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Melissinos Trading is a U.S.-based investment firm founded in 2011 by Michael Melissinos. We incorporate a deeply researched, quantitative and mechanical trend-following approach in an effort to provide attractive long-term returns. We trade exclusively in commodity and financial markets on regulated global exchanges. More.
A Greeting from Our Founder
Many investment managers design their approach around what they think markets should do rather than what they are in fact doing. This isn’t a viable way to survive, much less prosper, over the long run. Eventually, the seemingly predictable markets do something unpredictable and everything sort of blows up.
We’re not interested in this ego-driven approach. Over my career, I’ve witnessed the dangers of disrespecting the trends. Equity investors, for example, got burned during the Financial Crisis and then were gun-shy when prices recovered.
Going with trend would’ve helped them avoid a lot of financial and emotional stress.
At Melissinos Trading, we know we don’t know what markets will do in the future, but that they will be irrational and chaotic at times. So, we need to be adaptive and go with the flow if, and especially when, things don’t make much sense.
Think about the major trends over the past decade. Bitcoin, FAANG stocks, valuations of unprofitable startups, global rate hikes, etc. These trends “shouldn’t” have happened, but they did. These are the kinds of trends we try to capitalize on. The not particularly popular but very large and sustained moves over long periods of time.
So if you’ve made it this far down the page, I invite you to take a look around to learn more about our investing philosophy. Check out the resource library, my essays or simply reach out.
Thank you and cheers to a profitable year.
Michael Melissinos
Founder
michael@melissinostrading.com
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