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#95 Robert Carver: Trading, Trading Wisdom, and Trading Systems

Aug 9, 2022
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INSIGHT

Avoidable Errors Explain Losses

  • Avoidable errors, not genius signals, explain most trader losses.
  • Remove simple errors and you're already ahead of most traders.
ADVICE

Add Many Uncorrelated Markets

  • Diversify across many uncorrelated instruments rather than over-optimizing one market.
  • Add broad, boring markets to increase expected profits and robustness.
ADVICE

Prioritize Known Costs Over Tiny Edges

  • Value known quantities (like costs) higher than marginal backtest edges.
  • Choose lower-cost strategies even if backtests show slight outperformance with higher costs.
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