I am willing to trade across a range of products that are actively traded. I have previously had exposure within the energy space with particular emphasis on calendar spreads and cross product spreads such as Brent/WTI crude spreads and crack spreads. I also had exposure within the agricultural and soft commodities space with emphasis on active spreads and associated stat-arb opportunities in correlated spreads drawn from extreme moves in these products. But of course I am not married to an asset class and I am always seeking to learn new approaches.
I have been lucky enough to spend time at Tradelink on an internship basis. This time allowed me to gain experience as a spread trader and as an outright trader. I have traded calendar spreads and inter-commodity spreads, exchange traded and synthetically produced spreads. Additionally I have day traded energy and index futures. I entered trades at levels projected to be opportunistic by models I created with specific, pre-defined profit or stop loss exits. I placed trades based on linear regression models and back-tested technical trades. I structured trades in one or more calendar spreads versus other calendar spreads in spread-of-spread or butterfly trades in order to construct dynamically hedged trades with good risk/reward.
I have excellent abilities to model, plan, and execute trades. Planning and executing trades in a systematic manner helps to create and maintain a level of consistency while trading in an ever changing marketplace. I use basic chart analysis and exit planning to identify trading opportunities with clearly specified risk. Prior to trade execution I always identify a stop-loss point of exit. This part of my trading plan is critical to long-term success and will remain a stable component in my trading plan. Under all circumstances I have identified an area of value where I am willing to be involved in a trade and associated profit targets as well as specific stop-loss levels. Profit targets can always be adjusted in an effort to reduce risk as market conditions warrant such a practice but stop-loss parameters are always strictly enforced. My guiding philosophy on this subject is to be systematic in a way that ensures capital preservation and always limits drawdown. So I look for entry in trades where the cost of being wrong is low.