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The Janitor Novice FOUNDER
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Yo, what do quants think about discretionary traders? Do you guys really believe that there is no possibility of making it long term without understanding probabilities, statistics (and other quant stuff) in a deep quantitive way? If so, who do you think it applies to more, high frequency traders, intraday traders, swing/position/macro traders?
May 19, 2026 · 09:34 AM · 99 views · Commons
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if you sit and analyze a companies value with and excel old school style using fundamentals and classic economics i don't see why not....

Martin Shkerli king of wall street felon is trading based on value, analyzing companies and since he knows tons about the technicalities of the products of the companies in biotech and quantum he knows who is a winner and who is scam.
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@quantguild
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@quantguild · May 19, 2026 · 01:52 PM
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I got a video coming out today about the amorphous expectation function driving retail and discretionary trading profits, the only way one would think it’s not possible is if they DONT understand math - crazy!
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traderdavebtc Novice FOUNDER
@traderdavebtc · May 19, 2026 · 07:08 PM
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that's why everyone has a "number". define yours ;)
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@dyehuthy
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@dyehuthy · May 22, 2026 · 01:15 AM
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I think you're confusing quantitative automation with the quantitative application of finance for analyzing asset classes and building portfolios.

In professional investing, there’s a wide range of styles, and many of them use quantitative models while still remaining discretionary investors/traders.

“Pure quants” tend to lean more toward Harry Markowitz-style portfolio management, but that doesn’t mean value investors like Buffett, Burry, or Ben Graham didn’t apply quantitative models to their investment theses.

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