Trader legends
Trading legends & the strategies you can use
Their wins, their blow-ups, and step-by-step strategy rules — setup, entry, exit and risk — inspired by how they traded.
1877–1940 · US stocks & commodities
Jesse Livermore
Known for: Shorting the 1907 and 1929 crashes
Strategy: Pivotal Point Breakout
b. 1954 · Macro: futures, FX, bonds
Paul Tudor Jones
Known for: Predicting the 1987 crash
Strategy: 200-Day Defence-First Trend Filter
b. 1930 · Global macro
George Soros
Known for: Shorting the British pound in 1992
Strategy: Reflexivity Macro Trade
b. 1949 · Commodity futures
Richard Dennis
Known for: The Turtle Traders experiment
Strategy: Turtle Trading System (System 2)
b. 1946 · Futures
Ed Seykota
Known for: Pioneering computerised trend following
Strategy: EMA Crossover Trend System
1938–2024 · Quantitative, all markets
Jim Simons
Known for: Renaissance Technologies' Medallion Fund
Strategy: Mean-Reversion Quant Starter