LoneWolf Trading Inc. is a company I set up for the purpose of acting as a contractor trading for Proprietary Trading Firms.  I’ve since gone Independent with my trading so am actually unsure of the future role of this company. I may at some point open the doors to manage outside funds, but for now I am not ready logistically and am focused on trading my own capital.

I’ve been asked before about my handle in the trading rooms. / Why “LoneWolf” Trading?

I chose the name because I wanted something that reflected my trading style and beliefs.  I figured wolves by nature are very cunning and calculating animals and those characteristics seemed a natural fit for a trader. I emphasized the “Lone” part because wolves often work in packs and I feel I identify more with the characteristics of a rugged individualist. Although I’m a trend following trader, I am very careful about not allowing other voices influence my actions or judgments. I trade from what I know and what I have experienced, my “personal truth” if you will. To me trading the markets for a living is very much like trying to survive alone in the wilderness, there really aren’t’ any rules out here, everyone is after the same thing, so in many ways it’s a competition. As traders we go out everyday for our “kill” with nobody to guide us, hold our hands, or tell us what to do. Unlike other athletes in competitive sports or salaried workers, there is no paycheck waiting for us for giving it our best try or simply showing up. We are truly independent and if we fail we go hungry.

Similarly my gap trading style is very predatory and aggressive in nature and requires much speed, agility and focus. I stalk for situations that indicate traders are trapped underwater or caught in a moment of shock and immobilized by fear. I then move quickly in and out of the markets, often in a matter of minutes to exploit those mistakes made by novice traders.