Author: Larry Connors

Larry Connors is one of the most respected figures in quantitative trading, with over four decades of experience developing systematic, institutional-grade trading strategies. His research has been at the forefront of mean reversion, volatility-based trading, and quantitative market analysis, shaping the methodologies used by professional traders, hedge funds, and institutional investors worldwide. Connors’ work is distinguished by its data-driven rigor. While many trading methodologies rely on subjective interpretation, Connors has built a career on statistically validated, rules-based strategies that have stood the test of time. His groundbreaking research on short-term mean reversion, including the widely used 2-period RSI model, has redefined short-term trading across equities, ETFs, and options. Today, Connors is leading the next evolution in trading intelligence with ConnorsGPT—the first AI-driven trading platform designed to bring institutional-quality market research, strategy optimization, and risk assessment to professional traders in real time.

Connors Research Traders Journal: Optimizing Your Position Sizing In Order To Increase Your Returns

I received a number of positive comments from the interview of Index Trader Sam Beckers, CTA, in the previous issue of the Connors Research Traders Journal. One trader was kind enough to share back an interview he thought would be of interest to me because it covered the very important topic of position sizing. A topic […]

Connors Research Traders Journal (Volume 27): An Interview With Professional Index Trader Sam Beckers

I’d like to share with you an interview done with money manager Sam Beckers, CTA, that a friend recently sent me (for the sake of disclosure I’m mentioned in it). The interview has a good amount of solid professional information in it as it pertains to finding trading edges, successful system development, and proper money […]

Connors Research Traders Journal (Volume 26): New Trading Opportunities Are On The Way

For good or bad, cryptoassets are here to stay. For experienced traders, they may provide an excellent opportunity in the future to trade for a multitude of reasons, including the fact that the majority of cryptoasset traders are retail speculators and quasi-gamblers from around the world. Most seasoned trading veterans know from experience that when […]

Connors Research Traders Journal (Volume 25): How To Make Better Trading Decisions

Trading psychology is not an area I usually venture into, but today is an exception. I’m a big believer in mental performance and even recommend three sources to enhance overall performance in my book, Buy The Fear, Sell The Greed. I’ve been fortunate over the years to have gotten to know a number of professional athletes, […]

Connors Research Traders Journal (Volume 24): Beware of Large One-Day Drops

After a market or stock has had a large one-day sell-off do you ever have the urge to jump in and buy because you’re anticipating a quick reversal? I know I have. Yet, it was never the holy grail as many people would have us believe. And many of those people who do believe it’s […]

Connors Research Traders Journal (Volume 23): VIX Futures as a Market Timing Indicator

************************ If you would like to read Chapter One of my new book Buy The Fear, Sell The Greed – 7 Behavioral Quant Strategies for Traders, please click here. ************************ I thought you’d enjoy reading this working paper on applying the VIX term structure to timing the S&P. Their concept of buying SPY puts and […]

Connors Research Traders Journal (Volume 22): 10 Smart Ways To Improve Your Trading; Part 10 – The Importance of Execution

If you would like to read Chapter One of my new book Buy The Fear, Sell The Greed – 7 Behavioral Quant Strategies for Traders please click here. Today is the last and potentially the most important lesson in our 10-part series. Today’s lesson is “The Importance of Execution”. There are so many aspects to […]

Connors Research Traders Journal (Volume 20): 10 Smart Ways To Improve Your Trading; Part 9 – Go Deep, Not Wide

If you would like to read Chapter One of my new book Buy The Fear, Sell The Greed – 7 Behavioral Quant Strategies for Traders please click here. This is Part 9 of our 10 Part Series on “Smarter Trading”. Today we’ll focus on the topic of “Go Deep, Not Wide”. Trading has so […]

Connors Research Traders Journal (Volume 19): 10 Smart Ways To Improve Your Trading; Part 8 – Trade VXX

If you would like to read Chapter One of my new book Buy The Fear, Sell The Greed – 7 Behavioral Quant Strategies for Traders please click here. In this issue of the Connors Research Traders Journal we’re going to cover Part 8 of our 10 Part Series on 10 Smart Ways To Improve Your Trading – Trade […]

Connors Research Traders Journal (Volume 18): 10 Smart Ways To Improve Your Trading; Part 7 – Quantify, Quantify, Quantify

In this issue of the Connors Research Traders Journal we’re going to cover Part 7 of our 10 Part Series on 10 Smart Ways To Improve Your Trading. Before we do, I’d like to let you know that I just completed a new book which is available now. The title is Buy The Fear, Sell The Greed – […]

Connors Research Traders Journal (Volume 17): Trading Fear and Greed – Your One Hour Webinar Recording Plus 44 Slides of Trading Knowledge

In this issue of the Connors Research Traders Journal I’m sharing with you a one-hour webinar I conducted last Friday where I taught the key principles on how to best take advantage of fear and greed in the market. You can gain access to it immediately by clicking here. Before we do, I’d like to let you know […]

Connors Research Traders Journal (Volume 16): 10 Smart Ways To Improve Your Trading; Part 6 – Sell Greed

Today is Part 6 of our 10-Part Series on Smarter Trading. The topic is “Sell Greed”. The following is an excerpt from one of the chapters in Buy the Fear, Sell the Greed – 7 Behavioral Quant Strategies for Traders. The actual strategy it refers to at the beginning is called “CRASH”, a strategy that was […]