The All Weather Trader: Mr. Serenity’s Thoughts on Trading Come Rain or Shine

by Tom Basso

Risk. It can be kryptonite for investors, no matter your investment amount or level of experience. But, like many obstacles to success, risk is a challenge only overcome by facing it head-on.

What if you could attack risk, rather than hide from it? What if there were even a way to leverage it for profit? The first step in investment success is adjusting how you think about risk. In The All Weather Trader, Trendstat Capital founder and “Mr. Serenity” Tom Basso reveals his philosophy for learning to embrace risk and use it to benefit your investments. You’ll learn innovative concepts in extreme diversification, futures trading, and equity exposure, along with insights on how to structure—and customize—your portfolio. With examples from Tom’s own experiences and successes, The All Weather Trader is the framework you need to avoid costly decisions, create a comprehensive strategy, and use risk to launch long-lasting success in any financial climate.

234 pages, Kindle Edition

Published March 28, 2023

Reviews

[Wen Jun Ong · Rating 4 out of 5]

Diversity of uncorrelated asset class is key to superb risk-adjusted return, backed by quantitative results... Will only be relevant if you have accumulated a big pot

[Oscar Dent · Rating 4 out of 5]

Tom displays a life's work in this clear and concise book. He demonstrates a few core philosophies with definite instructions and copious examples. People often complain that investing should be taught at schools, but the truth is that with books like this out there, you don't have to look very hard or work very hard to find simple instructions on how to beat the market, without PHDs or supercomputers.

My one gripe is that there are some acronyms and technical jargon that aren't explained to the reader. None of these are too difficult to understand, but a little pointer as each comes up would have made this even more accessible. Small point, but enough to bring it a notch down from perfect.

Fantastic book.

[Philip McVey · Rating 5 out of 5]

Tom is helping reduce income inequality

These lessons help ANYONE willing to learn have a chance at success with investing. I wish I had this book 20 years ago! I'll put the principles into practice today for my family's future in the coming years that I expect will be challenging.

[Gurmukh Sandhu · Rating 3 out of 5]

Discourse on diversification

[Michael Howe · Rating 5 out of 5]

An investing book worth the time

Tom uses his significant experience to provide a road map for systematically trading equities. His results are based on solid history and testing. And yet, his book is very readable by all levels of experience. As he would say, read it and enjoy the ride!