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Top Traders Unplugged

Join Niels Kaastrup-Larsen as he explores the world of finance and investing, through weekly conversations with the most interesting and experienced investors, economists, traders & thought leaders. Learn from their experiences, their successes, and their failures. We don't want you to think like them...but we do want to make you think! Stay up-to-date on https://toptradersunplugged.com

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SI163: The Importance of Investment Narratives ft Mark Rzepczynski from 2021-10-24T00:00

This week, Mark Rzepczynski joins us to discuss the Bitcoin ETF and the increasing likeliness that it won’t be banned by the US government, the need for money managers to convey good stories in ord...

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SI162: Discussing The New Bitcoin Futures ETF ft Moritz Seibert from 2021-10-18T00:00

We’re joined today by Moritz Seibert to answer some of the hardest questions in the Turtle Trader entrance exam, as well as discuss the new Bitcoin futures ETF, the drive towards ESG investments an...

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SI161: Retaking the Turtle Trader Entrance Exam ft Jerry Parker from 2021-10-10T00:00

Jerry Parker joins us for a very special episode today, where we invite him to answer the original interview questions from Richard Dennis’s famous Turtle Trader program. This is a fascinating insi...

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SI160: Long-Term Performance vs Short-Term Hot Streaks ft Rob Carver from 2021-10-03T20:00

Rob Carver returns to the show today to discuss the varying performances among CTAs during the notable market moves of the last few weeks, how to decide whether one system is better or worse than a...

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SI159: Embracing Uncertainty for Outsized Returns ft Richard Brennan from 2021-09-26T00:00

Richard Brennan joins us today to discuss the stabilising effect that a healthy allocation to Trend Following can have on a portfolio, how to achieve compounded wealth in the long-term with systema...

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SI158: The Secrets to Raising Capital ft Mark Rzepczynski from 2021-09-19T00:00

Mark Rzepczynski joins us today to discuss why people are as important as processes when investors are choosing funds, the factors that can predict future performance of a fund manager, how Trend F...

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SI157: How to Make Money & Survive in the Markets ft Jerry Parker from 2021-09-13T00:00

Today we are joined by Jerry Parker to discuss how shorter-term systems can be more susceptible to market noise, the importance of sticking with your system during different market environments, ho...

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SI156: The Case for Buying at All-Time Highs ft Moritz Seibert from 2021-09-06T00:00

Moritz Seibert joins us today to discuss the benefits of ‘system diversification’, the case for buying at all-time highs, how classical Trend Following is performing this year, the optimal amount o...

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SI155: How to Create the Perfect Backtest ft Richard Brennan from 2021-08-29T00:00

This week, Richard Brennan joins us to discuss whether there are any similarities between Trend Following and other investment approaches, the benefits of ‘forward-testing’ a system, the art of ‘hu...

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SI154: Defining 'Outliers' from a Trend Follower's Perspective ft Richard Brennan from 2021-08-22T00:00

Richard Brennan joins us today to discuss the current global risk factors that could cause a large liquidity event, what the term ‘outlier’ really means from a Trend Follower’s perspective, the rol...

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SI153: Being Aware of Known & Unknown Risks ft Mark Rzepczynski from 2021-08-15T00:00

Mark Rzepczynski joins us on the show this week to discuss the importance of being aware of known and unknown risks, how economic data can contribute to a profitable system, the different types of ...

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SI152: Love Your Rules, But Not Your Positions ft Jerry Parker from 2021-08-08T00:00

Jerry Parker is on the show with us today to discuss Ethereum’s recent rise after a new ‘hard fork’, auto-correlation and its effects on Trend Following strategies, how trading extra markets can im...

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SI151 Long-Term Profitability vs Short-Term Luck ft Moritz Seibert from 2021-08-01T00:00

Today we’re joined by Moritz Seibert to discuss the efficacy of backtests, how to build a profitable spread trading model, Moritz’s addition of Ethereum futures to his portfolio, why commodities su...

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SI150: Extracting Edges from the Market ft. Richard Brennan from 2021-07-25T00:30

This week, Richard Brennan from ATS Trading Solutions makes his debut on the show, and we discuss the complexity behind successful Trend Following strategies, momentum trading versus Trend Followin...

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SI149: Model Anxiety & Algorithm Aversion ft. Mark Rzepczynski from 2021-07-18T02:00

Mark Rzepczynski joins us this week to discuss ‘algorithm aversion’ and the science of how ‘model anxiety’ shows investors to be naturally wary of rules-based systems. We also discuss how to evalua...

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149 Systematic Investor Series ft Mark Rzepczynski – July 18th, 2021 from 2021-07-18T00:27:20

Mark Rzepczynski joins us this week to discuss ‘algorithm aversion’ and the science of how ‘model anxiety’ shows investors to be naturally wary of rules-based systems.  We also discuss how to evalu...

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SI148: The Importance of Capturing A Few Large Trends ft. Jerry Parker from 2021-07-11T17:30

Jerry Parker returns today to discuss why margin perhaps isn’t as important as people perceive it to be, the resurgence of ‘classical’ Trend Following, the importance of having a low Sharpe ratio, ...

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148 Systematic Investor Series ft Jerry Parker – July 11th, 2021 from 2021-07-11T16:19:47

Jerry Parker returns today to discuss why margin perhaps isn’t as important as people perceive it to be, the resurgence of ‘classical’ Trend Following, the importance of having a low Sharpe ratio, ...

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SI147: The Perfect Exit Strategy ft. Moritz Seibert from 2021-07-04T20:30

Moritz Seibert joins us today discuss the benefits of stripping down your trading approach as much as possible, the various ways to exit a hugely profitable trade, the different forms of research r...

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147 Systematic Investor Series ft Moritz Seibert – July 4th, 2021 from 2021-07-04T17:53:05

Moritz Seibert joins us today discuss the benefits of stripping down your trading approach as much as possible, the various ways to exit a hugely profitable trade, the different forms of research r...

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SI146: The Trend Following Mindset ft. Rob Carver from 2021-06-28T18:56

We’re joined today by Rob Carver to discuss why investors worried about inflation need to be invested in Trend Following strategies, the Russell 2000 being mainly comprised of companies that are lo...

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146 Systematic Investor Series ft Rob Carver – June 28th, 2021 from 2021-06-27T23:18:43

We’re joined today by Rob Carver to discuss why investors worried about inflation need to be invested in Trend Following strategies, the Russell 2000 being mainly comprised of companies that are lo...

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SI145: The 3 D's of Inflation ft. Mark Rzepczynski from 2021-06-20T03:45

Mark Rzepczynski returns this week to discuss the recent decline in commodity prices, perceived hawkish comments from the Federal Reserve, trading narratives versus trading price action, the feasib...

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145 Systematic Investor Series ft Mark Rzepczynski – June 20th, 2021 from 2021-06-20T02:16:37

Mark Rzepczynski returns this week to discuss the recent decline in commodity prices, perceived hawkish comments from the Federal Reserve, trading narratives versus trading price action, the feasib...

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SI144: Why Single Stocks Should Matter to CTAs ft. Jerry Parker from 2021-06-13T18:22

Jerry Parker joins us on the show today to discuss why CTAs could be mistaken in excluding single stocks from their strategies, the possible benefits of having exposure to multiple trading systems,...

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144 Systematic Investor Series ft Jerry Parker – June 13th, 2021 from 2021-06-13T04:26:08

Jerry Parker joins us on the show today to discuss why CTAs could be mistaken in excluding single stocks from their strategies, the possible benefits of having exposure to multiple trading systems,...

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SI143: How Decentralised Is Bitcoin? ft. Eric Crittenden from 2021-06-07T18:09

Special guest Eric Crittenden returns to the show today to discuss the fallacies of the typical 60/40 portfolio, the Federal Reserve’s recent decision to begin tightening fiscal policy, Eric’s last...

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143 Systematic Investor Series ft Eric Crittenden – June 7th, 2021 from 2021-06-06T23:41:05

Special guest Eric Crittenden returns to the show today to discuss the fallacies of the typical 60/40 portfolio, the Federal Reserve’s recent decision to begin tightening fiscal policy, Eric’s last...

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TTU115: Building a Bulletproof Portfolio with Jason Buck of Mutiny Fund from 2021-06-01T18:01

'The typical pie-chart of diversification ends up being all long-GDP assets, which means these are going to do well in a risk-on environment, when we’re awash with liquidity. The problem is, when w...

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115 Protection Against Black Swans & Building a Bulletproof Portfolio with Jason Buck of Mutiny Fund from 2021-06-01T14:52:55

'The typical pie-chart of diversification ends up being all long-GDP assets, which means these are going to do well in a risk-on environment, when we’re awash with liquidity. The problem is, when w...

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SI142: How Decentralised Is Bitcoin Really? ft. Rob Carver from 2021-05-30T17:48

Rob Carver is on the show with us today to discuss why Elon Musk and the Chinese government might be proving that Bitcoin may not be as decentralised as first assumed, whether you should adjust you...

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142 Systematic Investor Series ft Rob Carver – May 30th, 2021 from 2021-05-30T13:24:37

Rob Carver is on the show with us today to discuss why Elon Musk & the Chinese government might be proving that Bitcoin may not be as decentralised as first assumed, whether you should adjust your ...

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SI141: Aligning 'Operation Tempo' with your Trading Personality ft. Mark Rzepcyznski from 2021-05-23T17:25

Mark Rzepczynski joins us today to discuss China’s move to ban Bitcoin trading, the Federal Reserve’s announcement of research into a new central bank digital currency, some of the issues around in...

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141 Systematic Investor Series ft Mark Rzepczynski – May 23rd, 2021 from 2021-05-23T09:32:16

Mark Rzepczynski joins us today to discuss China’s move to ban Bitcoin trading, the Federal Reserve’s announcement of research into a new central bank digital currency, some of the issues around in...

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SI140: Down Markets Are Often a Treasure to Trend Followers ft. Jerry Parker from 2021-05-16T16:38

Jerry Parker joins us today to discuss the benefits of prioritising price over other factors, navigating a high-inflationary environment, how bad markets for average investors can often be great fo...

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140 Systematic Investor Series ft Jerry Parker – May 16th, 2021 from 2021-05-16T05:24:03

Jerry Parker joins us today to discuss the benefits of prioritising price over other factors, navigating a high-inflationary environment, how bad markets for average investors can often be great fo...

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SI139: How to Beat Unpredictable Markets ft. Moritz Seibert from 2021-05-09T16:26

Moritz Seibert returns to the show today to discuss the Berkshire Hathaway annual general meeting, the possible raise in interest rates by the Federal Reserve, today’s great environment for Trend F...

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139 Systematic Investor Series ft Moritz Seibert – May 9th, 2021 from 2021-05-09T10:23:34

Moritz Seibert returns to the show today to discuss the Berkshire Hathaway annual general meeting, the possible raise in interest rates by the Federal Reserve, today’s great environment for Trend F...

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SI138: The 'Holy Trinity' of Security Selection ft. Rob Carver from 2021-05-03T15:47

We’re joined today by Rob Carver to discuss the process of selecting single stocks for a Trend Following system, Rob’s holy trinity of security selection, the JP Morgan-backed fund making huge bets...

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138 Systematic Investor Series ft Rob Carver – May 3rd, 2021 from 2021-05-03T07:15:05

We’re joined today by Rob Carver to discuss the process of selecting single stocks for a Trend Following system, Rob’s holy trinity of security selection, the JP Morgan-backed fund making huge bets...

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137 Systematic Investor Series ft Mark Rzepczynski – April 25th, 2021 from 2021-04-25T18:11:22

Today, Mark Rzepczynski returns to the show to discuss how Trend Following allows investors to own more risky assets, Systematic Global Macro versus Trend Following, the process of how an investor ...

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SI137: Can AI Trading Be Better Than Classical Methods? ft. Mark Rzepczynski from 2021-04-25T11:37

Today, Mark Rzepczynski returns to the show to discuss how Trend Following allows investors to own more risky assets, Systematic Global Macro versus Trend Following, the process of how an investor ...

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136 Systematic Investor Series ft Jerry Parker – April 18th, 2021 from 2021-04-18T17:07:03

Jerry Parker returns to the show today to discuss the how investments can often turn into religions, the recent Coinbase IPO, using historical volatility for position sizing, comparing long-term tr...

