Better System Trader

143: The 'DNA approach' to trading with Bruce Vanstone

142: Mastering the Fundamentals with Martin Lembak

141: Models are like unicorns - with Kevin Saunders

In episode 141 of the Better System Trader podcast, host Andrew Swanscott interviews Kevin Saunders from Tribelet Capital, an expert in electronic trading. Kevin shares his unconventional journey into the financial world, starting as a musician and later co-founding Non-Correlated Capital. The discussion covers Kevin's...

140: Forecasting a Volatility Tsunami with Andrew Thrasher

In this episode of Better System Trader, host Andrew Swanscott interviews Andrew Thrasher about volatility spikes in the market. Andrew Thrasher, who won the Charles Dow award for his research paper "Forecasting a Volatility Tsunami," explains how volatility is interpreted and used, and shares insights on predicting vo...

139: Generating alpha from institutional activity with Jason Bodner

138 - 2017 roundup: the year in review

137: Profiting from persistent market anomalies with Dimitri Speck

In this episode of Better System Trader, host Andrew Swanscott interviews Dimitri Speck, a specialist in market seasonality. Dimitri shares his background and how he became interested in market anomalies, particularly seasonality and momentum. He defines seasonality as calendar-based trends and provides examples such a...

136: Anticipating market action and "pain points" with John Carter

This podcast episode explores the value of anticipation in trading, emphasizing the importance of understanding trading psychology, the market's mood, and strategy adaptation. The guest speaker, John Carter, shares practical advice on managing commissions and psychological capital, identifying potential trading opportu...

135: How "balance" can make us better traders

134: Constructing a strong portfolio for higher returns and lower drawdowns

133: Building Mean Reversion trading strategies with Cesar Alvarez - Part

In this episode of Better System Trader, host Andrew Swanscott presents a Q&A session with Cesar Alvarez from Alvarez Quant Trading, focusing on mean reversion trading strategies. Cesar addresses listener-submitted questions on diverse topics such as mean reversion rules for specific assets like XAU, enhancing entry ti...

132: How to track poor strategy performance

131: What strategies work best in low volatility environments?

130: Building Mean Reversion trading strategies Part 2 with Cesar Alvarez

In this episode of Better System Trader, host Andrew Swanscott continues a series on building Mean Reversion strategies with Cesar Alvarez from Alvarez Quant Trading. They delve into entries, focusing on classifying market conditions (trending vs. non-trending and volatility) and adjusting strategies accordingly, inclu...

129: Does it actually make sense to ALWAYS use a stop loss?

128: Where to find 'phenomenal' trade setups

127: Building Mean Reversion trading strategies with Cesar Alvarez - Part 1

126: Protection in a market downturn

This episode of the "Better System Trader" podcast features an interview with Perry Kaufman discussing diversification strategies for traders. The discussion centers on the limitations of diversifying across individual stocks during market crises, emphasizing instead the importance of diversifying across trading strat...

125: Are your trading strategies sick or healthy?

124: Managing Trades with Linda Raschke

In episode 124 of Better System Trader, host Andrew Swanscott interviews Linda Raschke, a returning guest, to delve into trade management and exits, an often-neglected aspect of trading system development. Linda shares insights on modeling different exit types such as fixed ATR, time-based, and trailing stops, emphasiz...