Who is Tony Greer?
Tony Greer is the quintessential Wall Street survivor and innovator. As the founder of the independent research firm TG Macro and the editor-in-chief of The Morning Navigator newsletter, Greer distills decades of institutional trading experience into actionable, macroeconomic intelligence. He didn’t learn the markets from a textbook; he learned them at the dinner table from his father, a Morgan Stanley managing director. Today, Greer is a leading voice in financial media, bringing clarity to global markets for a subscriber base that spans 40 countries, proving that independent, BS-free research is the ultimate market edge.
From the WTC to Goldman Sachs
Greer’s career is a tour of modern financial history. He cut his teeth trading spot FX for Sumitomo Bank in the North Tower of the World Trade Center before moving to UBS, where a promotion landed him in Zurich trading precious metals. That international exposure led him to a coveted seat on the commodities trading desk at Goldman Sachs. For six years, Greer managed institutional order flow around the clock, acting as a crucial liquidity provider for some of the biggest players on the Street.
When Goldman went public, Greer took his earnings and struck out on his own right at the peak of the dot-com bubble. He launched a day-trading venture (“Machine Trading”) and walked straight into a “professional frying pan” when the NASDAQ crashed. That humbling experience taught him the mechanics of risk and the dangers of ego, ultimately leading him back to institutional sales trading on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange and later at Dahlman Rose.
The “View Matrix” & Independent Macro
After years of generating millions in commission revenue only to face corporate payout cuts, Greer realized his true leverage was his daily market commentary. With the guidance of industry heavyweights like Jared Dillian and Doomberg, he launched TG Macro in 2016.
Current Ventures & Philosophy:
- The Sector ETF Playbook: Greer strictly avoids single-stock risk (and unpredictable earnings blow-ups) by trading sector ETFs. He relies on moving averages and trailing stops to ride long-term trends while strictly managing downside risk.
- Price Action First: “You know what I think about markets? Nothing.” Greer advocates trading based on what the market is actually doing, rather than what an investor wants it to do.
- The TG Macro Conference: In 2026, to celebrate his firm’s 10-year anniversary, Greer successfully hosted the inaugural TG Macro Conference in Nashville, bringing together top financial minds for unfiltered, high-level market debate.
- Macro Dirt Podcast: Co-host of the rapidly growing macro-finance podcast alongside Jared Dillian.