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SI136: When Investments Become A Religion ft. Jerry Parker from 2021-04-18T11:07

Jerry Parker returns to the show today to discuss the how investments can often turn into religions, the recent Coinbase IPO, using historical volatility for position sizing, comparing long-term tr...

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SI135: WHY Trend Following is the Safest Investment Strategy ft. Moritz Seibert from 2021-04-11T10:22

Moritz Seibert joins us today to discuss the little-known hedge fund Archegos, who recently blew up and cost billions of dollars for large institutions such as Credit Suisse and Nomura. We also dis...

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135 Systematic Investor Series ft Moritz Seibert – April 11th, 2021 from 2021-04-11T00:13

Moritz Seibert joins us today to discuss the little-known hedge fund Archegos, who recently blew up and cost billions of dollars for large institutions such as Credit Suisse and Nomura. We also dis...

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SI134: Sticking with Short Positions ft. Jerry Parker from 2021-04-04T19:12

Jerry Parker is back on the show with us today to discuss why short positions are beneficial to a profitable trading strategy, the importance of not over-tweaking an already good system, the case f...

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134 Systematic Investor Series ft Jerry Parker – April 4th, 2021 from 2021-04-04T00:11:19

Jerry Parker is on the show with us today to discuss why short positions are beneficial to a profitable trading strategy, the importance of not over-tweaking an already good system, the case for Tr...

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133 Systematic Investor Series ft Rob Carver – March 29th, 2021 from 2021-03-29T08:46:10

Rob Carver joins us today to discuss whether it’s a good idea to adjust your strategy during different periods of volatility, Bitcoin’s expected role as an inflation-hedge, whether commodities are ...

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SI133: Volatility Targeting ft. Rob Carver from 2021-03-29T03:28

Rob Carver joins us today to discuss whether it’s a good idea to adjust your strategy during different periods of volatility, Bitcoin’s expected role as an inflation-hedge, whether commodities are ...

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132 Systematic Investor Series ft Mark Rzepczynski – March 21st, 2021 from 2021-03-21T14:41:21

Mark Rzepczynski joins us today to discuss Jerome Powell’s recent speech and how central banks can often confuse markets, the potential of Artificial Intelligence in systematic investing, whether o...

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SI132: Overcoming Recency Bias for Better Decision Making ft. Mark Rzepcyznski from 2021-03-21T13:54

Mark Rzepczynski joins us today to discuss Jerome Powell’s recent speech and how central banks can often confuse markets, the potential of Artificial Intelligence in systematic investing, whether o...

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SI131: Winning Big During An Inflationary Environment ft. Moritz Seibert from 2021-03-14T16:36

Moritz Seibert returns to the show today to discuss the challenges of managing large amounts of cash in a high-inflationary environment, the importance of maintaining a healthy attitude during long...

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131 Systematic Investor Series ft Moritz Seibert – March 14th, 2021 from 2021-03-14T11:50:52

Moritz Seibert returns to the show today to discuss the challenges of managing large amounts of cash in a high-inflationary environment, the importance of maintaining a healthy attitude during long...

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130 Systematic Investor Series ft Jerry Parker & Rob Carver – March 7th, 2021 from 2021-03-07T17:55:37

We have a special episode for you today featuring Turtle Trading legend Jerry Parker and renown Systematic Investor Robert Carver, who debate the topic of Volatility Targeting and how actively one ...

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SI130: Volatility-Targeting: The Big Debate ft. Jerry Parker & Rob Carver from 2021-03-07T11:31

We have a special episode for you today featuring Turtle Trading legend Jerry Parker and renown Systematic Investor Robert Carver, who debate the topic of Volatility Targeting and how actively one ...

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129 Systematic Investor Series ft Mark Rzepczynski – March 1st, 2021 from 2021-02-28T16:38:51

We’re joined today by Mark Rzepczynski to discuss the return of the Gamestop short-squeeze, Trend Following in a high interest-rate environment, the future of AI & machine learning in trading model...

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SI129: Correlation & Volatility…and is holding bonds “Stupid”? ft. Mark Rzepczynski from 2021-02-28T16:38

We’re joined today by Mark Rzepczynski to discuss the return of the Gamestop short-squeeze, Trend Following in a high interest-rate environment, the future of AI & machine learning in trading model...

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128 Systematic Investor Series ft Jerry Parker – February 22nd, 2021 from 2021-02-22T05:56:26

Jerry Parker returns today to discuss how Trend Following is perfectly suited for both inflationary and deflationary environments, why investors tend to underperform the S&P500 index, how to look a...

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SI128: Investing during Inflationary or Deflationary periods ft. Jerry Parker from 2021-02-22T05:56

Jerry Parker returns today to discuss how Trend Following is perfectly suited for both inflationary and deflationary environments, why investors tend to underperform the S&P500 index, how to look a...

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127 Systematic Investor Series ft Moritz Seibert – February 15th, 2021 from 2021-02-15T06:25:23

Today, we discuss Bitcoin’s rise to $50,000 and how to judge its future role in society, Moritz’s incredible start to the year without changing any part of his trading system, CME’s introduction of...

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SI127: Bitcoin's rise to $50,000 & new Ethereum futures ft. Moritz Seibert from 2021-02-15T06:25

Today, we discuss Bitcoin’s rise to $50,000 and how to judge its future role in society, Moritz’s incredible start to the year without changing any part of his trading system, CME’s introduction of...

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126 Systematic Investor Series ft Rob Carver – February 7th, 2021 from 2021-02-07T04:06:26

Rob Carver returns to the show today to give us his thoughts on the WallStreetBets Reddit forum & their Gamestop short-squeeze, the gamification of trading, why Robinhood had to suspend trading on ...

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SI126: GameStop & How to become a Systematic Investor ft. Rob Carver from 2021-02-07T04:06

Rob Carver returns to the show today to give us his thoughts on the WallStreetBets Reddit forum & their Gamestop short-squeeze, the gamification of trading, why Robinhood had to suspend trading on ...

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125 Systematic Investor Series ft Mark Rzepczynski – January 31st, 2021 from 2021-01-31T02:29:45

Mark Rzepczynski joins us today to discuss the Gamestop short-squeeze, democratisation of the investment industry, the increasing expectation among investors that the Federal Reserve will always pr...

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SI125: Will the FED always prevent prolonged market crashes ft. Mark Rzepczynski from 2021-01-31T02:29

Mark Rzepczynski joins us today to discuss the Gamestop short-squeeze, democratisation of the investment industry, the increasing expectation among investors that the Federal Reserve will always pr...

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124 Systematic Investor Series ft Jerry Parker– January 24th, 2021 from 2021-01-24T02:49:06

Turtle Trading legend Jerry Parker joins us today to discuss why smart people often struggle with systematic investing, the benefits of non-predictive investment strategies, what changes Jerry woul...

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SI124: Why smart people often struggle with systematic investing ft. Jerry Parker from 2021-01-24T02:49

Turtle Trading legend Jerry Parker joins us today to discuss why smart people often struggle with systematic investing, the benefits of non-predictive investment strategies, what changes Jerry woul...

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123 Systematic Investor Series – January 18th, 2021 from 2021-01-18T22:07:24

In today’s show, we discuss the benefits of not taking profits too early during huge price moves, how a Trend Follower might be trading Bitcoin, if March 2020 may have impacted a Trend Follower’s a...

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SI123: The benefits of NOT taking profits too early ft. Moritz Seibert from 2021-01-18T22:07

In today’s show, we discuss the benefits of not taking profits too early during huge price moves, how a Trend Follower might be trading Bitcoin, if March 2020 may have impacted a Trend Follower’s a...

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122 Systematic Investor Series ft Robert Carver – January 10th, 2021 from 2021-01-10T17:12:59

We’re joined today by Rob Carver to discuss how quant managers compared to discretionary managers in 2020, Winton Capital’s underperformance and resulting loss of AUM, the pressure for successful T...

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SI122: Quant vs Discretionary Investing ft. Robert Carver from 2021-01-10T17:12

We’re joined today by Rob Carver to discuss how quant managers compared to discretionary managers in 2020, Winton Capital’s underperformance and resulting loss of AUM, the pressure for successful T...

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121 Systematic Investor Series – January 6th, 2021 from 2021-01-06T17:41:32

In this episode, we conclude our special 2-part series on how to design a Trend Following system, with a deeper dive into some performance statistics over the last couple of decades, including corr...

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SI121: How to Design a Profitable Trend Following System from 2021-01-06T17:41

In this episode, we conclude our special 2-part series on how to design a Trend Following system, with a deeper dive into some performance statistics over the last couple of decades, including corr...

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120 Systematic Investor Series – January 2nd, 2020 from 2021-01-02T15:42:13

In today’s special episode, we go into some depth about how to design a robust and profitable Trend Following program.  We also cover topics such as why having an opinion on any of your trading pos...

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SI120: Deep dive into my own Trend Following Model from 2021-01-02T15:42

In today’s special episode, we go into some depth about how to design a robust and profitable Trend Following program. We also cover topics such as why having an opinion on any of your trading pos...

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119 Systematic Investor Series ft Jerry Parker – December 21st, 2020 from 2020-12-21T16:19:52

Today we welcome back Jerry Parker onto the show to discuss the possible long-term breakout of commodity prices, trading Tesla around its inclusion into the S&P 500 index, carrying out non-system t...

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SI119: Trading TESLA & Commodity Breakout ft. Jerry & Moritz from 2020-12-21T16:19

Today we welcome back Jerry Parker onto the show to discuss the possible long-term breakout of commodity prices, trading Tesla around its inclusion into the S&P 500 index, carrying out non-system t...

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118 Systematic Investor Series ft Mark Rzepczynski – December 13th, 2020 from 2020-12-13T22:42:12

Special guest Mark Rzepczynski returns to the show today to discuss how Trend Following strategies performed during this very unusual year, the likeliest safe-haven assets of 2021, whether or not 2...

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SI118: 2020 Trend Following Recap & safe-havens in 2021 ft. Mark & Moritz from 2020-12-13T22:42

Special guest Mark Rzepczynski returns to the show today to discuss how Trend Following strategies performed during this very unusual year, the likeliest safe-haven assets of 2021, whether or not 2...

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117 The Systematic Investor Series – December 7th, 2020 from 2020-12-06T23:00:44

Today, we discuss why a random calendar year is not a good measure of performance, recent increased volatility in alternative markets, how to define an ‘alternative’ market, the strong case for a m...

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SI117: Why Stocks and Trend Following is a Perfect Match ft. Moritz Seibert from 2020-12-06T23:00

Today, we discuss why a random calendar year is not a good measure of performance, recent increased volatility in alternative markets, how to define an ‘alternative’ market, the strong case for a m...

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114 Predicting the Markets with Mahendra Sharma of Financial Astrology from 2020-12-02T09:58:05

"I think astrology is not about getting fame by predicting some negative event. Astrology is about guiding someone, to help people." - Mahendra Sharma (Tweet)

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TTU114: 2021 Market Predictions ft. Mahendra Sharma of Financial Astrology from 2020-12-02T09:58

"I think astrology is not about getting fame by predicting some negative event. Astrology is about guiding someone, to help people." - Mahendra Sharma (Tweet)
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116 The Systematic Investor Series – November 29th, 2020 from 2020-11-29T07:00:48

In today’s episode, we discuss how to effectively manage your emotional stability regardless of trading performance, the true value of Bitcoin and the various catalysts behind its price movements, ...

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SI116: How to manage emotions regardless of your performance ft. Moritz Seibert from 2020-11-29T07:00

In today’s episode, we discuss how to effectively manage your emotional stability regardless of trading performance, the true value of Bitcoin and the various catalysts behind its price movements, ...

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115 The Systematic Investor Series ft Robert Carver – November 22nd, 2020 from 2020-11-22T04:49

Rob Carver returns to the show today to discuss the relevance of open trade equity compared to closed trade equity, the reported return of value’s reign over growth stocks, combining Trend Followin...

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SI115: Open trade Equity vs Realized Profits and Value vs Growth ft. Rob and Moritz from 2020-11-22T04:49

Rob Carver returns to the show today to discuss the relevance of open trade equity compared to closed trade equity, the reported return of value’s reign over growth stocks, combining Trend Followin...

