Why it worked
The post uses a high-authority, academic aesthetic (math equations) combined with a popular 'listicle' format that promises high-value, sophisticated financial knowledge, which appeals to the creator's target audience of finance professionals.
Summary
The creator presents a list of five quantitative trading strategies overlaid on a background of mathematical equations. The post serves as educational content for an audience interested in finance and quantitative analysis.
Structure
- 1Introduction of the listicle topic
- 2Slide showing strategy #1
- 3Slide showing strategy #2
- 4Slide showing strategy #3
- 5Slide showing strategy #4
- 6Slide showing strategy #5
Product placement
ApolloAlpha: The creator's bio link leads to this product, which is described as a tool to 'Predict Support & Resistance, Weekly Forecasts'. It is not mentioned or shown in the slides, so it merely appears as a destination in the bio link. Removing the bio link would not change the content of the slides.
On-screen text
TOP 5 TRADING STRATEGIES
#1 statistical arbitrage
#2 Factor trading
#3 Market Making
#4 Volatility Arbitrge
#5 Alternative Data and Machine Learning