Edge Alchemy

We’re All In The Upstairs Office Now

Building a strategy takes an afternoon now. Knowing whether it's worth running still takes an apprenticeship most independent traders never got.

Oct 19 • Kris Longmore

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September 2026

August 2026

The Wisdom of Very Small Crowds

Someone rebuilt my stat arb strategy last week. Here’s what wasn’t in the spec.

Aug 22 • Kris Longmore

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July 2026

Have Edge, Will Travel

The cheapest diversification in trading is an edge you already have

Jul 7 • Kris Longmore

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May 2026

Waiting for Ready

And why "ready" never turns up...

May 30 • Kris Longmore

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Mise en Place

Stat arb prep matters as much as the recipe

May 6 • Kris Longmore

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April 2026

To Trend or Not To Trend?

(Wrong Question)

Apr 10 • Kris Longmore

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For The Love of The Game

Why the path to making money in trading runs through work you'd better find interesting

Apr 3 • Kris Longmore

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March 2026

Brave New Backtest

My last two articles on AI and trading research got more engagement than almost anything I’ve written.

Mar 16 • Kris Longmore

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AI Will Create Millions of Quants

Most of Them Will Lose Money

Mar 8 • Kris Longmore

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February 2026

More of the Disease, Faster

What happens when you ask an LLM to find you an edge

Feb 27 • Kris Longmore

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Everything Everywhere All at Once

The four hats of the solo trader

Feb 21 • Kris Longmore

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