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114 The Systematic Investor Series – November 16th, 2020 from 2020-11-16T21:21:02

This week, we discuss the importance of short sellers for well-functioning markets, the benefits of trading index futures versus cash equities, diversification in a robust Trend Following system, P...

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SI114: The importance of Short Sellers and Pfizer CEO selling stocks ft. Moritz Seibert from 2020-11-16T21:21

This week, we discuss the importance of short sellers for well-functioning markets, the benefits of trading index futures versus cash equities, diversification in a robust Trend Following system, P...

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113 Farmland Investments with Artem Milinchuk of FarmTogether from 2020-11-12T20:56:17

"No matter what happens, food and land is the immovable constant in our lives." - Artem Milinchuk (Tweet)

Artem Milinchuk is the CEO and Founder of FarmTogether, a firm specializing in fa...

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TTU113: Why Farmland Investments is getting traction ft. Artem Milinchuk of FarmTogether from 2020-11-12T20:56

"No matter what happens, food and land is the immovable constant in our lives." - Artem Milinchuk (Tweet)
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113 The Systematic Investor Series ft Jack Schwager – November 9th, 2020 from 2020-11-09T01:19:14

Today, we welcome legendary author Jack Schwager onto the show to discuss his new book ‘Unknown Market Wizards’ and a range of topics such as: what timeframe makes the most successful trader, how t...

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SI113: The Unknown Market Wizards ft. Jack Schwager from 2020-11-09T01:19

Today, we welcome legendary author Jack Schwager onto the show to discuss his new book ‘Unknown Market Wizards’ and a range of topics such as: what timeframe makes the most successful trader, how t...

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112 The Systematic Investor Series – November 1st, 2020 from 2020-11-01T06:59:34

In today’s episode, we discuss the continual need for improvements to a system, the importance of good housekeeping when it comes to managing a portfolio, the varying amounts of leverage among CFD ...

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SI112: How and When to improve your trading system ft. Moritz Seibert from 2020-11-01T06:59

In today’s episode, we discuss the continual need for improvements to a system, the importance of good housekeeping when it comes to managing a portfolio, the varying amounts of leverage among CFD ...

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111 The Systematic Investor Series ft Michael Covel – October 25th, 2020 from 2020-10-25T05:29:39

Legendary Trend Following author & podcast host, Michael Covel, joins us today to discuss the far-reaching popularity of his books, the advantages of allocating to a Trend Following manager rather ...

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SI111: Trend Following pros and cons ft. Michael Covel from 2020-10-25T05:29

Legendary Trend Following author & podcast host, Michael Covel, joins us today to discuss the far-reaching popularity of his books, the advantages of allocating to a Trend Following manager rather ...

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112 The Art of Investing with Scott Lynn of Masterworks from 2020-10-22T06:13:37

"You have this asset class which has been around for hundreds of years, but up until recently I think people haven't fully appreciated the characteristics." - Scott Lynn (Tweet)

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TTU112: The Art of Investing ft. Scott Lynn of Masterworks from 2020-10-22T06:13

"You have this asset class which has been around for hundreds of years, but up until recently I think people haven't fully appreciated the characteristics." - Scott Lynn (Tweet)
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110 The Systematic Investor Series – October 19th, 2020 from 2020-10-19T06:38:06

This week, we discuss how markets are handling current US presidential election uncertainty, why a healthy allocation to Trend Following strategies may be needed now more than ever, our thoughts on...

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SI110: US Election and how to trade Cryptos with rules ft. Moritz Seibert from 2020-10-19T06:38

This week, we discuss how markets are handling current US presidential election uncertainty, why a healthy allocation to Trend Following strategies may be needed now more than ever, our thoughts on...

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109 The Systematic Investor Series ft Perry Kaufman – October 12th, 2020 from 2020-10-12T03:23:10

Systematic trading and Trend Following legend, Perry Kaufman, joins us on the show today to discuss the importance of being comfortable with risk, the benefits of continuously ranking & evaluating ...

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SI109: Investing like a legend ft. Perry Kaufman from 2020-10-12T03:23

Systematic trading and Trend Following legend, Perry Kaufman, joins us on the show today to discuss the importance of being comfortable with risk, the benefits of continuously ranking & evaluating ...

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108 The Systematic Investor Series ft Robert Carver – October 4th, 2020 from 2020-10-04T06:06:36

Robert Carver joins us today to discuss the case for and against the Kelly Criterion, short vs medium vs long-term Trend Following, how closely you should be following different markets, diversific...

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SI108: The case for and against the Kelly Criterion ft. Robert Carver from 2020-10-04T06:06

Robert Carver joins us today to discuss the case for and against the Kelly Criterion, short vs medium vs long-term Trend Following, how closely you should be following different markets, diversific...

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107 The Systematic Investor Series – September 28th, 2020 from 2020-09-27T23:44:12

In this episode, we discuss the best & worst markets for Trend Following strategies in recent years, the benefits of trading & investing across multiple timeframes, how a combined portfolio of Tren...

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SI107: Best and Worst markets to trade and benefits of adding the S&P500 ft. Moritz Seibert from 2020-09-27T23:44

In this episode, we discuss the best & worst markets for Trend Following strategies in recent years, the benefits of trading & investing across multiple timeframes, how a combined portfolio of Tren...

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106 The Systematic Investor Series – September 19th, 2020 from 2020-09-18T22:40:45

Today, we discuss the Federal Reserve’s current inflation targets, whether it is ok for systematic managers to turn off their systems during periods of high volatility & uncertainty, the looming qu...

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SI106: Ray Dalio's underwhelming 2020 performance and the FED ft. Moritz Seibert from 2020-09-18T22:40

Today, we discuss the Federal Reserve’s current inflation targets, whether it is ok for systematic managers to turn off their systems during periods of high volatility & uncertainty, the looming qu...

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105 The Systematic Investor Series – September 13th, 2020 from 2020-09-13T16:57:34

On today’s show, we discuss Tesla’s threat to the current giants of European car manufacturing, how paper trading can dramatically differ to live trading, the drawbacks of Systematic Investing thro...

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SI105: TESLA & How paper trading can dramatically differ to live trading ft. Moritz Seibert from 2020-09-13T16:57

On today’s show, we discuss Tesla’s threat to the current giants of European car manufacturing, how paper trading can dramatically differ to live trading, the drawbacks of Systematic Investing thro...

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Steve Keen – Global Macro Series – 10th September 2020 from 2020-09-10T00:04:08

We are extremely honoured to welcome Steve Keen, the legendary Australian economist, to our podcast today. Steve is one of the leading critics of mainstream economics, and in our conversation provi...

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GM10: MMT, Global Warming and the Uniqueness of the 2020 Crisis ft. Steve Keen from 2020-09-10T00:04

We are extremely honoured to welcome Steve Keen, the legendary Australian economist, to our podcast today. Steve is one of the leading critics of mainstream economics, and in our conversation provi...

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104 The Systematic Investor Series ft Roberto Osorio – September 7th, 2020 from 2020-09-07T09:57:43

Today, we’re delighted to welcome Roberto Osorio, Vice President, Trading Systems at DUNN Capital, onto the show. Niels pitches Roberto some of our most fiercely debated topics so far, such as the ...

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SI104: Inconvenient truths about Trend Following ft. Roberto Osorio from 2020-09-07T09:57

Today, we’re delighted to welcome Roberto Osorio, Vice President, Trading Systems at DUNN Capital, onto the show. Niels pitches Roberto some of our most fiercely debated topics so far, such as the ...

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103 The Systematic Investor Series ft Robert Carver – August 31st, 2020 from 2020-08-31T02:11:15

Rob Carver returns to the show this week to discuss Jerome Powell’s comments at Jackson Hole, the potential Bond market bubble that very few are talking about, the sweet-spot for Trend Following fu...

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SI103: FED's Powell, Dave Portnoy and the potential Bond market bubble ft. Robert Carver from 2020-08-31T02:11

Rob Carver returns to the show this week to discuss Jerome Powell’s comments at Jackson Hole, the potential Bond market bubble that very few are talking about, the sweet-spot for Trend Following fu...

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Lyn Alden – Global Macro Series – 26th August 2020 from 2020-08-26T12:35:25

We are very pleased to welcome Lyn Alden to the studio today, the founder of Lyn Alden investment strategy. Lyn is from an engineering background, and hence, as you might expect, brings a logical a...

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GM09: Mistakes from the past to guide us forward ft. Lyn Alden from 2020-08-26T12:35

We are very pleased to welcome Lyn Alden to the studio today, the founder of Lyn Alden investment strategy. Lyn is from an engineering background, and hence, as you might expect, brings a logical a...

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102 The Systematic Investor Series – August 23rd, 2020 from 2020-08-23T02:13:29

This week, we discuss Tesla’s meteoric stock price rise and its likely inclusion into the S&P 500, similarities between today’s parabolic moves in the stock market and the famous tech bubble, why t...

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SI102: TESLA and the famous Tech Bubble ft. Moritz Seibert from 2020-08-23T02:13

This week, we discuss Tesla’s meteoric stock price rise and its likely inclusion into the S&P 500, similarities between today’s parabolic moves in the stock market and the famous tech bubble, why t...

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Jim Bianco – Global Macro Series – 21st August 2020 from 2020-08-21T20:31:46

In today’s episode we are joined by Jim Bianco, the president and macro strategist at Bianco Research, L.L.C.  Since 1990 Jim’s commentaries have offered a unique perspective on the global economy ...

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GM08: Watch out for The Bond Market Vigilantes ft. Jim Bianco from 2020-08-21T20:31

In today’s episode we are joined by Jim Bianco, the president and macro strategist at Bianco Research, L.L.C. Since 1990 Jim’s commentaries have offered a unique perspective on the global economy ...

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Campbell Harvey – Global Macro Series – 19th August 2020 from 2020-08-19T13:39:34

In today’s episode we are joined by Campbell Harvey, Professor of Finance at Duke University and Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research in Cambridge, Massachusetts.  Cam ser...

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GM07: The father of the Yield-Curve indicator ft. Campbell Harvey from 2020-08-19T13:39

In today’s episode we are joined by Campbell Harvey, Professor of Finance at Duke University and Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Cam ser...

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101 The Systematic Investor Series – August 17th, 2020 from 2020-08-17T03:48:40

In this episode, we discuss the danger of financial products such as the Daily 3x Inverse Natural Gas ETN, the potential end of the 2020 bull market in stocks, Howard Mark’s recent quotes on managi...

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SI101: Howard Mark’s comments on managing risk and market cycles ft. Moritz Seibert from 2020-08-17T03:48

In this episode, we discuss the danger of financial products such as the Daily 3x Inverse Natural Gas ETN, the potential end of the 2020 bull market in stocks, Howard Mark’s recent quotes on managi...

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100 The Systematic Investor Series ft Jerry Parker– August 10th, 2020 from 2020-08-10T00:35:20

In this special anniversary edition of the Systematic Investor podcast, Jerry Parker joins us on the show to discuss why removing as many filters as possible may be beneficial to your trading syste...

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SI100: How to filter your trades and staying unemotional ft. Jerry Parker from 2020-08-10T00:35

In this special anniversary edition of the Systematic Investor podcast, Jerry Parker joins us on the show to discuss why removing as many filters as possible may be beneficial to your trading syste...

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Michael Green – Global Macro Series – 4th August 2020 from 2020-08-04T02:49

In today’s episode, we are joined by Michael Green, of Logica Capital advisors. Michael has over 20 years as a portfolio manager, mainly in the global macro space. Recently he has become well known...

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GM06: The hidden danger of Passive Investing ft. Michael Green from 2020-08-04T02:49

In today’s episode, we are joined by Michael Green, of Logica Capital advisors. Michael has over 20 years as a portfolio manager, mainly in the global macro space. Recently he has become well known...

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99 The Systematic Investor Series – August 3rd, 2020 from 2020-08-03T04:49:12

In today’s show, we discuss why a great defence is necessary for great portfolios, Trend Following on ETFs, why liquidity is often an under-appreciated factor when choosing markets, why you need to...

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SI99: Trend Following on ETFs and how to safely invest more aggressively in stocks ft. Moritz Seibert from 2020-08-03T04:49

In today’s show, we discuss why a great defence is necessary for great portfolios, Trend Following on ETFs, why liquidity is often an under-appreciated factor when choosing markets, why you need to...

