The Market Huddle THE NEXT PERFECT TRADE (REDUX) (Guest: Alex Gurevich)
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Jan 24, 2026 Alex Gurevich, a PhD mathematician, former JP Morgan MD and author, revisits his trading playbook. He discusses decade-scale precious metals cycles, why platinum and palladium may rotate, and the mystery of metals drivers. He explains preferring positive carry and trend-based bond bets, why he leaned long bonds, and his case for rates moving toward 0%.
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Quit Losing Tables, Protect Your Mindset
- Avoid fighting the market when underperforming; leave bad tables and preserve capital.
- Maintain emotional and positional freedom by avoiding external pressures that force poor decisions.
Protect The Portfolio, Not Every Position
- Use portfolio-level risk rules to avoid ruin, but consider position-specific flexibility.
- Don't mechanically stop out on long-term value positions that become cheaper without a change in fundamentals.
Joseph: Ancient Commodity Trader Pick
- Asked who he'd take to trade on a desert island, Alex chose Joseph from the Bible as the ultimate commodity speculator.
- He admired Joseph's grain accumulation strategy across good and lean years as historical trading genius.
