On Your Terms
Markets move on information.
Most of it is irrelevant.
I spent twenty years trading for institutional investors—learning which signals matter and which ones are just theater. Now I write for people whose capital deserves the same rigor.
Weekly analysis from someone who traded for Gabelli and Cohen.
Get the institutional perspective.
Market insights three times a week —
Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.
Free. No credit card required.
I've Seen Both Sides of the Trade
Twenty years on institutional desks taught me one thing.
The difference between theory and practice is measured in dollars lost.
I traded for Mario Gabelli. For Steven Cohen. Ran trading operations at three institutional funds. Spent two years as a market maker—watching how prices form from the inside.CMT for over two decades.
MBA in Finance from NYU. But credentials don't teach you to read order flow during a selloff. They don't show you how institutional money moves markets. They don't explain why the chart lies while volume tells the truth.
Mark Putrino
Market Analyst, Senior Investment Writer, Educator
Traded For
01
Mario Gabelli
Founder
Value investing legend. $30B+ AUM.
02
Steven A. Cohen
Founder
One of the most successful hedge fund managers in history.
When you trade for managers at this level, every basis point matters. Every decision is scrutinized. You learn precision.
I no longer trade for hedge funds. I write for people whose capital deserves the same level of analysis that Gabelli and Cohen received.
Institutional Perspective
I know how large capital enters positions. How hedge funds manage risk. Which levels matter for institutional flow. This isn't theory—it's two decades on trading desks.
Technical & Macro
Chartered Market Technician isn't just an acronym. It's a methodology for reading markets through charts, volume, patterns. But technicals without macro context are incomplete. I bridge both languages.
Education Without Dilution
Founded Benzinga Trading School. Taught hundreds of hours live. Complex concepts can be explained clearly. They cannot be explained inaccurately. The difference is critical.
What This Isn’t
I don't manage money.
I don't provide personalized investment advice.
I don't sell trading signals.
I analyze markets. Show you what I see in the charts. Explain how institutional capital moves and why. Provide the context that helps you make decisions.
On Your Terms is analysis, education, perspective. Not recommendations.
If you have capital at stake. If you take your investments seriously. If you want analysis built on two decades of institutional experience—this is for you.
Every week, I approach markets the same way I did working for Gabelli and Cohen. Same methodology. Same discipline. Same rigor.Different audience.
Free. No credit card required.