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Danielle DiMartino Booth – Global Macro Series – 29th July 2020 from 2020-07-28T19:36:34

Our guest today is Danielle DiMartino Booth, CEO and chief strategist for Quill intelligence. One of the major themes of our podcast series so far has been the reactions of central banks to the glo...

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GM05: FEDs reaction to the Global Pandemic ft. Danielle DiMartino Booth from 2020-07-28T19:36

Our guest today is Danielle DiMartino Booth, CEO and chief strategist for Quill intelligence. One of the major themes of our podcast series so far has been the reactions of central banks to the glo...

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98 The Systematic Investor Series ft Mark Rzepczynski – July 26th, 2020 from 2020-07-26T07:31:35

Today, we’re delighted to welcome Mark Rzepczynski onto the show to discuss his time working with John W. Henry and what J. W. Henry’s ‘secret weapon’ was, the most effective way to gain downside p...

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SI98: The secret to John. W. Henry's (owner of Liverpool FC and Boston Red Sox) success ft. Mark Rzepczynski from 2020-07-26T07:31

Today, we’re delighted to welcome Mark Rzepczynski onto the show to discuss his time working with John W. Henry and what J. W. Henry’s ‘secret weapon’ was, the most effective way to gain downside p...

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Larry McDonald – Global Macro Series – 25th July 2020 from 2020-07-24T18:15:24

Today we are very lucky to welcome Larry McDonald as our guest. Larry is the founder of the Bear Traps report, and has extensive experience in consulting and investment banking. His bestselling boo...

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GM04: Global Macro from a High Level ft. Larry McDonald from 2020-07-24T18:15

Today we are very lucky to welcome Larry McDonald as our guest. Larry is the founder of the Bear Traps report, and has extensive experience in consulting and investment banking. His bestselling boo...

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Erik Townsend – Global Macro Series – 23rd July 2020 from 2020-07-22T17:50:11

Todays’ guest is Erik Townsend, host of the Macro voices podcast. Erik has an unusual background, as he had a very successful career as a technology entrepreneur before turning his hand to commodit...

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GM03: The Dollar losing its Reserve Currency Status ft. Erik Townsend from 2020-07-22T17:50

Todays’ guest is Erik Townsend, host of the Macro voices podcast. Erik has an unusual background, as he had a very successful career as a technology entrepreneur before turning his hand to commodit...

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97 The Systematic Investor Series ft Robert Carver – July 22nd, 2020 from 2020-07-21T21:25:45

Today, Robert Carver joins us to discuss JP Morgan’s comments on markets being fabricated by central bank liquidity, Tesla’s incredible swings in market cap, thoughts on Warren Buffett’s recent ‘va...

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SI97: Warren Buffett’s recent ‘value’ purchase ft. Robert Carver from 2020-07-21T21:25

Today, Robert Carver joins us to discuss JP Morgan’s comments on markets being fabricated by central bank liquidity, Tesla’s incredible swings in market cap, thoughts on Warren Buffett’s recent ‘va...

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Preston Pysh – Global Macro Series – 17th July 2020 from 2020-07-17T20:20:36

Our guest for today’s episode is Preston Pysh, founder of BuffetsBooks.com and co-host at The Investors Podcast network. As a graduate of both West Point and John Hopkins, Preston is certainly the ...

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GM02: The failure of the Dollar ft. Preston Pysh from 2020-07-17T20:20

Our guest for today’s episode is Preston Pysh, founder of BuffetsBooks.com and co-host at The Investors Podcast network. As a graduate of both West Point and John Hopkins, Preston is certainly the ...

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Julian Brigden – Global Macro Series – 14th July 2020 from 2020-07-14T16:58:17

Our guest in todays episode is Julian Brigden, co-founder of MI2 partners. Julian has decades experience in investment banking on both sides of the Atlantic, and is a true original thinker. We had ...

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GM01: The COVID-19 Fallout ft. Julian Brigden from 2020-07-14T16:58

Our guest in todays episode is Julian Brigden, co-founder of MI2 partners. Julian has decades experience in investment banking on both sides of the Atlantic, and is a true original thinker. We had ...

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96 The Systematic Investor Series – July 13th, 2020 from 2020-07-13T08:32:05

On today’s episode, we discuss the clear link between stock market prices & the Federal Reserve balance sheet, the widening gap between the best & worst CTA performances, the influx of retail money...

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SI96: How RobinHood really makes its profits ft. Moritz Seibert from 2020-07-13T08:32

On today’s episode, we discuss the clear link between stock market prices & the Federal Reserve balance sheet, the widening gap between the best & worst CTA performances, the influx of retail money...

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Judging A “Book” By Its Cover from 2020-07-10T21:35:21

How investors are easily swayed by misleading titles.

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BO117: Judging A “Book” By Its Cover from 2020-07-10T21:35

How investors are easily swayed by misleading titles.
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Are US Treasuries Still Safe? from 2020-07-09T16:56:38

Are US Treasuries as safe as we really think?

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BO116: Are US Treasuries Still Safe? from 2020-07-09T16:56

Are US Treasuries as safe as we really think?
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Trend & Value Investing from 2020-07-08T21:36:16

Meb Faber explains how to combine Trend Following with Buy & Hold.

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BO115: Trend or Value Investing...why not Both? from 2020-07-08T21:36

Meb Faber explains how to combine Trend Following with Buy & Hold.
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Too Few Invest With CTAs from 2020-07-08T11:58:48

Meb Faber on why investors are underinvested in Trend Following.

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BO114: Why Too few Invest with CTAs from 2020-07-08T11:58

Meb Faber on why investors are underinvested in Trend Following.
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Asset Allocation Using Correlations from 2020-07-06T18:01:33

How to allocate a portfolio, accounting for market correlations?

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BO113: Asset Allocation Using Correlations from 2020-07-06T18:01

How to allocate a portfolio, accounting for market correlations?
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95 The Systematic Investor Series – July 6th, 2020 from 2020-07-06T05:57:37

This week, we give our thoughts on the inaccuracies of CTA replicator models, static risk versus dynamic risk, ways to approach variable position sizing, the power of a system being ‘good enough’, ...

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SI95: Jim Simon’s quotes on overriding your system and how to size your positions ft. Moritz Seibert from 2020-07-06T05:57

This week, we give our thoughts on the inaccuracies of CTA replicator models, static risk versus dynamic risk, ways to approach variable position sizing, the power of a system being ‘good enough’, ...

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Combining Fundamental & Systematic from 2020-07-03T11:32:40

Combining fundamental macro with price data.

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BO112: Combining Fundamental & Systematic Investing. Does it work? from 2020-07-03T11:32

Combining fundamental macro with price data.
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Educating Financial Advisors About Systematic Investing from 2020-07-02T04:00:17

How to educate financial advisors about Trend Following strategies.

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BO111: Educating Financial Advisors About Systematic Investing from 2020-07-02T04:00

How to educate financial advisors about Trend Following strategies.
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Change vs Inconsistency from 2020-07-01T11:45:09

The differences between changes leading to improvement & changes leading to inconsistency.

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BO110: Change vs Inconsistency from 2020-07-01T11:45

The differences between changes leading to improvement & changes leading to inconsistency.
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Leverage & Volatility from 2020-06-30T13:27:45

What level of Leverage should you use?

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BO109: Leverage & Volatility from 2020-06-30T13:27

What level of Leverage should you use?
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The Case For Being Longer-Term & Systematic from 2020-06-29T22:02:25

Jim O’Shaughnessy’s paper from 1987 confirms our thesis.

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BO108: The Case For Being Longer-Term & Systematic from 2020-06-29T22:02

Jim O’Shaughnessy’s paper from 1987 confirms our thesis.
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94 The Systematic Investor Series – June 29th, 2020 from 2020-06-29T04:01:43

In today’s episode, we discuss David Harding's interview from 2013 with the SEC Historical Society, possible mistakes to avoid in Systematic Investing, if there are any differences between market c...

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SI94: Markets to avoid in Systematic Investing and David Harding interview ft. Moritz Seibert from 2020-06-29T04:01

In today’s episode, we discuss David Harding's interview from 2013 with the SEC Historical Society, possible mistakes to avoid in Systematic Investing, if there are any differences between market c...

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Roughly Right or Precisely Wrong from 2020-06-27T15:31:20

Why Trend Following strategies aren’t perfect.

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BO107: Roughly Right or Precisely Wrong from 2020-06-27T15:31

Why Trend Following strategies aren’t perfect.
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The Perfect Portfolio from 2020-06-26T00:11:14

What would the ‘perfect portfolio’ look like?

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BO106: The Perfect Portfolio from 2020-06-26T00:11

What would the ‘perfect portfolio’ look like?
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How to Trade Fixed Income from 2020-06-24T18:38:53

How & where to trade Interest Rates.

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BO105: How to Trade Fixed Income from 2020-06-24T18:38

How & where to trade Interest Rates.
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What Defines A Trend Following Trader? from 2020-06-23T13:46:27

What defines a Trend Following trader?

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BO104: What (really) Defines A Trend Following Trader? from 2020-06-23T13:46

What defines a Trend Following trader?
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93 The Systematic Investor Series – June 22nd, 2020 from 2020-06-22T13:59:20

This week, we discuss the possible effects of recent bans on short selling, Howard Mark’s latest memo on the recent rally in asset prices, the Wirecard debacle of losing $1.9billion, Tesla’s ascens...

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SI93: Howard Mark’s latest memo, TESLA and Wirecard ft. Moritz Seibert from 2020-06-22T13:59

This week, we discuss the possible effects of recent bans on short selling, Howard Mark’s latest memo on the recent rally in asset prices, the Wirecard debacle of losing $1.9billion, Tesla’s ascens...

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Trend Following Explained in Less Than 15 Words from 2020-06-22T12:06:02

Why the term ‘Managed Futures’ may be misleading.

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BO103: Trend Following Explained in Less Than 15 Words from 2020-06-22T12:06

Why the term ‘Managed Futures’ may be misleading.
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Treating Markets Differently from 2020-06-19T03:27:34

Should you treat some markets differently?

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BO102: Treating Markets Differently...True or False? from 2020-06-19T03:27

Should you treat some markets differently?
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Ignoring Short-Term Performance from 2020-06-18T00:52:17

How much does luck play a part in short-term results?

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BO101: Ignoring Short-Term Performance...even if it's Hard to do from 2020-06-18T00:52

How much does luck play a part in short-term results?
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Embracing Both Longs & Shorts from 2020-06-17T11:18:07

Why aiming for a balance of longs & shorts in your portfolio may be beneficial.

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BO100: Embracing Both Longs & Shorts from 2020-06-17T11:18

Why aiming for a balance of longs & shorts in your portfolio may be beneficial.
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Which Month of Futures Contracts Should You Trade? from 2020-06-16T13:23:31

Which month of futures contracts should you trade?

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BO99: Which Month of Futures Contracts should You Trade? from 2020-06-16T13:23

Which month of futures contracts should you trade?
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The Cutoff Point For Equity Drawdowns from 2020-06-15T09:19:28

At what point does a drawdown become too much, before action has to be taken?

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BO98: The Cutoff Point For Equity Drawdowns...When Enough is Enough from 2020-06-15T09:19

At what point does a drawdown become too much, before action has to be taken?
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92 The Systematic Investor Series ft Robert Carver – June 15th, 2020 from 2020-06-15T09:03:11

Robert Carver joins us back on the show to discuss why simulating ‘noisy’ data in your backtest can add to robustness, how similar strategies can still result in widely varying returns, how to choo...

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SI92: How to add robustness to your trading and choosing the right time horizon ft. Robert Carver from 2020-06-15T09:03

Robert Carver joins us back on the show to discuss why simulating ‘noisy’ data in your backtest can add to robustness, how similar strategies can still result in widely varying returns, how to choo...

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The Most Influential Look-back Period from 2020-06-12T13:14:41

Which timeframe holds the most influence on markets?

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BO97: The Most Influential Look-back Period and How to Find it from 2020-06-12T13:14

Which timeframe holds the most influence on markets?
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Correlations Among Sectors & Asset Classes from 2020-06-10T03:42:11

Dealing with correlations on different asset classes.

