Trader Education Section
At Fidenza Macro, my aim is to provide valuable resources and insights to traders who are looking to improve their skills. There is an overwhelming amount of content out there that can be misleading or disingenuous, especially when it comes to trading. It's my mission to provide content that is based on real experience and expertise, rather than clickbait or gimmicks.
In this section, you'll find all the posts that I have written to date to help traders improve. My goal is to continue adding to this collection over time, so that it becomes a source of inspiration and knowledge for anyone who wants to become a better trader. We hope that you find these resources helpful and informative, and that they help you on your journey towards greater success in the markets.
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Position sizing 101, 2nd edition
I’ve been getting a lot of questions around position sizing, so I’m reposting this article I wrote over a year ago, and providing some additional context around the percentage of capital one should r…
If I only had two hours a week to manage my investments...
I was catching up with a friend today who told me he is starting to spend more time to learn about investing. This piqued my interest, because these conversations often go in different directions - s…
5 ways to improve your trading for 2024
Every year I perform a review on my trading results, and outline steps to improve my process for the next year. I identify areas where I made too many mistakes, and tweak my process so that I make fe…
A primer on gold, part 3 - gold vs bitcoin
This is the final part of my series on gold. If you missed the previous parts of this series, make sure you read Part 1 and Part 2. I’m also doing a Cyber M…
A primer on gold, part 2 - What drives the price?
Thank you Substack for featuring me on the Substack Reads page! I’ve been getting a lot of new subscribers coming from the Substack network, without having to do any marketing external platforms at …
A primer on trading gold, part 1 - fundamental facts and modern history
This is part one of a series that I am writing about what I’ve learned about gold and how to trade it. Gold can be a confusing asset to trade, as it has subjective intrinsic value and no cash flow. A…
Should you quit your job to become an independent trader?
In 2017, I left my cushy job managing a trading desk at a bank to manage my own capital full time. I started paying for my own Bloomberg, rented an office, established relationships with brokers and …
5 things that will help your trading (that have nothing to do with trading)
Find your own definition of success
Traders are often surrounded by other traders, and it’s easy to get caught up in comparing your performance against others. While competition can often inspire us to elevate our game, it can become an occupational hazard when external forces push us to trade more recklessly than we normally would.
How do you answer when someone asks you "What is your edge"?
You’re interviewing for a trading job and are sitting in a conference room across from the head of trading at a major investment bank. Everything is going smoothly and you think you’ve made a good im…
How do you answer when someone asks you "What is your edge"? - Part 2
This is part 2 of my post about the different types of edges that traders can apply to become profitable. Here is part 1 in case you missed it. Being able to imagine a world vastly different from tod…
Journaling trades and trading mistakes
I’ve been writing my trades in a journal since 2017 using this software called Edgewonk. It’s a software that accomplishes what can probably be done by someone who’s really good with Excel, but with …
Staying centered in your trading
In the high-stakes game of trading, there's an invaluable psychological concept: finding your emotional equilibrium while navigating the markets. When you're centered, you're primed to execute your s…
How to manage trades when they get close to your target
I’d like to start by sharing the interview I did last night with Maggie Lake on Realvision’s Daily Briefing. In the video I discuss global liquidity, the China reopening, vulnerabilities in the gover…
Master your emotions, master your trading
“There an enormous amount of information in our senses, feelings, emotions which are only degrees of intensity of the same physical experience. You get knowledge out of your body - a sense, a feeling…
Axioms of trading, from 2002
I was digging through some old notebooks earlier this year, and one particular I found from 2002 had some nice gems. Along with some old recipes and phone numbers from the UK, I unearthed some notes …
Trading lessons from 2022
Before I begin, make sure you also follow my Twitter account, where I talk about market developments, new trade entries and exits, and anything that comes to mind in between blog posts. If you are fe…
The Greatest Trade
Every trader’s career is defined by a handful of big trades. When I look back, the spread of Covid in the beginning of 2020 was one of my defining moments. As early as January 2020, I was watching Co…
Hello world
Thank you for sharing in my first post and this little experiment of writing a substack newsletter. As someone who trades and invests full time, I share my views with many people - friends, family, o…
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