Topics:
1. #MTFC – Mail The Fricking Checks
2. Fixed Income & Credit Markets
3. Fed Cutting Rates & More QE
4. Volatility and the VIX
5. Crude Oil
6. Expect 1 mil + Jobless Claims this week
Guest:
George Pearkes
Global Macro Strategist at Bespoke Investment Group
George’s Resources
Rapid Fire ?
Q. What Trader has influenced your life the most and why?
A. Lance O’Brien. He was a former colleague who connected me with the firm I now work for after I got fired from my first job on the street.
Q. What was one of the hardest things for you to overcome covering financial markets?
A. Self-doubt,
Q. How has your process for covering financial markets evolved over the years?
A. I’ve adopted a willingness to hold views even when they’re very unpopular.
Q. What is one attribute that you believe every trader should have?
A. Flexibility.
Q. Favorite Book About Trading?
A. When Genius Failed
Q. What’s the best advice you’ve received about Trading?
A. Cut your losses early and let your winners ride.
Q. If you can give a piece of advice to the younger you, what would it be?
A. “This too shall pass”
Q. If you had to elevator pitch me your edge covering financial markets, what would you say?
A. Cross-disciplinary and systematic thinking.
Q. Favorite thing to do when not working?
A. Anything that involves my fiance and my dogs.
Record Date: 3/14/20
If you enjoyed this interview with George be sure to listen to these other episodes:
Evolving As A Trader — Merritt Black
Less About Fundamentals, More About Risk Management – Mark Dow