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BO96: Correlations Among Sectors & Asset Classes from 2020-06-10T03:42

Dealing with correlations on different asset classes.
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Fully Systematic or Manual Overrides? from 2020-06-09T15:09:22

Bill Eckhardt’s comments on adding discretion to Systematic Trading.

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BO95: Fully Systematic or Manual Overrides? from 2020-06-09T15:09

Bill Eckhardt’s comments on adding discretion to Systematic Trading.
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Dollar Cost Averaging Strategies from 2020-06-08T12:33:02

Do losers really average losers?

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BO94: Dollar Cost Averaging Strategies..do the (really) work? from 2020-06-08T12:33

Do losers really average losers?
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91 The Systematic Investor Series – June 8th, 2020 from 2020-06-07T23:47:13

Today we discuss the disconnect between stock market prices & their expected returns based on economic data,  why current p&l may not reflect the quality of your positions, and the potential role o...

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SI91: Disconnect between stock market prices and their expected returns ft. Moritz Seibert from 2020-06-07T23:47

Today we discuss the disconnect between stock market prices & their expected returns based on economic data, why current p&l may not reflect the quality of your positions, and the potential role o...

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Increasingly Short-Term Expectations from 2020-06-05T11:15:22

Can you really be hedged from 2-3pm?

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BO93: Increasingly Short-Term Expectations from 2020-06-05T11:15

Can you really be hedged from 2-3pm?
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Volatility: The New Player In Town from 2020-06-04T12:06:25

Chris Cole on Volatility... from a statistic to a tradable asset.

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BO92: Volatility: The New Player In Town from 2020-06-04T12:06

Chris Cole on Volatility... from a statistic to a tradable asset.
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Is Trend Following Too Crowded? from 2020-06-03T12:40:03

Is Trend Following becoming too crowded?

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BO91: Is Trend Following Too Crowded? from 2020-06-03T12:40

Is Trend Following becoming too crowded?
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Can AI Trading Models Really Work? from 2020-06-02T10:28:11

Thoughts on AI trading systems, and how they handled the crash of 2020.

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BO90: Can AI Trading Models Really Work? from 2020-06-02T10:28

Thoughts on AI trading systems, and how they handled the crash of 2020.
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How To Approach Risk Management from 2020-06-01T12:05:07

A dive into Volatility Scaling as part of your Risk Management framework.

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BO89: How To Approach Risk Management from 2020-06-01T12:05

A dive into Volatility Scaling as part of your Risk Management framework.
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90 The Systematic Investor Series ft Jerry Parker – June 1st, 2020 from 2020-06-01T01:28:37

Jerry Parker rejoins us today to discuss how single stocks behave differently to indexes, knowing when to ignore your backtests, multi-strategy CTAs vs trend following CTAs, how to make 3000% in a ...

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SI90: How to make 3000% in a month and why CTAs are the perfect portfolio ft. Jerry Parker from 2020-06-01T01:28

Jerry Parker rejoins us today to discuss how single stocks behave differently to indexes, knowing when to ignore your backtests, multi-strategy CTAs vs trend following CTAs, how to make 3000% in a ...

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When To Modify Your System from 2020-05-28T10:30:03

How to know when you should modify your system or take discretionary decisions.

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BO88: When To Modify Your System...the $64,000 Question from 2020-05-28T10:30

How to know when you should modify your system or take discretionary decisions.
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Incorporating Correlations Into Your Strategy from 2020-05-27T11:57:07

How should you think about market correlations when designing your investment strategy.

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BO87: Incorporating Correlations Into Your Strategy from 2020-05-27T11:57

How should you think about market correlations when designing your investment strategy.
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Should You Trade All Markets The Same Way? from 2020-05-26T12:12:18

An explanation of why you may trade some markets differently, rather than treat all signals the same.

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BO86: Should You Trade All Markets the Same Way? from 2020-05-26T12:12

An explanation of why you may trade some markets differently, rather than treat all signals the same.
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Investments that Work During Market Turmoil from 2020-05-25T12:36:35

A look into strategies that worked during the recent market turmoil.

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BO85: Investments that (really) Work During Market Turmoil from 2020-05-25T12:36

A look into strategies that worked during the recent market turmoil.
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89 The Systematic Investor Series ft Rufus Rankin – May 25th, 2020 from 2020-05-24T16:03:05

We’re joined by special guest, Rufus Rankin of Ampersand Investment Management, to discuss Trend Following ETFs, the definition of a truly diversified portfolio, flat-fees versus performance-based ...

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SI89: Trend Following EFTs and Asness vs Taleb ft. Rufus Rankin from 2020-05-24T16:03

We’re joined by special guest, Rufus Rankin of Ampersand Investment Management, to discuss Trend Following ETFs, the definition of a truly diversified portfolio, flat-fees versus performance-based ...

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How Many Markets Are Too Many? from 2020-05-22T10:47:46

Is there an optimal number of markets to trade?

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BO84: How Many Markets Are Too Many? from 2020-05-22T10:47

Is there an optimal number of markets to trade?
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What Does Diversification Really Mean? from 2020-05-21T10:59:50

Rob Carver describes diversification, portfolio construction, & correlations.

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BO83: What Does Diversification Really Mean? from 2020-05-21T10:59

Rob Carver describes diversification, portfolio construction, & correlations.
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Trend Following & 2020 COVID Crash from 2020-05-20T11:38:51

Trend Following during a Time of Crisis.

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BO82: Trend Following & the 2020 COVID Crash from 2020-05-20T11:38

Trend Following during a Time of Crisis.
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Trend Following Terms Explained from 2020-05-19T10:26:49

Convexity, Crisis Alpha, Smart Beta, and Implied Volatility…what does it all mean?

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BO81: Trend Following Terms Explained from 2020-05-19T10:26

Convexity, Crisis Alpha, Smart Beta, and Implied Volatility…what does it all mean?
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How Big Is The Trend Following Space? from 2020-05-18T03:48:17

How much AUM is really in Trend Following & who are the players?

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BO80: How Big Is the Trend Following Space...Really? from 2020-05-18T03:48

How much AUM is really in Trend Following & who are the players?
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88 The Systematic Investor Series ft Robert Carver – May 17th, 2020 from 2020-05-17T05:22:47

Robert Carver joins us to discuss the huge outperformance year-to-date of systematic funds vs discretionary funds, negative prices & their effects on market participants, systematising volatility s...

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SI88: The Holy Grail for eliminating risk completely ft. Robert Carver from 2020-05-17T05:22

Robert Carver joins us to discuss the huge outperformance year-to-date of systematic funds vs discretionary funds, negative prices & their effects on market participants, systematising volatility s...

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When The Evidence Isn’t Enough from 2020-05-15T09:48:35

CTAs have found that conveying the facts may not be as enticing as telling a good story.

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BO79: When The Evidence Isn’t Enough from 2020-05-15T09:48

CTAs have found that conveying the facts may not be as enticing as telling a good story.
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Reminiscences of a Stock Operator & Markets Today vs The 1920s from 2020-05-14T11:34:58

The eery accuracy of the infamous 1920s book, which still holds true today.  Maybe markets really haven’t changed that much?

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BO78: Reminiscences of a Stock Operator & Markets Today vs the 1920s from 2020-05-14T11:34

The eery accuracy of the infamous 1920s book, which still holds true today. Maybe markets really haven’t changed that much?
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Expected Returns & Unexpected Drawdowns from 2020-05-13T09:34:02

Why CTA & S&P500 returns are often wrongly compared.

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BO77: Expected Returns & Unexpected Drawdowns from 2020-05-13T09:34

Why CTA & S&P500 returns are often wrongly compared.
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The Biggest Behavioural Bias from 2020-05-12T09:10:43

The ‘mother of all biases’.

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BO76: The Biggest Behavioural Bias from 2020-05-12T09:10

The ‘mother of all biases’.
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Volatility vs Risk from 2020-05-11T08:34:48

Why Volatility differs from Risk, and how it may even be considered your friend.

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BO75: Volatility vs Risk and why Investors keeps getting this mixed up! from 2020-05-11T08:34

Why Volatility differs from Risk, and how it may even be considered your friend.
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87 The Systematic Investor Series ft Nick Leeson – May 10th, 2020 from 2020-05-10T02:19

We’re joined today by special guest Nick Leeson, who is famous for the collapse of Barings Bank, one the oldest banks in the world at the time, to discuss liquidity risk in the markets, dealing wit...

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SI87: Dealing with stress when you bring down a bank ft. Nick Leeson from 2020-05-10T02:19

We’re joined today by special guest Nick Leeson, who is famous for the collapse of Barings Bank, one the oldest banks in the world at the time, to discuss liquidity risk in the markets, dealing wit...

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Patience & Persistence from 2020-05-08T12:23:31

Why having patience and keeping yourself in the right environment is vital to good investing.

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BO74: Patience & Persistence from 2020-05-08T12:23

Why having patience and keeping yourself in the right environment is vital to good investing.
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Four C’s of Good Investing: Conviction from 2020-05-07T11:03:42

Having conviction is about having a justified belief in your strategy.

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BO73: Four C’s of Good Investing: Conviction from 2020-05-07T11:03

Having conviction is about having a justified belief in your strategy.
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Four C’s of Good Investing: Courageousness from 2020-05-06T10:28:19

Being a good rules-based Investor can be a lonely road, and takes courage to follow.

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BO72: Four C’s of Good Investing: Courageousness from 2020-05-06T10:28

Being a good rules-based Investor can be a lonely road, and takes courage to follow.
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Four C’s of Good Investing: Clarity from 2020-05-05T10:41:44

How to get Clarity and remove the noise of the markets.

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BO71: Four C’s of Good Investing: Clarity from 2020-05-05T10:41

How to get Clarity and remove the noise of the markets.
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Four C’s of Good Investing: Consistency from 2020-05-04T10:35:35

How a few simple rules were 97% more accurate than predictions from a variety of experts, in fields like stock picking.

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BO70: Four C’s of Good Investing: Consistency from 2020-05-04T10:35

How a few simple rules were 97% more accurate than predictions from a variety of experts, in fields like stock picking.
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86 The Systematic Investor Series – May 4th, 2020 from 2020-05-03T22:39:45

Today, we discuss comments from Warren Buffett in the recent Berkshire Hathaway shareholders meeting, AQR Capital’s recent research finding pure Trend Following strategies to be a better hedge in b...

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SI86: Berkshire Hathaway shareholders meeting ft. Moritz Seibert from 2020-05-03T22:39

Today, we discuss comments from Warren Buffett in the recent Berkshire Hathaway shareholders meeting, AQR Capital’s recent research finding pure Trend Following strategies to be a better hedge in b...

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Process Over Outcome from 2020-05-01T11:47:55

Why a winning or losing bet may not mean that it was a good or bad decision.

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BO69: Process over Outcome from 2020-05-01T11:47

Why a winning or losing bet may not mean that it was a good or bad decision.
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The Simple Secret to Overcome Emotions When Investing from 2020-04-30T10:24:04

How a tried & tested strategy can offset the emotional risk when Investing.

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BO68: The Simple Secret to Overcome Emotions when Investing from 2020-04-30T10:24

How a tried & tested strategy can offset the emotional risk when Investing.
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Why Investors Are Naturally Risk Averse from 2020-04-29T09:48:51

Daniel Crosby explains how our bodies shut our brains down & how this causes bad Investing behaviour.

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BO67: Why Investors are Naturally Risk Averse from 2020-04-29T09:48

Daniel Crosby explains how our bodies shut our brains down & how this causes bad Investing behaviour.
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Why Investors Fall For A Good Story from 2020-04-28T10:32:38

Why we desire a good story & the effect this has on our investments.

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BO66: Why Investors (always) Fall for a Good Story from 2020-04-28T10:32

Why we desire a good story & the effect this has on our investments.
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The 4 Biases of Bad Investing Behaviour from 2020-04-27T11:59:57

Daniel Crosby on Ego, Overconfidence, Emotion & Attention biases.

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BO65: The 4 Biases of Bad Investing Behaviour from 2020-04-27T11:59

Daniel Crosby on Ego, Overconfidence, Emotion & Attention biases.
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85 The Systematic Investor Series ft Nick Radge – April 26th, 2020 from 2020-04-26T00:03:41

Today, special guest Nick Radge joins us on the show to discuss similarities between the market crashes of 1987 and 2020, the players behind the recent Oil volatility, the importance of avoiding tr...

