📖 The Tradecraft Compendium
A Field Guide to 27 Algorithmic Traders
"Give a man a fish and he eats for a day. Teach a man to fish and he eats for a lifetime.
But teach a machine to fish, and it will drain the ocean while you sleep."
— Anonymous Quant, 2024
🔥 PRO Compendium 🔥
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Data Window: All strategies backtested on 2 years of minute-level market data (February 2024 – February 2026)
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Part I: The Swing Traders
Those who dance with the tides, holding positions as the moon waxes and wanes
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Part II: The Day Traders
Those who live and die by the daily candle, never sleeping with a position
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Part III: The Crypto Natives
Those who trade the 24/7 casino, where weekends matter and sleep is optional
📅 The Age Spectrum
Each character's age corresponds to when their underlying strategy was first documented or became practical to execute.
● Ancients (100+ years) - Born before electricity
● Veterans (40-80 years) - Proven through decades
● Prime (30-40 years) - Peak of their powers
● Young (10-30 years) - Digital natives
● Children (<10 years) - May not survive