Mike Christensen, CFOA

Summary

Mike Christensen is the Chief Strategy Officer and late co-founder of TradersPost, joining in 2022. He brings more than a decade of entrepreneurial and trading experience to the company, including two successful startup exits in the affiliate marketing space. A former senior engineer at IHS Markit (now S&P Global), Mike is passionate about empowering retail traders by merging technical innovation with rigorous market research.

Mike is an accomplished trader and quantitative modeler with deep experience in discretionary and algorithmic strategies across equities, crypto, and futures. He is currently pursuing the Chartered Market Technician (CMT) designation and holds the Certified Futures and Options Analyst (CFOA) designation from the International Council for Derivative Trading. His goal is to simplify and optimize the trading workflows of retail and professional traders alike.

Experience

  • Independent Investor & Trader (2012–Present):
    • Active investor with early positions in Bitcoin, Ethereum, Amazon, and Netflix.
    • Transitioned into full-time discretionary and algorithmic trading in 2017.
    • Specializes in intraday and swing trading using a blend of technical, quantitative, and fundamental approaches.
  • Quantitative Strategy Developer:
    • Built and deployed systematic trading models in crypto and futures markets.
    • Developed proprietary rule-based systems using anchored VWAP, multi-timeframe momentum, MACD variants, and statistical edge analysis.
    • Focus on risk-managed, backtested models for short-duration and medium-term trades.
  • Startup & Technical Leadership:
    • Former senior engineer at IHS Markit, leading enterprise software initiatives in financial services.
    • Led cross-functional teams across marketing, product, operations, and engineering at TradersPost to support high-growth scaling.

Education

  • Studied Computer Information Systems at DeVry University
  • Completed additional coursework in Corporate Finance and Valuation and Mathematics with Applications in Finance
  • Holds the Certified Futures and Options Analyst (CFOA) certification from the International Council for Derivative Trading