David Musco
Chief Investment Officer
US Quantitative Equity Strategist
Head Trader and Talent Behind MMC
Philosophy:
My trading career has cultivated Market Maven Capital and its capabilities of what it is today:
"An algorithmic, pattern recognition, AI enhanced, state of the art technology' money making machine".
I take pride in my work and love sharing it with likeminded individuals who are out to seek the same goals. My craft is a 24/7 365-day type of operation that is a constantly evolving with the times. Fortunately, my trading strategy has a slim to none chance of becoming another outdated and crowded strategy.
Due to much diligence, I have managed to keep it private and hidden in the markets via iceberg orders and dark pool liquidation, whereas if my orders were traded on a retail brokerage and routed to 'market maker hedge funds' my highly guarded strategy would be exposed and exploited.
Thats exactly how the best trader in the world "Steve Cohen" from 'Point 72' has done it, 'kept it a close-knit secret' and a steady focus staying in your own lane.
Therefore, I rarely expose my edge that stands the test of time in my opinion, and I share the creation of wealth with my clients via hefty profits generated through such a strategy.
It is a joy and a true gift being able to share the wealth generated here at Market Maven Capital. Through much back testing and forward-thinking research, I have been able to build a promising and enjoyable career.
About10 years ago, around 2012 I was 27 years old and had no idea that first trade would have turned into a lifelong career.
Still to this day, I sharpen my skill set for this ever-evolving '3D chess game'. It's my belief:
"To stay sharp and vigilant is to stay alive".
I still remember that first trade like the back of my hand because it was the morning of Twitters IPO date, November 2013. I went long twitter at the opening bell based on a stochastic momentum intraday strategy and made $550 in 23 minutes. The excitement was so palpable, because it was the realization that this is going to be a long journey that:
"With shrewd deliverance, I can determine our success and thwart demise through sheer skill that can built upon."
Captivated with interest and fascination behind all the 'digital plumbing' that went into all the hype around large percentage movers on any given day was the calling I have been looking for:
"The idea to commercialize this, and helping people generate alpha, especially in uncertain economic times, drives me to succeed even more and is the key focal point that drives my passion."
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Born and raised in the Baltimore metropolitan area, graduated with 'bachelor's in computer science' from AACC & VA Studies at Stanford University and Coursera IT. Attained both the CompTIA A+ and CompTIA Network+ certifications leading to an internship and eventual promotion as Sr. Network Engineer with 'Capital IT Network Solutions' in the Washington D.C. area and that was my introduction to that digital plumbing preceding my trading career.
After some time and growing interest with much skill sharpening in the AI arena, I accepted a role with 'Delta Peak Technologies' as a 'Quant Trader' developing machine learning & deep learning models using both structured and unstructured datasets of which were a combination of image, numerical and text based datasets to accurately, down to the decimal point, predict and hold conviction in imminent deployment strategies for long/short equity intraday and swing time horizons.
My role today as the sole proprietor & CIO for Market Maven Capital is to take all my experience from both positive and negative outcomes and remove any emotional bias by deploying automation to curtail risk using dynamic code like structure to open algorithmic and discretionary, 'momentum/mean reversion' positions intended to capture the bulk percentage of a predicated move. In doing so it's also important to note that I automate any kind of decisions that involve a possible detracting emotion such as fear, greed, impatience and ill-fated egos that plague traders all around, even the best on the street have these short comings. It is my prerogative to be of service to others that are seeking capital gains by which gives me much joy to stay busy with my craft and honor that relationship.
This is my personal devotion and guarantee as a profitable steward of capital for alpha generating deployment decisions and an iron clad fiduciary client relations ethic. My role is to take the complexity and myopia out of your forefront to generate consistent returns giving all parties involved a rest assured component in their portfolio. Building long lasting profitable relationships is my ultimate joy and goal and always open to entertain thoughtful and insightful lucrative partnerships and ideas.
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David Musco, CIO
Market Maven Capital
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