Craig Shapiro

Craig Shapiro

Craig Shapiro is the Macro Advisor at LaDuc Trading, a trader education service for professional retail traders and institutional clients. He is an experienced (20+ years) Long Short Cross-Asset Portfolio Manager who employs an investment process that combines bottom-up industry and company fundamental analysis with a top-down macro framework. His research process, portfolio construction and risk management frameworks are designed to generate attractive, consistent, absolute and relative risk-adjusted returns that are independent of market environment. His strategy invests across all major asset classes including equities, ETFs, indices, commodities, fixed income, forex and crypto.

Shapiro’s work experience includes roles as a Portfolio Manager at Point 72 Asset Management, Ospraie Management, Graticule Asset Management Asia, Folger Hill, Plural Investments and his own firm, Circle Lane Capital.

He earned a BA in Economics and a BA in Government from Cornell University in 2001.

Recent Articles

Crude Awakening: Your Game Plan to Profit From Surging Oil Prices

Oil prices are surging in 2023, but this momentum could wreak havoc on the economy. Here's how to stay safe now.

Warning: A Stock Market Crash Seems Increasingly Unavoidable

Investors are becoming increasingly aware of the economic challenges the U.S. faces. Unfortunately, a stock market crash may be the only fix.

Job Cuts Alert: Why More Companies Will Conduct Layoffs in 2023

Tech giants like Amazon and Salesforce are kicking off 2023 with layoffs. Thanks to the Fed, a lot more job cuts are coming.

Stock Market Predictions 2023: Why the Fed Still Doesn’t Care About Wall Street

My stock market predictions for 2023 include a rough first half of the year while investors wait for incremental Fed liquidity.

Stock Market Prediction 2023: The ONLY Thing That Matters in 2023

The biggest stock market predictions for 2023 revolves around one thing... the Federal Reserve. Here is what investors need to know.