Insilico Terminal Podcast

In this episode, Doc shares his journey from medicine to trading, how discipline from tennis shaped his approach, and the evolution of his strategies from trend trading to intraday mean reversion. He dives into mentors, CT culture, execution with Insilico Terminal, on-chain opportunities, work-life balance, and his long-term outlook on markets and trading as both a craft and a lifestyle.00:00:00 Intro, Doc’s path from medicine to trading, early obsession during the bear market00:13:21 Tennis mindset applied to trading, discipline, handling losses and setbacks00:26:36 Transition from trend trading to intraday mean reversion, adapting to new styles00:33:24 Mentors, CT culture shifts, and Doc’s move into education00:42:58 Execution focus, Insilico Terminal, order types, and the importance of fees00:47:52 On-chain opportunities, Hyperliquid, and choosing to focus on Bitcoin intraday00:53:14 Work-life balance, cashing out, lifestyle changes, and future trading goals01:00:11 Market cycles vs narrative-driven rallies, macro shifts, ETFs, and liquidity01:08:21 Long-term outlook, trading as joy vs job, when to step away, closing thoughts

Alucard shares his journey from early mistakes and risk lessons through bull & bear markets, into HFT, orderflow, and mean reversion strategies—plus insights on DEX growth, delta-neutral yields, and advice for newcomers.00:00 Background, getting into crypto, early mistakes and lessons07:00 Bull & Bear experiences, learning risk management, Luna, FTX10:30 Moving into HFT, latency/arb focus, division of engineering vs strategy 18:06 Trading strategies, mean reversion, orderflow 23:00 When scalps become swings; liquidation lines, trench sizing; avoid true bagholding27:00 From years lurking to posting himself, Bunker/mentors, how he filters real signal34:39  Current DEX landscape, latency, maintenance margin, UX, why DEX share grows 51:10 Delta-neutral yields, cross-venue spreads, advice to newcomersFollow Alucard: https://x.com/AlucardTrades

This episode follows Marusha’s journey from gaming into crypto, exploring her early trading wins, burnout, and return with a deeper focus on options and algorithmic strategies. We dive into CT culture, on-chain perps vs. options, Hyperliquid, pump.fun, and the love/hate relationship traders have with the market.  Follow Marusha: https://x.com/maruushae0:00 Marusha background, move into crypto, gaming connection, first mentor 06:56 Early trading experiences, bullrun luck, burnout, taking a break to study options and algo trading 12:31 Joining Discord & Crypto Twitter, learning from criticism, evolution of CT culture and knowledge 19:10 Post-2021 break return, deeper understanding of options, market structure, perp vs options impact 26:03 Binary options, perpetuals as the ultimate gambling product, on-chain options challenges 30:08 Interest in Hyperliquid, Solana DEX experience, no-KYC appeal, farming and airdrop  38:21 Algorithmic trading focus, arbitrage strategies, funding opportunities, directional vs neutral trading 40:00 Pump.fun discussion 42:20 Motivation to keep going, defining 'retired' 50:05 Struggles in trading, love/hate relationship with the market and CT community  

Pierre Crypto, a trend momentum trader and former eSports enthusiast, dives into his transition from trading low-value coins to focusing on Bitcoin. He shares valuable lessons learned from the FTX collapse and how gaming skills shaped his trading strategies. The discussion also covers the psychological aspects of trading, the evolution of Crypto Twitter, and the importance of execution. Pierre speculates on the future of exchanges, particularly Hyperliquid, and the community's role in navigating the crypto landscape.