74 impressed upon Tom the necessity to find ways to hedge risk. This began a multi year long quest to find the right combination of uncorrelated assets, technical indicators and adjust the weightings as needed to provide enough protection to fill in the potholes of equity drawdowns while retaining the bul…

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270: What Keeps You in the Game of Trading? 1:05:34

11M ago1:05:34

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Every now and then, we like to switch things up and take a break from our usual program. Today, we present a special episode for that purpose. So, what keeps you in the trading game? The voices you hear in the podcast introduction belong to our listeners from all over the world. We share these voices with you because we believe you will be able to …

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269: Rob Hanna - Reducing Anxiety and Drawdowns through Quantifiable Edges 1:18:43

12M ago1:18:43

1:18:43

The shock of his first major losing year in 2004 as a discretionary trader, propelled Rob Hanna to find quantifiable statistical advantages that would help mitigate the fluctuations in his equity curves. Knowing the dangers of curve fitting, in trying to find that ‘perfect’ system, Rob zeroed in on simpler approaches that would combine seasonality,…

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268: Bryan Holdford - Is Loss Control All It Takes to Become Consistent? 1:33:10

1y ago1:33:10

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Paying to take and pass the Series 7 license as a teenager in the 1980’s led Bryan Holdford into the high commission world of stocks and options without mentors or the internet. Starting with investment newspapers Bryan tried many trading ideas without any risk controls. Despite frequent and numerous losses, he was hooked on the game of trading. Ob…

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267: Dan McDermitt - An Edge with Correlations Across Time Frames 1:13:50

1y ago1:13:50

1:13:50

Stinging losses with mutual funds in 2008 drove Dan to become an active manager of his portfolio. Enticed by the legalization prospects of marijuana, he dived into learning the fundamentals and technicals of the sector. Learning how these stocks traded relative to each other, he cultivated an awareness of the correlations between these companies. T…

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266: Mark Bennell - Mind Your Business: Be Like An Employee 1:32:12

1y ago1:32:12

1:32:12

An engineer at the core, Mark Bennell, a Private Trader who has been trading full-time for 15 years breaks down what it really means to “Treat Trading As a Business” and why this mindset was incredibly important in turning his trading around and why it has kept him in the game for this long. About Mark Bennell Mark Bennell is a Private Trader who h…

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289 · Alfonso Peccatiello (MacroAlf) - Beyond Being Right - A Shift to Framework Thinking 1:08:29

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288 · Steve B - When Confluences Align, Confidence Follows 1:09:17

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287 · Robb Reinhold - Consistency Beats Intelligence Every Time 1:10:03

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286 · Jason Shapiro - Overcrowded Trades: What Everyone Else is Not Seeing 1:02:35

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285 · Greg Magadini - Cashing in Through Exploiting Volatility 1:22:31

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284 · Sam Daghash - Rising Above a Trader’s Inner Turbulence 1:23:12

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283: Trading Football Dreams for Stock Market Touchdowns 59:27

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282: Tony Greer - Staying Selective and Being Adaptable in the Trading Landscape 1:15:15

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281: Marsten Parker - The Purely Systematic Wizard Trader 1:08:27

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280: Steve Hanke - Decoding the Drivers of Inflation and Markets 1:16:03

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279: Saad Filali - Front-Running News Flow Trading 1:08:09

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278: Ben Greenfield - Elevate Your Mental Game With Better Brain Power 1:09:14

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277: Garrett Drinon - Musician Turned Trader Trains Algos to Find Unicorns 1:10:15

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276: Will Gogolak - Contextualization Within a Framework of Conditional Probabilities 1:00:21

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275: William Lam - The Best Operating System for Elite Performance: Our Minds 1:07:50

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274: Gary Norden - Keeping the Lost Art of Order Flow Trading Alive 1:14:36

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273: James Fishback - THIS TIME It’s Different…or Is It 1:03:45

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Chat With Traders End of 2023 Message 3:07

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272: Erik Smolinski - Marine Corps Discipline Crushes the Markets 1:19:55

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271: Tom Basso - The Sweet Balance Between Risk and Reward 1:14:02

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270: What Keeps You in the Game of Trading? 1:05:34

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269: Rob Hanna - Reducing Anxiety and Drawdowns through Quantifiable Edges 1:18:43

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268: Bryan Holdford - Is Loss Control All It Takes to Become Consistent? 1:33:10

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267: Dan McDermitt - An Edge with Correlations Across Time Frames 1:13:50

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266: Mark Bennell - Mind Your Business: Be Like An Employee 1:32:12

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