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SI85: Similarities between the market crashes of 1987 and 2020 ft. Nick Radge from 2020-04-26T00:03

Today, special guest Nick Radge joins us on the show to discuss similarities between the market crashes of 1987 and 2020, the players behind the recent Oil volatility, the importance of avoiding tr...

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The Most CounterIntuitive Human Behaviour in Investing from 2020-04-24T08:56:37

Why working harder doesn't necessarily mean we’ll achieve better results.

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BO64: The Most CounterIntuitive Human Behaviour in Investing from 2020-04-24T08:56

Why working harder doesn't necessarily mean we’ll achieve better results.
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The Behavioural Gap from 2020-04-23T07:29:47

Why the rules of good Investing are often a 180 degrees opposite to Human nature.

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BO63: The Behavioural Gap from 2020-04-23T07:29

Why the rules of good Investing are often a 180 degrees opposite to Human nature.
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How Simple Rules Cure Sick Portfolios from 2020-04-22T08:34:13

How simple rules eradicated an incurable disease in Africa, and how this can be related to good Investing behaviour.

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BO62: How Simple Rules Cure Sick Portfolios from 2020-04-22T08:34

How simple rules eradicated an incurable disease in Africa, and how this can be related to good Investing behaviour.
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Overrated Knowledge & The Neglect of Behavioural Finance from 2020-04-21T08:21:37

Daniel Crosby describes how knowledge can sometimes do very little to change Human behaviour, and so may not be as important as people think.

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BO61: Overrated Knowledge & the Neglect of Behavioural Finance from 2020-04-21T08:21

Daniel Crosby describes how knowledge can sometimes do very little to change Human behaviour, and so may not be as important as people think.
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Improving Broken Models from 2020-04-20T08:35

Listener question on how to improve a strategy that seems to be broken.  Should you take an overall approach, or discard any particular markets that haven’t trended for a while?

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BO60: Improving a Broken Model...can it be done? from 2020-04-20T08:35

Listener question on how to improve a strategy that seems to be broken. Should you take an overall approach, or discard any particular markets that haven’t trended for a while?
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84 The Systematic Investor Series ft Robert Carver – April 20th, 2020 from 2020-04-19T17:37:20

We’re joined today by Robert Carver to discuss why classical Trend Following strategies did well in the recent selloff, the risks in OTC trading, why it’s important to diversify across different ma...

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SI84: Is pyramiding a bad strategy? and how many markets to trade? ft. Robert Carver from 2020-04-19T17:37

We’re joined today by Robert Carver to discuss why classical Trend Following strategies did well in the recent selloff, the risks in OTC trading, why it’s important to diversify across different ma...

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Howard Marks & The Definition of Buying Low from 2020-04-17T09:14:42

Howard Mark’s recent thoughts on the importance of ‘buying low’, and what really constitutes ‘buying low’.

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BO59: Howard Marks & the Definition of Buying Low from 2020-04-17T09:14

Howard Mark’s recent thoughts on the importance of ‘buying low’, and what really constitutes ‘buying low’.
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The Balance Between Innovation, Evolution and Stickability from 2020-04-16T08:31:43

Why clients would benefit from lock-up periods, and the difference between evolving your strategies or sticking with it.

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BO58: The Balance between Innovation, Evolution and Stickability from 2020-04-16T08:31

Why clients would benefit from lock-up periods, and the difference between evolving your strategies or sticking with it.
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A.I. Strategies With Human Biases from 2020-04-15T10:07:04

Are A.I. programmers unknowingly passing their human biases into the algorithms?

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BO57: A.I. Strategies With Human Biases from 2020-04-15T10:07

Are A.I. programmers unknowingly passing their human biases into the algorithms?
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Sticking With Your System Through The Good & The Bad Times from 2020-04-14T09:59:02

The benefits of sticking with your system through good & bad times, even in the face of client pressure. Also why Investors benefit from not looking at their portfolios too frequently.

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BO56: Sticking with Your System through the Good & the Bad Times from 2020-04-14T09:59

The benefits of sticking with your system through good & bad times, even in the face of client pressure. Also why Investors benefit from not looking at their portfolios too frequently.
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83 The Systematic Investor Series – April 13th, 2020 from 2020-04-13T01:01:43

In this episode, we discuss how Trend Following strategies are able to cope with the extra volatility around huge world events,  Transtrend’s recent article on responsible investing and why that in...

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SI83: Responsible Investing and how to cope with extreme volatility ft. Moritz Seibert from 2020-04-13T01:01

In this episode, we discuss how Trend Following strategies are able to cope with the extra volatility around huge world events, Transtrend’s recent article on responsible investing and why that in...

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What Does It Take To Be A Successful Trader? from 2020-04-10T13:55:55

Bill Dreiss shares his opinion on what it takes to be a successful Trader.

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BO55: What Does It Take To Be A Successful Trader? from 2020-04-10T13:55

Bill Dreiss shares his opinion on what it takes to be a successful Trader.
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Embracing Volatility from 2020-04-09T10:25:23

Bill Dreiss discusses embracing the uncontrollable nature of Volatility, and explains some of the dangers of what he calls ‘warehousing risk.’

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BO54: Embracing Volatility from 2020-04-09T10:25

Bill Dreiss discusses embracing the uncontrollable nature of Volatility, and explains some of the dangers of what he calls ‘warehousing risk.’
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Trending vs Mean Reverting – What Should You Trade? from 2020-04-08T10:28:41

Discussion on some of the reasons why Trend Following works, but why paradoxically, investors are lured toward mean-reversion.

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BO53: Trend Trading vs Mean Reverting – What Should You Trade? from 2020-04-08T10:28

Discussion on some of the reasons why Trend Following works, but why paradoxically, investors are lured toward mean-reversion.
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Thoughts On Risk Management and Leverage from 2020-04-07T10:26:31

Bill Dreiss shares some of his thoughts on Risk Management and Leverage.

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BO52: Thoughts on Risk Management and Leverage from 2020-04-07T10:26

Bill Dreiss shares some of his thoughts on Risk Management and Leverage.
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Insights To A Unique System Design from 2020-04-06T11:34:36

Bill Dreiss takes us under the hood of his system, and explains why it’s so unique.

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BO51: Insights to a Unique System Design from 2020-04-06T11:34

Bill Dreiss takes us under the hood of his system, and explains why it’s so unique.
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82 The Systematic Investor Series ft Harold de Boer – April 5th, 2020 from 2020-04-05T02:06:29

Special guest, Harold de Boer of Transtrend, joins us on the show today to discuss why the recent returns disparity among CTAs might be good for the industry, the benefits of investing in more than...

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SI82: Is Machine Learning and AI just a marketing ploy? ft. Harold de Boer from 2020-04-05T02:06

Special guest, Harold de Boer of Transtrend, joins us on the show today to discuss why the recent returns disparity among CTAs might be good for the industry, the benefits of investing in more than...

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Why Trend Following (Still) Works from 2020-04-03T11:02:27

We explain why Trend Following will continue to perform over time.

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BO50: Why Trend Following (Still) Works from 2020-04-03T11:02

We explain why Trend Following will continue to perform over time.
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Markets Driving Performance vs. Skill from 2020-04-02T10:50:16

How markets drive performance more so than skill, and why you need to trade longer-term.

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BO49: Do markets drive Performance or is it Skill? from 2020-04-02T10:50

How markets drive performance more so than skill, and why you need to trade longer-term.
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Exploiting The Fractal Nature of Markets In A Systematic Way from 2020-04-01T10:46:01

Bill Dreiss talks about his interest in Elliot Wave analysis & the Fractal nature of markets, and how he successfully have used this approach since the 1970s.

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BO48: Exploiting the Fractal Nature of Markets in a Systematic Way from 2020-04-01T10:46

Bill Dreiss talks about his interest in Elliot Wave analysis & the Fractal nature of markets, and how he successfully have used this approach since the 1970s.
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Our Worst Trade from 2020-03-31T09:13:35

We go down memory lane and discuss our worst trades, and what we learned from them.

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BO47: Our Worst Trade from 2020-03-31T09:13

We go down memory lane and discuss our worst trades, and what we learned from them.
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When Should You Stay Out Of A Market? from 2020-03-30T11:33:21

We discuss when a Trend Follower would be neither Long nor Short.

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BO46: When should You stay Out of a Market? from 2020-03-30T11:33

We discuss when a Trend Follower would be neither Long nor Short.
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81 The Systematic Investor Series – March 29th, 2020 from 2020-03-29T00:17:40

Today, we discuss the benefits of focusing on highly liquid markets, why Trend Following strategies are usually less risky & volatile in any market environment,  how simple ideas can often be more ...

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SI81: Why simple ideas can often be more robust than complex ideas ft. Moritz Seibert from 2020-03-29T00:17

Today, we discuss the benefits of focusing on highly liquid markets, why Trend Following strategies are usually less risky & volatile in any market environment, how simple ideas can often be more ...

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Should You Adjust Your Position Size During A Trade? from 2020-03-27T11:58:15

Is increasing or reducing an existing position during a trade, something you should do?

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BO45: Should You Adjust Your Position Size During A Trade? from 2020-03-27T11:58

Is increasing or reducing an existing position during a trade, something you should do?
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How Much Should I Allocate to Trend Following? from 2020-03-26T11:52:44

What is the perfect allocation percentage to Trend Following, and other assets, in a diversified portfolio?

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BO44: How much should I Allocate to Trend Following? from 2020-03-26T11:52

What is the perfect allocation percentage to Trend Following, and other assets, in a diversified portfolio?
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Are CTAs Causing Market Sell-Offs? from 2020-03-25T11:45:32

JP Morgan blames CTA strategies for causing large market selloffs. We give our view!

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BO43: Are CTAs Causing Market Sell-Offs? from 2020-03-25T11:45

JP Morgan blames CTA strategies for causing large market selloffs. We give our view!
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The Value of Big Data & AI Will Be Tested During The Coronavirus Turmoil from 2020-03-24T12:22:11

Can you really figure out the markets by using ‘Big Data’ and ‘AI’?

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BO42: The value of Big Data & AI will be Tested during the Coronavirus Turmoil from 2020-03-24T12:22

Can you really figure out the markets by using ‘Big Data’ and ‘AI’?
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How to Deal with Clients During Drawdowns from 2020-03-23T11:40:08

How you deal with clients during drawdowns and how you manage expectations can make or break your business.

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BO41: How to Deal with Clients During Drawdowns from 2020-03-23T11:40

How you deal with clients during drawdowns and how you manage expectations can make or break your business.
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80 The Systematic Investor Series ft Eric Crittenden – March 23rd, 2020 from 2020-03-23T04:15:26

This week, special guest Eric Crittenden joins us on the show to discuss: the importance of being able to trade short positions, how the best Trend Following strategies have proven their worth in t...

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SI80: Why uncomfortable trades can turn out to be the most profitable ft. Eric Crittenden from 2020-03-23T04:15

This week, special guest Eric Crittenden joins us on the show to discuss: the importance of being able to trade short positions, how the best Trend Following strategies have proven their worth in t...

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Does Jerry Parker Trade Synthetic Instruments? from 2020-03-20T12:13:34

Discussion on whether or not to trade Synthetic Instruments.

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BO40: Does Jerry Parker Trade Synthetic Instruments? from 2020-03-20T12:13

Discussion on whether or not to trade Synthetic Instruments.
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Can Market Timing Using Technical Indicators Be Profitable? from 2020-03-19T12:59:25

Discussion a recent Barron’s article which says that the 200-Day Moving Average no longer works - perhaps Barron's have changed their mind after March 2020?

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BO39: Can Market Timing using Technical Indicators be Profitable? from 2020-03-19T12:59

Discussion a recent Barron’s article which says that the 200-Day Moving Average no longer works - perhaps Barron's have changed their mind after March 2020?
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Systematic versus Discretionary Investing from 2020-03-18T11:51:24

We discuss The Curious Investor podcast episode on Systematic vs Discretionary Investing.

