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Every issue takes one strategy or research paper, rebuilds it in Python, and backtests it on real data. You get the Colab notebook, the results, and what fails too.

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Nov 8, 2026

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The Research Desk: Nonlinear Momentum. Why the Strongest Trends Deserve the Smallest Bets

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I Built a Doctor for Trading Backtests. Here's What It Found.

Nov 4, 2026

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11 min read

The Closing-Range Trade: Buy the Country ETF That Closed Weakest

Nov 2, 2026

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12 min read

The Research Desk: Network Momentum. Oxford Taught a Graph Which Assets Move Together. Random Graphs Did Better.

Oct 30, 2026

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10 min read

Catching Crypto Trends: The Nine-Model Strategy That Cut Bitcoin's Worst Crash From −83% to −20%

Oct 25, 2026

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11 min read

The Research Desk: Momentum Turning Points. Why Trend Followers Should Watch Two Clocks

Oct 22, 2026

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The Rebalancing Trade: How Pension Funds Leave Money on the Table Every Month-End

Oct 20, 2026

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Momentum 2.0: Two Fixes for the Oldest Strategy in Quant

Oct 16, 2026

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The Factor Switch: Trend-Following the Factor Zoo

Oct 13, 2026

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The Research Desk: BlackRock's AI Agents Debate Which Stocks to Buy. I Checked Whether the Debate Helps.

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Research Desk

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The Research Desk: The Dual Dial. How to Sell Fear for a Living Without Getting Run Over

Nov 11, 2026

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11 min read

The Research Desk: The Dual Dial. How to Sell Fear for a Living Without Getting Run Over

Short volatility pays almost every day, then sends the bill all at once. A 2025 paper found two free gauges that flag most of the dangerous days. I turned them into one rule that cut the worst drawdown from −32% to −11%.

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$1 in SPY During Market Hours Since 2000 Is Worth $1.35 Today. Overnight, It's Worth $6.22.

Sep 8, 2026

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$1 in SPY During Market Hours Since 2000 Is Worth $1.35 Today. Overnight, It's Worth $6.22.

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I Backtested the Classic RSI(2) Mean-Reversion Strategy on 26 Years of SPY. 181 Trades, 82% Win Rate — Here's the Honest Result.

Sep 18, 2026

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I Backtested the Classic RSI(2) Mean-Reversion Strategy on 26 Years of SPY. 181 Trades, 82% Win Rate — Here's the Honest Result.

Crypto

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Catching Crypto Trends: The Nine-Model Strategy That Cut Bitcoin's Worst Crash From −83% to −20%

Oct 30, 2026

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Catching Crypto Trends: The Nine-Model Strategy That Cut Bitcoin's Worst Crash From −83% to −20%

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Research Desk

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The Research Desk: The Dual Dial. How to Sell Fear for a Living Without Getting Run Over

Nov 11, 2026

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11 min read

The Research Desk: The Dual Dial. How to Sell Fear for a Living Without Getting Run Over

Short volatility pays almost every day, then sends the bill all at once. A 2025 paper found two free gauges that flag most of the dangerous days. I turned them into one rule that cut the worst drawdown from −32% to −11%.

Research Desk

The Research Desk: Nonlinear Momentum. Why the Strongest Trends Deserve the Smallest Bets

Nov 8, 2026

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13 min read

The Research Desk: Nonlinear Momentum. Why the Strongest Trends Deserve the Smallest Bets

A December 2025 paper co-written by a pioneer of time-series momentum says the classic rule is wrong. I tested it on 32 ETFs since 2002, trained its neural network honestly, and found a one-line fix that beats both.

Algorithmic Trading Strategies

I Built a Doctor for Trading Backtests. Here's What It Found.

Nov 6, 2026

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6 min read

I Built a Doctor for Trading Backtests. Here's What It Found.

Four strategies, nine checks: a one-line bug that passes 7 of 8 tests, a "great" strategy found on random data, and the new tool I use to catch them.

Algorithmic Trading Strategies

The Closing-Range Trade: Buy the Country ETF That Closed Weakest

Nov 4, 2026

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11 min read

The Closing-Range Trade: Buy the Country ETF That Closed Weakest

One number from each daily bar predicted the next day's winners for 25 years. I tested it before and after the paper, fixed its biggest flaw, and found the two things that can kill it.

Research Desk

The Research Desk: Network Momentum. Oxford Taught a Graph Which Assets Move Together. Random Graphs Did Better.

Nov 2, 2026

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12 min read

The Research Desk: Network Momentum. Oxford Taught a Graph Which Assets Move Together. Random Graphs Did Better.

A 2023 Oxford-Man paper trades each asset on its neighbours' trend. I rebuilt it on 21 ETFs: it beats classic trend following and trades half as much, but the placebo test tells a surprising story.

Crypto

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Catching Crypto Trends: The Nine-Model Strategy That Cut Bitcoin's Worst Crash From −83% to −20%

Oct 30, 2026

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10 min read

Catching Crypto Trends: The Nine-Model Strategy That Cut Bitcoin's Worst Crash From −83% to −20%

A 2025 paper adapts 40-year-old trend following to crypto. I tested it on Bitcoin and Ether, including the 18 months since, and tried to beat it with machine learning.

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