I keep thinking about my friend’s question. One point I didn’t mention is the counterparty in our trades. Can you choose/elect it? Original post in Spanish https://mariorandholm.substack.com/p/market-makers-y-flujos-brexit-gibraltar Market Makers and Flows: Brexit / GibraltarBy Mario Randholm The Great Advantage of Market Makers (MM) Over the Rest of the Market Most retail traders operate without considering
I had a conversation that I haven’t stopped thinking about. Here you have it. A friend, sharp guy, does his homework, follows the market closely was walking me through his process. And somewhere in that conversation I realized I needed to share the one thing that separates the professionals from everyone else as market participants:
Is the Market’s Beta Always 1? In my last post, I talked about how professional managers are seeing their portfolios “not following the script.” Last night, a friend, a great market scholar, pulled a chart out of his hat that sums it up perfectly. Thanks for sharing it. Historical correlations and betas are no longer
After more than 20 years in this field— following rules, refining systems, reading positioning, and navigating multiple crises — I am living through one of the toughest stretches of my career. I will explain why… Here is just an example: Key Big Tech (i.e. Microsoft) got crushed in ways we haven’t seen since 1999 or
Yes, this is a special note on market structure and the raw reality of what it takes to make money in the stock market. It has always been difficult, and it remains difficult. Having real ground-level experience and emotional settlement is essential if you want to handle volatility without panicking or making emotional decisions. In
With just under a week left until month-end, the S&P 500 closed last week in negative territory, down -1.05% MTD, as shown in the chart below. Will it manage to close June in positive territory? We know that the war(s), comments from the U.S. President, and statements from Warsh (Powell’s successor) generated some volatility last