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BO38: Systematic vs Discretionary Investing from 2020-03-18T11:51

We discuss The Curious Investor podcast episode on Systematic vs Discretionary Investing.
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Does Trend Following still work? Comments from David Harding, Cliff Asness & Stanley Druckenmiller from 2020-03-17T11:14:22

“Experts” claim that the character of the markets has changed in recent years. We discuss comments from David Harding, Stanley Druckenmiller & Cliff Asness, relating to Trend Following.

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BO37: Does Trend Following still work? Comments from David Harding, Cliff Asness & Stanley Druckenmiller from 2020-03-17T11:14

“Experts” claim that the character of the markets has changed in recent years. We discuss comments from David Harding, Stanley Druckenmiller & Cliff Asness, relating to Trend Following.
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The Time It Takes To Stick With Your Rules from 2020-03-16T09:55:06

Today we discuss a listener question, regarding the usual time it takes before being able to follow a Trading System religiously.

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BO36: The Time It Takes To Stick With Your Rules from 2020-03-16T09:55

Today we discuss a listener question, regarding the usual time it takes before being able to follow a Trading System religiously.
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79 The Systematic Investor Series ft Robert Carver – March 15th, 2020 from 2020-03-15T07:53:04

We’re joined on the show today by special guest Robert Carver, to discuss another historically volatile week in the markets, the differences between today’s bear market and 2008, how Robert defines...

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SI79: A historical volatile week put into perspective ft. Robert Carver from 2020-03-15T07:53

We’re joined on the show today by special guest Robert Carver, to discuss another historically volatile week in the markets, the differences between today’s bear market and 2008, how Robert defines...

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A Month in the Life of a CTA from 2020-03-12T23:16:33

Today we discuss a question from the audience about what goes on in the life of a CTA.

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BO35: A Month in the Life of a CTA from 2020-03-12T23:16

Today we discuss a question from the audience about what goes on in the life of a CTA.
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More Fiction in Excel than in Word from 2020-03-12T10:47:18

The likeliness to curve fit data from backtests, and get excited about numbers which may not materialise.

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BO34: More Fiction in Excel than in Word from 2020-03-12T10:47

The likeliness to curve fit data from backtests, and get excited about numbers which may not materialise.
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Howard Marks & Limiting Downside Potential from 2020-03-11T11:13:49

When Howard Marks speaks, we should all pay attention. And today's topic about focusing on the Risk rather than the Upside in your portfolio...is just up our street!

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BO33: Howard Marks & Limiting Downside Potential from 2020-03-11T11:13

When Howard Marks speaks, we should all pay attention. And today's topic about focusing on the Risk rather than the Upside in your portfolio...is just up our street!
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Trend Following: The Perfect Hedge, or the Perfect Portfolio? from 2020-03-10T11:06:42

We discuss why we believe that Trend Following could rightly be viewed as the Perfect Portfolio, and sometimes the Perfect Hedge.

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BO32: Trend Following: The Perfect Hedge, or the Perfect Portfolio? from 2020-03-10T11:06

We discuss why we believe that Trend Following could rightly be viewed as the Perfect Portfolio, and sometimes the Perfect Hedge.
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Equity Indices – Who Wants To Be Average? from 2020-03-08T11:57:41

Why do equity investors aim to be average? And how to aim for more.

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BO31: Equity Indices – Who Wants To Be Average? from 2020-03-08T11:57

Why do equity investors aim to be average? And how to aim for more.
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78 The Systematic Investor Series – March 8th, 2020 from 2020-03-08T04:28:15

This week, we discuss the potential benefits of investing in more than one systematic fund, Tom Basso’s research finding that Trend Following returns increase as market volatility increases, the pr...

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SI78: Tom Basso’s research on higher Trend Following returns as volatility increases from 2020-03-08T04:28

This week, we discuss the potential benefits of investing in more than one systematic fund, Tom Basso’s research finding that Trend Following returns increase as market volatility increases, the pr...

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Historical Data, Backtests, & Track Records from 2020-03-06T10:54:15

What is the optimal time frame when analysing a track record & why can seemingly correlated strategies have very different returns?

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BO30: Historical Data, Backtests, & Track Records from 2020-03-06T10:54

What is the optimal time frame when analysing a track record & why can seemingly correlated strategies have very different returns?
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Trend Following vs Buy & Hold from 2020-03-05T10:05:02

Want to know what the real benefit of Trend Following is, compared to the traditional Buy & Hold method? Find out in today's episode...there may be more benefits than meets the eye at first glance....

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BO29: Trend Following vs Buy & Hold from 2020-03-05T10:05

Want to know what the real benefit of Trend Following is, compared to the traditional Buy & Hold method? Find out in today's episode...there may be more benefits than meets the eye at first glance....

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Long Trades Vs. Short Trades from 2020-03-04T12:18:31

You may be surprised of the difference between how well Short and Long trades perform...but why it's still important to trade both.

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BO28: Long Trades Vs. Short Trades from 2020-03-04T12:18

You may be surprised of the difference between how well Short and Long trades perform...but why it's still important to trade both.
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2019 In Review – The Investor’s RetroSpective from 2020-03-03T09:26:09

End of 2019 wrap up, with thoughts on Bonds, Bitcoin, the decade just gone by, and the connection between Netflix & Dominos Pizza.

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BO27: 2019 In Review – The Investor’s RetroSpective from 2020-03-03T09:26

End of 2019 wrap up, with thoughts on Bonds, Bitcoin, the decade just gone by, and the connection between Netflix & Dominos Pizza.
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77 The Systematic Investor Series – March 1st, 2020 from 2020-03-01T02:42:46

After the quickest 10% correction straight from an all-time-high in stock market history last week, we discuss how human emotions & behaviours played their part, the threat of the coronavirus and i...

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SI77: Trading through the quickest 10% correction in stock market history from 2020-03-01T02:42

After the quickest 10% correction straight from an all-time-high in stock market history last week, we discuss how human emotions & behaviours played their part, the threat of the coronavirus and i...

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76 The Systematic Investor Series – February 24th, 2020 from 2020-02-23T17:32:42

In today’s episode, we discuss whether attempting to trade every market at the same time may hinder any conviction necessary for above-average returns, as well as debate the difference between a po...

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SI76: Can trading too many markets prevent you from achieving above average returns? from 2020-02-23T17:32

In today’s episode, we discuss whether attempting to trade every market at the same time may hinder any conviction necessary for above-average returns, as well as debate the difference between a po...

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75 The Systematic Investor Series – February 16th, 2020 from 2020-02-16T06:23:20

On today’s show, we discuss Morgan Housel’s recent article on history & historians generally being a bad guide for the future, the popularity of negative predictions, social media as a gauge for cu...

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SI75: Morgan Housel on history being a bad guide for the future from 2020-02-16T06:23

On today’s show, we discuss Morgan Housel’s recent article on history & historians generally being a bad guide for the future, the popularity of negative predictions, social media as a gauge for cu...

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74 The Systematic Investor Series – February 8th, 2020 from 2020-02-08T10:03:11

This week, we discuss how Jerry approached his Tesla trade during last week’s parabolic move up, the value of sleeping well at night in comparison to chasing maximum returns, whether Trend Followin...

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SI74: Trading TESLA during its parabolic move from 2020-02-08T10:03

This week, we discuss how Jerry approached his Tesla trade during last week’s parabolic move up, the value of sleeping well at night in comparison to chasing maximum returns, whether Trend Followin...

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73 The Systematic Investor Series – February 3rd, 2020 from 2020-02-03T03:56:50

On today’s show, we discuss when having lots of experience can sometimes work against you, why hard and fast rules can be better than making discretionary decisions, the importance of trading in ap...

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SI73: How too much experience can work against your investments from 2020-02-03T03:56

On today’s show, we discuss when having lots of experience can sometimes work against you, why hard and fast rules can be better than making discretionary decisions, the importance of trading in ap...

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72 The Systematic Investor Series – January 26th, 2020 from 2020-01-26T02:26:24

Today, we discuss how CTAs provide Investors with protection during stock market declines, how the term Crisis Alpha may be linked to reduced allocations to CTAs, the psychology behind managers cha...

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SI72: Crisis and how CTAs provide protection during stock market declines from 2020-01-26T02:26

Today, we discuss how CTAs provide Investors with protection during stock market declines, how the term Crisis Alpha may be linked to reduced allocations to CTAs, the psychology behind managers cha...

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71 The Systematic Investor Series – January 20th, 2020 from 2020-01-20T16:09:21

This week, we discuss the reliability of Fundamental Analysis sell rules versus Trend Following sell rules, the so-called ‘Quant winter’ that systematic funds are supposedly in, whether there is a ...

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SI71: The "quant winter" and the reliability of fundamental analysis from 2020-01-20T16:09

This week, we discuss the reliability of Fundamental Analysis sell rules versus Trend Following sell rules, the so-called ‘Quant winter’ that systematic funds are supposedly in, whether there is a ...

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70 The Systematic Investor Series ft Andreas Clenow (Part Two) – January 14th, 2020 from 2020-01-14T14:13:15

Today we continue our interview with Andreas Clenow, where we cover topics such as backtesting & system design, whether we see any growth in the CTA industry, long-term vs short-term Investing, and...

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SI70: How to design and backtest your system ft. Andreas Clenow (Part 2) from 2020-01-14T14:13

Today we continue our interview with Andreas Clenow, where we cover topics such as backtesting & system design, whether we see any growth in the CTA industry, long-term vs short-term Investing, and...

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70 The Systematic Investor Series ft Andreas Clenow (Part One) – January 13th, 2020 from 2020-01-13T08:28:05

In the first of a 2-part special with Andreas Clenow, we discuss why combining Models might improve your Risk-Adjusted Returns in the long run, whether all Trend Following signals are more or less ...

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SI70: Combining models to improve Risk-Adjusted returns ft. Andreas Clenow (Part 1) from 2020-01-13T08:28

In the first of a 2-part special with Andreas Clenow, we discuss why combining Models might improve your Risk-Adjusted Returns in the long run, whether all Trend Following signals are more or less ...

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69 The Systematic Investor Series – January 5th, 2020 from 2020-01-05T01:12:48

In this first episode of 2020, we discuss whether there any investment strategies that can work during all times, the recent Barron’s article featuring Richard Thaler on the perils of overconfidenc...

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SI69: Richard Thaler on the perils of overconfidence and how to overcome it from 2020-01-05T01:12

In this first episode of 2020, we discuss whether there any investment strategies that can work during all times, the recent Barron’s article featuring Richard Thaler on the perils of overconfidenc...

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68 The Systematic Investor Series – December 29th, 2019 from 2019-12-29T02:21:27

In this week’s episode, we discuss the notion of correlation between volatility and risk, why it can be a bad idea to equate a manager’s performance with their skill-level, when a losing trade shou...

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SI68: The surprising relationship between volatility and risk from 2019-12-29T02:21

In this week’s episode, we discuss the notion of correlation between volatility and risk, why it can be a bad idea to equate a manager’s performance with their skill-level, when a losing trade shou...

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67 The Systematic Investor Series – December 23rd, 2019 from 2019-12-23T17:13:38

This week, we touch on the difference a year makes, how good position sizing can reduce anxiety, the recent article from AQR by Cliff Asness,  why a meaningful allocation to Trend Following might b...

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SI67: The psychology of predictions from 2019-12-23T17:13

This week, we touch on the difference a year makes, how good position sizing can reduce anxiety, the recent article from AQR by Cliff Asness, why a meaningful allocation to Trend Following might b...

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66 The Systematic Investor Series – December 15th, 2019 from 2019-12-15T04:29:58

In this week’s episode, find out why investing in a strategy during a drawdown can be profitable in the long-run, why risk-adjusted performance is more important than tracking against an index,  wh...

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SI66: Why price is a better guide to higher returns than expert opinion from 2019-12-15T04:29

In this week’s episode, find out why investing in a strategy during a drawdown can be profitable in the long-run, why risk-adjusted performance is more important than tracking against an index, wh...

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65 The Systematic Investor Series – December 9th, 2019 from 2019-12-09T03:01:03

This week, we discuss how doing less can ensure bigger & better results over time, average client holding periods versus the recommended amount of time, why short trades might be the essential part...

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SI65: How doing less can ensure bigger and better returns over time from 2019-12-09T03:01

This week, we discuss how doing less can ensure bigger & better results over time, average client holding periods versus the recommended amount of time, why short trades might be the essential part...

