Our industry is allergic to plain speaking. It’s addicted to bullshit buzzwords and terminology. The secret sauce (there is none) must be guarded, so the effort is directed towards jargon for the purpose of making people think you’re in-the-know.
Confuse them so much that they have trouble asking questions. People want to believe there’s someone out there who holds the real secrets to the markets. When you bullshit people, you need to make them believe you’ve discovered the new magic potion that solves the problem(s) everyone has been dealing with lately.
Knowing when the next market regime will commence? We’ve got you covered.
A low sharpe ratio? No problem.
Bear markets? A thing of the past.
Respectfully, shut the fuck up. You’re not the first to embark on this journey. Many have been killed trying to outsmart the markets. Attempts to sidestep the trials of the natural world will be used as cautionary tales for future generations when it inevitably fails.
Bad ideas can work for a while, but they all experience the same fate. The markets take no prisoners when it comes to bad habits. Your glossy marketing deck doesn’t matter. Your overly optimized simulations don’t matter. If you hang on to losing investments for too long or take too much risk or generally position against the prevailing momentum of the market, you’re going down.
Sail against the wind, you’ll capsize. Fail to take advantage of calm seas, you’ll miss the opportunity to escape the next storm.
Jargon will fund your launch and maybe even allow you to get over the horizon, but long-term success requires you to actually know what you’re doing — not just being able to sound like you do.