Volatility by Design: The Strategy Behind the Storm
- Moses Zaree
- Apr 8
- 1 min read
Updated: Jun 27
Why the markets keep misfiring, and what traders, executives, and policymakers need to understand about the new doctrine of disruption.
It’s oddly amusing, though perhaps mildly frustrating, for someone like me, a former professional trader, to watch the trading floor still fall prey to the same impulsive behaviors. Sorry, chaps, but this is a direct critique. Let’s be honest: Trump didn’t blindside anyone with tariffs. He’s been telegraphing this move for years. April 4th, 2025 was not the beginning, it was the culmination.
The real problem is the chronic lack of introspection in the financial community. Traders, analysts, portfolio managers, so many seem locked in short-termism, surprised by outcomes that were strategically obvious months in advance. I remember vividly my days on the desk, managing strategic allocation across multiple institutional accounts, operating with a six-screen Bloomberg setup humming around me. Between macro indicators, geopolitical noise, and price action metric s glowing across the terminals, the hardest part wasn’t seeing what was coming. It was balancing conviction against collective immaturity.
Volatility by Design
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