Kris Abdelmessih
Former options market maker who writes Moontower, a newsletter on trading, volatility, decision-making and how to think about risk outside markets too.
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Recommends rcmnd
rcmnd What they recommend 19 things — each backed by an exact quote.
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Recommends Market Jiujitsu
I wrote a post on why you should read this letter. https://moontower.substack.com/p/breakeven
moontower.substack.com 22 Jan 2025
Recommends Risk of Ruin Premium Newsletter
Super smart and honest
moontower.substack.com 25 Sept 2024
Uses Notion
I use Notion but this guide can help you choose one if interested.
moontowermeta.com 30 Aug 2022
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Liked The Postmortal
Imagine a pill that can give us all immortality. If you read this book that idea will fill you with dread.
moontowermeta.com 9 Feb 2020
Liked The Fountainhead
Naysayers will have a lot to object about Rand. But Roark embodied integrity. Integrity is more complicated than Rand presents. I don’t think the hardest questions are in here. But Roark is a good guide for many decisions life will throw at you even if he is an incomplete (or possibly just unfinished) hero.
moontowermeta.com 9 Feb 2020
Loved The Road
This is a sad, depressing love story of a father to his son. It’s pure sacrifice. The narrator’s melancholy mindset and recognition of impossible odds never derails his duty to his boy. It’s the pinnacle of grace.
moontowermeta.com 9 Feb 2020
Loved The 5 Love Languages
The lesson is that connecting with others starts with recognizing that people are so different, especially in how they communicate. But there’s a much broader lesson embedded in this book if you read between the lines.
moontowermeta.com 9 Feb 2020
Recommends Steal Like an Artist
If you want a push I strongly recommend Austin Kleon’s short book Steal Like an Artist. I read it on New Year’s Day 6 years ago and just re-read it on vacation (twice!) last week.
moontowermeta.com 15 Jul 2019
Recommends Eat Stop Eat
I read Brad Pilon’s Eat Stop Eat which gives a comprehensive survey of the research around IF. It’s my go-to rec for people interested in the topic.
moontowermeta.com 10 Jun 2019
Liked PlayerFM
I use the PlayerFm app to manage my podcast playlists. It’s easy to organize, it’s free, and most importantly it lets you listen to podcasts at 2x speed (though my default is 1.5x).
moontowermeta.com 28 Oct 2018
Uses The Tim Ferriss Show
Economics or Business Interviews Conversations with Tyler with Tyler Cowen EconTalk with Russ Roberts General Interviews North Star Podcast with Dave Perell The Tim Ferriss Show
moontowermeta.com 28 Oct 2018
Uses EconTalk
Economics or Business Interviews Conversations with Tyler with Tyler Cowen EconTalk with Russ Roberts General Interviews North Star Podcast with Dave Perell The Tim Ferriss Show
moontowermeta.com 28 Oct 2018
Uses Conversations with Tyler
Economics or Business Interviews Conversations with Tyler with Tyler Cowen EconTalk with Russ Roberts General Interviews North Star Podcast with Dave Perell The Tim Ferriss Show
moontowermeta.com 28 Oct 2018
Uses Odd Lots
Regular Rotation Investing Focused Interviews The Meb Faber Show Master in Business with Barry Ritholz Capital Allocators with Ted Seides Bloomberg’s Odd Lots with Tracy Alloway and Joe Weisenthal
moontowermeta.com 28 Oct 2018
Uses Capital Allocators
Regular Rotation Investing Focused Interviews The Meb Faber Show Master in Business with Barry Ritholz Capital Allocators with Ted Seides Bloomberg’s Odd Lots with Tracy Alloway and Joe Weisenthal
moontowermeta.com 28 Oct 2018
Uses Masters in Business
Regular Rotation Investing Focused Interviews The Meb Faber Show Master in Business with Barry Ritholz Capital Allocators with Ted Seides Bloomberg’s Odd Lots with Tracy Alloway and Joe Weisenthal
moontowermeta.com 28 Oct 2018
Uses The Meb Faber Show
Regular Rotation Investing Focused Interviews The Meb Faber Show Master in Business with Barry Ritholz Capital Allocators with Ted Seides Bloomberg’s Odd Lots with Tracy Alloway and Joe Weisenthal
moontowermeta.com 28 Oct 2018
Loved The Knowledge Project
The Knowledge Project with Shane Parrish. This is a great interview style podcast for trying to level up your thinking.
