Mixed Market Technique

Mixed martial arts has exploded in popularity, and my boys are hooked. On a recent road trip we listened to a podcast featuring one of the all-time greats, Georges St-Pierre. He talked about how the sport evolved because no single discipline, whether Muay Thai, boxing, or jiu-jitsu was enough on its own. The magic comes from blending them all together. That struck a chord with me because it’s exactly how I think about the markets.

In investing, one style on its own whether fundamental analysis, value investing, technicals, algorithmic trading, or buy-and-hold has its limits. Each has strengths, but also blind spots. Just like in MMA, the true edge comes from integrating multiple disciplines: combining the patience of long-term investing with the precision of swing trading, or pairing technical setups with macro fundamentals. That blend creates flexibility, resilience, and the potential for high performance.

I know this firsthand from my own journey. After more than 20 years in martial arts and earning black belts in multiple disciplines, I learned never to treat one approach as the ultimate answer. The same is true in finance. That’s why I’d like to coin the term “Mixed Market Technique” as my discipline an approach that pulls from every corner of investing to meet the challenge in front of you. What’s your discipline in investing?