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Mar 2024
36m 59s

Macro Traders Reflections

Alfonso Peccatiello & Brent Donnelly
About this episode

Alf welcomes back Brent to the show, and the co-host duo discusses macro data, Fed's Waller speech, Japan and China. But most importantly they share thoughts and observations about the current low volatility market regime, how to approach it trying to avoid the most common macro traders' mistakes, and how to think of risk/reward when looking at insurance trades.


Here are some non-trading and investing reads that are useful for traders and investors.

https://www.philgalfond.com/articles/variance-beyond-the-surface

The Inner Game of Tennis by Timothy Gallwey


My System by Aron Nimovich

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