The Dual Nature of Trading: Insight and Responsibility

I made millions of pounds betting on economic destruction. Here's how I did it. How you could do it too. But also why it doesn't matter if your aim is to change anything politically.

(00:00) Intro

(03:14) Trading is economic forecasting

(09:30) Being right when others are wrong

(15:45) Identify one thing people are wrong about

(17:15) Why I love trading

(19:03) What good traders do

(21:41) I don’t care about your opinion

(23:09) Counter-trend trading

(25:17) The downsides of trading

(28:28) You can’t change things as a trader

(30:35) Trading sucks up all the talent

(31:58) Is trading economic analysis?

(33:30) The worst economists

(36:17) Trading is meritocratic

(40:00) Why this matters for politics

(42:52) Politicians won’t listen to me

(44:05) What can we do?

(46:40) What I am hopeful about