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Jul 22, 2026 29 min

The Pro Quant Playbook: Finding, Testing & Automating Trading Edges

from The Friendly Bear Hosted by David Capablanca, Dave Mabe

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, discretionary trader and author of Short Selling Master, David Capablanca aka sits down with algorithmic trading expert Dave Mabe to break down how discretionary and systematic traders can actually work together instead of staying in their own lanes. Dave has been trading systematically for nearly 20 years and works closely with traders at SMB Capital. He shares practical insights on backtesting, building automated edges, handling small-cap environments filled with algorithms, and how to turn discretionary ideas into robust, automatable strategies. Smells Like Humans Like listening to funny friends discuss curious human behavior. Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify Book - Short Selling Master Preorder David Capablanca's book - Short Selling Master Friendly Bear Conference 7 Early Bird ticket for Friendly Bear Conference 7 ft. Tom Hougaard on 10/12/26 Friendly Bear University Get Profitable & Master Your Trading - Memberships & Courses Now Available Cobra Trading Click the link and get 33% off commissions for life as well as one month of free DAS Trader Platform AskEdgar Stock Analysis Pro Get unlimited access to all financial data and tools. David's Instagram Subscribe for behind the scenes trading related content David's X Profile Follow David Capablanca on X! Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you. Support the show

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Send us Fan Mail In this episode, discretionary trader and author of Short Selling Master, David Capablanca aka sits down with algorithmic trading expert Dave Mabe to break down how discretionary and systematic traders can actually work together instead of staying in their own lanes. Dave has been trading systematically for nearly 20 years and works closely with traders at SMB Capital. He shares practical insights on backtesting, building automated edges, handling small-cap environments fill...

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