Philosophy2025-12-15
The Marxist Contradiction in Capitalist Markets
Exploring how Marx's analysis of commodity fetishism and ideology applies to modern financial markets. The tension between material conditions and market narratives.
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Long-form analysis combining continental philosophy, quantitative research, and market observation. These essays represent my thinking in its raw, exploratory form.
Macro Research2026-01-30Featured
Real Estate Thesis: Comparing Against Bank Consensus
Deep dive comparing my residential and commercial real estate thesis against major bank sellside research positions. Identifying alignment, divergence, and potential alpha opportunities.
Read full essay →Quantitative2025-11-28
Reading the Volatility Surface as Text
Interpreting implied volatility surfaces as a form of market discourse. What options pricing tells us about collective expectations and fear.
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Heidegger and Market Phenomonology
Applying Heidegger's concepts of Dasein and Being-in-the-world to market analysis. Why understanding market participants' fundamental mode of existence matters.
Read more →Philosophy2025-09-15
Lacanian Desire and Market Bubbles
Using Lacan's theory of desire and the Real to understand why bubbles form and how to identify when markets have entered pathological desire.
Read more →Philosophy2025-08-10
The Eternal Return of Market Cycles
Nietzsche's eternal return as a framework for understanding market cycles. Why history doesn't repeat exactly but rhymes—and how to trade the variations.
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I'm constantly working on new essays that bridge philosophy and finance. Topics in progress include:
Nietzschean power dynamics in tradingSystematic vs. discretionary approachesOptions flow analysisChinese market microstructure
Themes I Explore
🏛️ Philosophy & Markets
- • Applying continental philosophy to market analysis
- • Psychoanalytic approaches to market psychology
- • Power dynamics and institutional flows
- • Ideology and market narratives
📊 Quantitative Research
- • Options and volatility surface dynamics
- • Factor model development
- • Backtesting methodology
- • Systematic strategy research
🌏 Macro & Geopolitics
- • Real estate sector analysis
- • Interest rate dynamics
- • Cross-border capital flows
- • China/HK market dynamics
♠️ Game Theory & Poker
- • Strategic thinking transfer
- • Reading opponents and market participants
- • Bankroll psychology
- • Game theory applications