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How TraderMercury rebuilt after ego, liquidation, and bad habits
In this episode, Mercury shares his journey from early crypto curiosity to becoming a systematic trader focused on momentum, carry, and volatility strategies. We dive into the differences between discretionary and systematic trading, how he builds and tests models, and why many edges in crypto are really risk premia rather than pure alpha. Mercury explains infrastructure for running strategies across perp DEXs, volatility targeting, portfolio construction, and the realities of scaling capital. The conversation also touches on prediction markets, the role of AI in research, and how traders can…
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