Kory Hoang Interview - Chat With Traders Episode 152

Hello everyone! It’s Aaron Fifield, your host for this show. This week’s episode features a conversation I had with Kory Hoang.

Keep in mind that Kory isn’t a veteran trader. He’s not a trader who has been doing it for 10-20 years. In fact, he’s just been trading for a few years and has started making pretty decent gains on his trading capital.

He’s also not a full-time trader. When we recorded this conversation a few weeks back he was still at his full-time job. Since then I’ve heard he actually handed in his notice and taking the leap into full-time trading.

If you’re just getting started in trading, you may find quite a few commonalities between you and Kory’s situation.

In case you’re wondering, Kory is a retail systematic trader. He runs many algorithmic strategies he’s developed. All of these are fairly simple, which run on different ETNs, ETFs and some cryptocurrencies.

We chat a lot about his journey and how he has progressed as a trader. Kory does talk about specifics about a few strategies. I want you to keep in mind that you are the one responsible for any trading decisions.

I hope you enjoy this week’s episode with Kory Hoang.

What’s Covered in This Interview:

What prompted Kory to go from a “gambler” to a wannabe algorithmic trader, including interning at Merrill Lynch and becoming hooked on trading.
Resources Kory used when he learned how to code.
What really gave Kory the confidence to use actual money with his first strategy.
How Kory is able to work a full-time job and find the schedule to start an algorithmic trading side business (he was even contributing to charity!).
A guide to Kory’s targeted returns.
Kory’s framework for testing which assets are better suited for momentum or mean reversion strategies as well as his thoughts in a few parameters and indicators.