Hey Quant X Tribe,
Over the past weekend, our team spoke to more than 10 investors and traders, ranging from one to five-plus years of experience.
Different backgrounds.
Different strategies.
But one pattern kept repeating:
Most losses weren’t caused by lack of intelligence.
They weren’t caused by lack of market knowledge.
They were caused by emotion-driven decisions and risk concentration.
One story captures this clearly.
Kenzo didn’t start as a quant trader.
He traded options.
With USD $17,000, he took aggressive options positions and turned it into USD $250,000 in about two weeks.
Let’s be precise.
This wasn’t systematic.
This wasn’t portfolio-based.
This wasn’t rule-enforced.
It was a small number of big decisions, executed manually.
For a short period, it worked.
He was making USD $20–30k almost every day.
That kind of run creates a dangerous illusion.
When profits come quickly:
risk feels “under control”
size creeps up
confidence replaces limits
Kenzo began increasing exposure on single ideas.
He relied on judgment in the moment instead of predefined rules.
Then the market moved against him.
Not gradually.
Not over weeks.
In a single night, most of the account was wiped out.
That loss wasn’t the real turning point.
The turning point was what he realized right after:
If your execution depends on judgment in the moment,
emotion will eventually override discipline.
If too much of your account depends on a few decisions,
one bad night is enough.
So Kenzo made a decision.
He stopped trying to “be right” on a few big trades.
He started building a portfolio of strategies, with rules that cap risk.
Today, Kenzo runs 23 strategies at the same time.
Not one big position.
Not one “conviction trade.”
Many smaller, independent strategies:
across different markets
across different directions
each with capped risk
Each strategy can win or lose.
None of them can wipe him out.
That’s the difference.
If you’ve been trading for a while, you already know this feeling:
You can be disciplined for 20 trades.
And one emotional moment undoes everything.
A hot streak makes you careless.
A losing streak makes you desperate.
And suddenly you’re not trading your plan anymore.
You’re trading your mood.
Why This Matters Now
Today, an estimated 60–80% of market volume is already executed by algorithms.
Algorithms don’t get tempted.
Algorithms don’t get tilted.
Algorithms don’t “just try one more time.”
They execute rules.
And if you’re still trading based on manual, in-the-moment decisions…
you’re playing a game where the other side doesn’t get tired.
Quant X Inferno (14 Feb) — The Turning Point
Kenzo’s turning point wasn’t a new indicator.
It was realizing:
“I can’t rely on discipline alone.
I need a structure that protects me from myself.”
That is exactly what Quant X Inferno is for.
Not to hype you up.
But to help you build a real bridge from:
emotional execution → rule-based execution
single big bets → portfolio of strategies
“I hope I can control myself” → “my process enforces it”
If you’ve ever:
broken your own rules
gone too big because you felt confident
lost sleep because one position was too large
thought “I’ll be more disciplined next time”
Then you don’t need more motivation.
You need a better structure.
❤️ This Valentine’s Day, stop negotiating with emotions.
Start trading with structure.
👉 Quant X Inferno
📅 Saturday, 14 Feb
🕘 9am–4pm | Zoom
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To your growth,
Team Quant X
Where Data Becomes Alpha
Editor: Dareen Tan
Disclaimer:
The views shared here are for educational purposes only and reflect our team’s opinions. They should not be taken as financial, investment, or legal advice. Please do your own due diligence before making any financial decisions.
