Market-Neutral Trading: Combining Technical and Fundamental Analysis Into 7 Long-Short Trading Systems

Market-Neutral Trading by Thomas K. Carr is a comprehensive and actionable guide for traders and investors seeking to profit in any market condition—bullish, bearish, or sideways. Instead of betting on market direction, Carr teaches how to deploy long-short strategies that isolate opportunity and eliminate systemic market risk.

This book introduces seven market-neutral trading models, each combining technical indicators, chart patterns, and fundamental filters to create hedged portfolios with superior risk-adjusted returns. Carr’s approach is grounded in both theory and practice, showing how to structure trades, select pairs or groupings, and manage them with discipline.

Perfect for hedge fund aspirants and independent traders alike, this book is a rare blend of strategy depth, psychological insight, and quantitative robustness, making it one of the most complete resources on market-neutral techniques available today.

✅ What You’ll Learn:

• The principles of market-neutral trading and risk-hedged portfolio design
• How to combine technical and fundamental analysis in long-short setups
• The seven trading models: Sector, Style, Swing, Short-Term Reversal, Pattern, Macro, and Earnings-based strategies
• Entry, exit, and risk management techniques for market-neutral positions
• Portfolio construction and capital allocation for hedged strategies
• Common mistakes and behavioral traps to avoid in long-short trading

💡 Key Benefits:

• Profit in both rising and falling markets by balancing long and short exposure
• Reduce portfolio volatility through hedging and correlation analysis
• Learn how professionals construct neutral strategies with precision
• Apply real-world models that are scalable and adaptable to your style
• Gain confidence through rules-based decision-making and execution discipline

👤 Who This Book Is For:

• Intermediate to advanced traders and investors
• Aspiring hedge fund traders and portfolio managers
• Technical traders seeking to balance directional bias
• Risk-conscious traders looking for consistency over speculation
• Professionals seeking diversification through long-short trading

📚 Table of Contents:

1. Introduction to Market Neutrality
2. Long and Short: The Balance of Power
3. Technical and Fundamental Synergy
4. Building a Market-Neutral Portfolio
5. The Sector-Neutral Model
6. The Style-Neutral Model
7. The Swing Trade Neutral Model
8. Short-Term Reversals and Mean Reversion
9. Earnings and Event-Based Trades
10. Pattern Recognition Strategies
11. Managing Trade Risk and Capital Exposure
12. Advanced Neutrality and Execution Tips
13. Behavioral Discipline and Review Framework