moontowermeta.com 28 Oct 2018
Loved Invest Like the Best
Invest Like the Best with Patrick O’ Shaughnessy. This is the best business podcast out there.
moontowermeta.com 28 Oct 2018
Where they publish
Site moontowermeta.com Party at the Moontower — his archive of essays, curated sources and trading explainers.
Link verified 5 Sept 2026.
Newsletter moontower.substack.com The Moontower newsletter, where the current issues are published.
Link verified 5 Sept 2026.
x.com @KrisAbdelmessih Abdelmessih's X account.
Recent
- For investing applications route the letters directly to pipeline to MCPs for your data or market analytics and have the summaries intersect with the quantitative. @citrini is bullish abc, moontower how do the options look? 15 Oct 2026
- Drops Tuesday🔥 Preorder link below and there's an audiobook as well via Amazon s Audible. Would make a nice gift for advisory clients 🎁 15 Oct 2026 lnk.to
- In the last 6 months this tub of protein went from $29 to $37 to now $53 at Safeway. Huh? 15 Oct 2026
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- Moontower Thursday 🌙2 risk premiums that work together The rationale and sizing behind an allocation I made this week. Should also be quite educational even if it's not your cup of tea. 15 Oct 2026
- Hanging out with @Elfonzerelli tonight. Gonna ambush him with a playtest 14 Oct 2026
- Buying TIPs again like a dumbass. Tomorrow have a write up of it as part of a combination trade. Should be educational. Last time I bought them and wrote about it was a lucky tick 14 Oct 2026
- Moontower Wednesday 🌙"You can't change minds" Notes on a terrific interview between @ElmWealth and @ethanrkho So much good stuff but esp the cost of risk. 14 Oct 2026
- Wife spotted the 🐐 14 Oct 2026
- TIPs are a weird instrument and I hope this presentation clears up a lot of the mechanics and why I'm buying some now. 13 Oct 2026
- I took that test in HS or college and I was INFJ (I don't know what those extra letters are). Curious to take one again to see if I changed? Might be too lazy to do that. I'd need to make it a party where everyone takes it and have side bets on what you think your friends are. 13 Oct 2026
- [Agent] please overlay implied index correlation on this chart then write an essay about how you don't get compensated for idiosyncratic risk. [Agent] This is the ultimate stock pickers market so I assume active managers are killing it. Right? 13 Oct 2026
- Moontower Sunday 🌙Instagram experiment 🌙the Farmer’s Almanac for Investing 🌙the “iron condor destroyer” tool https://t.co/pXvuPckCL0 refs: @ElmWealth 11 Oct 2026
- This is a passage from the first chapter of EY's Inadequate Equilibria published 9 years ago 10 Oct 2026
- X as self-extension If I didn't get tagged here I might never have seen that original post by @noahlt Thanks to all who tagged me! Noah that's awesome You've hacked my wishlist: 10 Oct 2026
- This is the book...wife saw this where the Elm Wealth conference was held and I started reading it last night. 9 Oct 2026
- My wife got to see you talk at the event yesterday @ElmWealth Now you have 2 fans in this household 9 Oct 2026
- Been doing an experiment on IG all week repurposing math and personal finance posts into stories and reels with the help of Muse. Esp if you like 80s and 90s tunes 🎧 9 Oct 2026 instagram.com
- To observe such seminal description of a straddle taken from the sellers pov is like staring down the birth canal of the options-for income-industry 9 Oct 2026
- Naked short selling = the wind trade 9 Oct 2026
- Cross-posted yesterday's letter here 8 Oct 2026
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