Systems Trading and the Hierarchy of Technicals by Alex Barrow
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Alex Barrow @macro-ops on Twitter sent out an email this morning about his hierarchy of market technicals, and I thought it was great. So I just wanted to piggy back on his insights because they summarize how important some things are, that few focus on, and how insignificant other things are, that most focus on.  ------------------------------------ Sign up for my FREE email where I go deep multiple times per week on markets, trading strategies, theories and real ideas to help traders improve. I highly recommend you take those emails and save them like chapters in a book as a reference so you when you have questions, you can turn to the chapter you have questions on. These emails are not picking stocks for the next trading day, it's about real tactics that last a lifetime of trading. Just go to http://pollinatetrading.com and sign up via pop-up or scroll to the bottom to join. Again it's absolutely free. ----------------------------------- What Is Up everybody? Chris Dover here, Head MFIC here at Pollinate Trading and host of the Market Gaggle Podcast and Host of the Pollinate Trading YouTube Channel but before that.... Chris served in the United States Marine Corps before getting into the world of trading as a prop trader back in 1999, at the height of the Dot Com Bubble. Since then he has been trading and more importantly he continued to learn during recessions, 9/11, Global Financial Crisis, Flash Crashes, US Debt Downgrade, Brexit, Volpocalypse 2018 and the 2018 Q4 Meltdown...and every market in between. Chris has developed winning systems that stack true edges in the markets, and more importantly remove the confusion of what is important to focus on and what isn't. In addition to his over 20 years of trading experience, he has founded multiple technology startups, worked with Department of State in Iraq, Protected the President of Haiti, Steven Speilberg and numerous politicians throughout the world. He is fluent in Spanish and lived over ten years in Colombia and Mexico. Recently Chris traveled the world with his family staying in Airbnb's while trading. Then it all changed, with a new addition to the family and trading desk. Chris, for now, is setup in Scottsdale Arizona advising hedge funds and family offices. You can find him mostly on Twitter reach out!
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