Talking Trends

Topics of discussion on this episode: — Capitalizing on the Fed's "error" — The chaos of the corn market and how Mike and Jerry remain calm despite a frustrating few months — Is more data useful to traders? What about false data? What can you trust in a world of false data? — What was going on inside Jerry's head in his early days of running Chesapeake Capital Links and Resources...

We try our best to make this a family show, minus all of the f-bombs from Mike but we had to talk about the OceanGate disaster. Would this have happened if trend followers were involved in the design and testing? If they weren't involved, would they even get aboard? Jerry and Mike wouldn't, that's for sure. What questions would we ask the founder and design team during the process? Lin...

Jerry and Mike offer Monday Morning Quarterback commentary on the fiery-ish conversation between Andrew Beer and Tim Pickering on the Top Traders Unplugged Podcast (Episode SI246: The Big CTA ETF Debate). Links and Resources: Do you have a question for Michael and Jerry? Please DM us at ⁠⁠@mmelissinos⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠@rjparkerjr09⁠⁠ . Mike's Links ⁠⁠Substack⁠⁠ ⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Melissinos Trading LLC⁠⁠ Je...

On this episode, Jerry and Mike, discuss the importance of embracing the mundane. Also, the lessons learned from Band of Brothers (the HBO miniseries). Links and Resources: Do you have a question for Michael and Jerry? Please DM us at ⁠⁠@mmelissinos⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠@rjparkerjr09⁠⁠ . Mike's Links ⁠⁠Substack⁠⁠ ⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Melissinos Trading LLC⁠⁠ Jerry's Links ⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Chesapeake Capital⁠⁠ M...

In this episode, Mike and Jerry talk about how to handle trading a small account, the non-appealing performance characteristics of successful long-term returns and how incredibly unconcerned Warren Buffett is with his Sharpe ratio. Links and Resources: Do you have a question for Michael and Jerry? Please DM us at ⁠⁠@mmelissinos⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠@rjparkerjr09⁠⁠ . Mike's Links ⁠⁠Substack⁠⁠ ⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠ ⁠⁠...

Jerry is back. On this episode, we discuss what we're seeing in the markets. We also discuss the recent comments made by Stanley Druckenmiller on the U.S. Dollar. We also get into movies, specifically which Top Gun is better. Links and Resources: Do you have a question for Michael and Jerry? Please DM us at ⁠@mmelissinos⁠ or ⁠@rjparkerjr09⁠ . Mike's Links ⁠Substack⁠ ⁠LinkedIn⁠ ⁠Melissinos...

Mike takes questions from listeners. Links and Resources: Do you have a question for Michael and Jerry? Please DM us at ⁠@mmelissinos⁠ or ⁠@rjparkerjr09⁠ . Mike's Links ⁠Substack⁠ ⁠LinkedIn⁠ ⁠Melissinos Trading LLC⁠ Jerry's Links ⁠LinkedIn⁠ ⁠Chesapeake Capital⁠ Michael Melissinos is the founder of Melissinos Trading and Jerry Parker is the founder and CEO of Chesapeake Capital Corp. Due to...

In this episode of Talking Trends, Mike and Jerry, discuss how their teachers, mentors and experiences have shaped their approach to life and business. Avid fans of the show Seinfeld, they also admire his focus on comedy and knowing what to get rid of. Links and Resources: Do you have a question for Michael and Jerry? Please DM us at ⁠@mmelissinos⁠ or ⁠@rjparkerjr09⁠ . Mike's Links ⁠Substack⁠...

In this episode of Talking Trends, Michael Melissinos and Jerry Parker, discuss their relationship with competition, struggles with losing and what keeps them motivated to win even when the stakes aren't high. Show Notes: [00:40] - Mike and Jerry share their story of how they got started in trading and what they're doing today. [05:00] - The importance of having fun on long-term success. [08:15] -...