Notes on Discipline
& Systematic Markets.

Occasional, practical writing on how rules-based systems approach risk, research, and Indian markets. No tips, no hype — just how we think.

Philosophy

Why Rules Beat Discretion

The edge in systematic trading isn't a secret indicator — it's the removal of the human moments where good plans quietly fall apart.

July 2026 · 4 min read
Research

What a Backtest Can — and Can't — Tell You

A beautiful equity curve is easy to manufacture and easy to believe. How we treat every result as a hypothesis until it survives being broken.

July 2026 · 5 min read
Risk

Risk First: Why Position Sizing Is the Real Edge

You can survive a bad signal; you can't always survive a bad size. Why survival and compounding come from sizing, not the entry.

July 2026 · 5 min read
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