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64 The Systematic Investor Series – December 2nd, 2019 from 2019-12-02T02:39:28

This week, we discuss the differences between recognizing risk and ‘warehousing’ risk, why Fundamental Investors could benefit from implementing Trend Following rules, Diversification as the most i...

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SI64: The difference between Warehousing vs Recognising Risk from 2019-12-02T02:39

This week, we discuss the differences between recognizing risk and ‘warehousing’ risk, why Fundamental Investors could benefit from implementing Trend Following rules, Diversification as the most i...

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63 The Systematic Investor Series – November 23rd, 2019 from 2019-11-24T06:14:38

Is the concept of being a great stock picker overrated?  Are Trend Following returns mean-reverting over time?  Will Sharpe Ratios of Trend Following strategies permanently stay lower from now on? ...

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SI63: Are stock pickers overrated? from 2019-11-24T06:14

Is the concept of being a great stock picker overrated? Are Trend Following returns mean-reverting over time? Will Sharpe Ratios of Trend Following strategies permanently stay lower from now on? ...

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62 The Systematic Investor Series – November 17th, 2019 from 2019-11-17T04:15:25

In this week’s edition, we discuss the possible benefits of running a multi-strategy portfolio, whether or not you need to have a ‘feel’ for the markets before constructing a model, the new all-tim...

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SI62: The benefits of running a multi-strategy portfolio from 2019-11-17T04:15

In this week’s edition, we discuss the possible benefits of running a multi-strategy portfolio, whether or not you need to have a ‘feel’ for the markets before constructing a model, the new all-tim...

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61 The Systematic Investor Series – November 11th, 2019 from 2019-11-10T22:50:10

In this week’s episode, we discuss the recently published book on Jim Simons & Renaissance Technologies, why you shouldn’t be too focused on one position, why it can be difficult to avoid overridin...

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SI61: Jim Simons & Renaissance Technologies from 2019-11-10T22:50

In this week’s episode, we discuss the recently published book on Jim Simons & Renaissance Technologies, why you shouldn’t be too focused on one position, why it can be difficult to avoid overridin...

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60 The Systematic Investor Series – November 3rd, 2019 from 2019-11-03T03:15:11

This week, we cover some of the dangers of ‘Home Bias’, and the benefits of diversification mixed with good risk management. We also discuss the differences between common Trend Trading and Systema...

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SI60: The dangers of "Home" bias and the benefits of Diversification from 2019-11-03T03:15

This week, we cover some of the dangers of ‘Home Bias’, and the benefits of diversification mixed with good risk management. We also discuss the differences between common Trend Trading and Systema...

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59 The Systematic Investor Series – October 29th, 2019 from 2019-10-29T05:40:13

On the show today, we cover some of the dangers of investing in something based on its story alone, how market environments can change while the behaviour of participants stays the same, why Trend ...

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SI59: The dangers of investing in "stories" but why we all do it from 2019-10-29T05:40

On the show today, we cover some of the dangers of investing in something based on its story alone, how market environments can change while the behaviour of participants stays the same, why Trend ...

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58 The Systematic Investor Series – October 20th, 2019 from 2019-10-19T22:22:14

This week, we discuss Bank of America’s declaration of the end of the traditional 60/40 portfolio, the different attitudes to having ‘insurance’ in the markets, the reasons why too many fund manage...

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SI58: The consequences of Bank of America declaring the END of the 60/40 portfolio from 2019-10-19T22:22

This week, we discuss Bank of America’s declaration of the end of the traditional 60/40 portfolio, the different attitudes to having ‘insurance’ in the markets, the reasons why too many fund manage...

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57 The Systematic Investor Series – October 14th, 2019 from 2019-10-13T19:45:03

On this week’s episode, we discuss the tendency for investors to confuse volatility & noise with risk and instability, the benefits of great mentorship, why the best investments are those that have...

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SI57: Why investors confuse volatility & noise with risk & instability from 2019-10-13T19:45

On this week’s episode, we discuss the tendency for investors to confuse volatility & noise with risk and instability, the benefits of great mentorship, why the best investments are those that have...

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56 The Systematic Investor Series – October 7th, 2019 from 2019-10-07T03:19:49

This week, we discuss the potential risks of aiming for smooth & steady returns, the pitfalls of having to make predictions, the higher-than-expected appearances of tail events, why it’s dangerous ...

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SI56: The risk of smooth and steady returns for risk avers investors from 2019-10-07T03:19

This week, we discuss the potential risks of aiming for smooth & steady returns, the pitfalls of having to make predictions, the higher-than-expected appearances of tail events, why it’s dangerous ...

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111 Alignment of Interest with Alan Sheen of Dalton Street Capital – 2of2 from 2019-10-02T10:24:37

"No matter what happens, food and land is the immovable constant in our lives." - Artem Milinchuk (Tweet)

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TTU111: Alignment of Interest ft. Alan Sheen of Dalton Street Capital – 2of2 from 2019-10-02T10:24

“We do two of the hardest styles of investing that I am aware of.” - Alan Sheen (Tweet)
Today on Top Traders Unplugged, I continue our conversation with Alan Sheen, talking about how and why he...

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55 The Systematic Investor Series – September 30th, 2019 from 2019-09-29T22:11:23

In this week's episode, we discuss why Sharpe Ratios should be taken with a pinch of salt, the benefits of using a Trading Coach, why consistently aligning with the best odds may be a better strate...

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SI55: Aligning your investments with the best odds and why the Sharpe needs salt from 2019-09-29T22:11

In this week's episode, we discuss why Sharpe Ratios should be taken with a pinch of salt, the benefits of using a Trading Coach, why consistently aligning with the best odds may be a better strate...

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110 The Opportunity of Volatility with Alan Sheen of Dalton Street Capital – 1of2 from 2019-09-25T12:57:27

“I learned everything I ever needed to know about systematic and quantitative investing even before I set foot in the field because systematic and quantitative investing, at the end of the day, is ...

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TTU110: The Opportunity of Volatility ft. Alan Sheen of Dalton Street Capital – 1of2 from 2019-09-25T12:57

“I learned everything I ever needed to know about systematic and quantitative investing even before I set foot in the field because systematic and quantitative investing, at the end of the day, is ...

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54 The Systematic Investor Series – September 22nd, 2019 from 2019-09-22T03:53:01

In this episode, we discuss Howard Mark’s comments regarding not losing money being more important than missing opportunities, how solid Trend Following performance can often stay on the edge of ra...

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SI54: Why NOT losing money is more important than missing opportunities from 2019-09-22T03:53

In this episode, we discuss Howard Mark’s comments regarding not losing money being more important than missing opportunities, how solid Trend Following performance can often stay on the edge of ra...

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27 Top Traders Round Table with Daniel Crosby – 2of2 from 2019-09-18T11:04:40

“Emotion overrides cognition pretty dramatically” - Daniel Crosby (Tweet)



Welcome to Top Traders Round Table, a podcast series on managed futures brought to you by CME Group. O...

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RT27: Why Emotion overrides cognition...dramatically ft. Daniel Crosby – 2of2 from 2019-09-18T11:04

“Emotion overrides cognition pretty dramatically” - Daniel Crosby (Tweet)
Welcome to Top Traders Round Table, a podcast series on managed futures brought to you by CME Group. On today's episode...

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53 The Systematic Investor Series – September 16th, 2019 from 2019-09-16T06:47:59

In today’s episode, we discuss if it’s possible to successfully blur the lines between Discretionary & Systematic Trading, why most of the largest Hedge Funds in the world are Systematic, results o...

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SI53: Why most successful Hedge Funds employ Systematic strategies from 2019-09-16T06:47

In today’s episode, we discuss if it’s possible to successfully blur the lines between Discretionary & Systematic Trading, why most of the largest Hedge Funds in the world are Systematic, results o...

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MacroVoices Spotlight – Niels Kaastrup-Larsen: Algorithmic Trading & Trend Following from 2019-09-13T18:00:43

The tables have turned! In this episode, Niels Kaastrup-Larsen becomes the first featured guest on Erik Townsend's newest podcast - MacroVoices Spotlight! In this epsiode, Niels and Erik discuss Tr...

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MacroVoices: Niels Kaastrup-Larsen on Algorithmic Trading & Trend Following from 2019-09-13T18:00

The tables have turned! In this episode, Niels Kaastrup-Larsen becomes the first featured guest on Erik Townsend's newest podcast - MacroVoices Spotlight! In this epsiode, Niels and Erik discuss Tr...

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26 Top Traders Round Table with Daniel Crosby – 1of2 from 2019-09-12T07:53:32

“If we can follow just a couple of simple rules, we can overcome the behavioral errors which are the plague of so many investors.” - Daniel Crosby (Tweet)

Welcome to Top Traders Round Tab...

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RT26: Overcoming behavioural biases ft. Daniel Crosby – 1of2 from 2019-09-12T07:53

“If we can follow just a couple of simple rules, we can overcome the behavioral errors which are the plague of so many investors.” - Daniel Crosby (Tweet)
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52 The Systematic Investor Series ft Peter Borish – September 10th, 2019 from 2019-09-10T10:57:32

In our special Anniversary Edition of the Systematic Investor Podcast, we invite Peter Borish onto the show to discuss the differences between Discretionary and Systematic Investing, Peter’s journe...

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SI52: Working with legendary Paul Tudor Jones ft. Peter Borish from 2019-09-10T10:57

In our special Anniversary Edition of the Systematic Investor Podcast, we invite Peter Borish onto the show to discuss the differences between Discretionary and Systematic Investing, Peter’s journe...

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51 The Systematic Investor Series – September 2nd, 2019 from 2019-09-02T02:05:36

In this week’s show, we discuss using multiple systems to further enhance diversification, the differences between a portfolio meeting expectations versus benchmarking it against an Index, Trend Fo...

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SI51: Improving Diversification through multiple trading approaches from 2019-09-02T02:05

In this week’s show, we discuss using multiple systems to further enhance diversification, the differences between a portfolio meeting expectations versus benchmarking it against an Index, Trend Fo...

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50 The Systematic Investor Series – August 25th, 2019 from 2019-08-25T09:54:30

Today we discuss the potential dangers of avoiding simplicity, how good Trading is counter-intuitive to Human Nature, the benefits of doing the same thing over and over, how to earn big profits thr...

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SI50: Why great investing is counter-intuitive to Human Nature from 2019-08-25T09:54

Today we discuss the potential dangers of avoiding simplicity, how good Trading is counter-intuitive to Human Nature, the benefits of doing the same thing over and over, how to earn big profits thr...

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49 The Systematic Investor Series – August 19th, 2019 from 2019-08-19T04:26:44

Today, we discuss the potential dangers of taking time away from the markets, the importance of Investor behaviour over the ability to analyse data, Morgan Housel’s article on the universal Laws of...

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SI49: Morgan Housel's universal laws of investing and the importance of investor behaviour from 2019-08-19T04:26

Today, we discuss the potential dangers of taking time away from the markets, the importance of Investor behaviour over the ability to analyse data, Morgan Housel’s article on the universal Laws of...

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48 The Systematic Investor Series – August 11th, 2019 from 2019-08-10T20:41:37

This week, we discuss the current state of the Bond market, how the larger, commercial institutions affect overall CTA Trend Following performance, how to deal with the fluctuations in currencies w...

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SI48: The state of the Bond market and do Institutions affect CTA performance from 2019-08-10T20:41

This week, we discuss the current state of the Bond market, how the larger, commercial institutions affect overall CTA Trend Following performance, how to deal with the fluctuations in currencies w...

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47 The Systematic Investor Series – August 6th, 2019 from 2019-08-05T18:43:02

This week, we discuss the importance of avoiding any emotional attachments to your positions, how correlated markets can affect your portfolio, how to decide which trades to execute when your signa...

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SI47: Don't fall in Love with your positions from 2019-08-05T18:43

This week, we discuss the importance of avoiding any emotional attachments to your positions, how correlated markets can affect your portfolio, how to decide which trades to execute when your signa...

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Best of TTU – Behavioral Finance and & Crisis Alpha from 2019-07-31T14:25:10

When it comes to Behavioural Finance, a few people stand out in terms of their contribution to helping us all understand why and how it works. The intersection between Human Behaviour and Quantitat...

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BO26: Behavioral Finance, Crisis Alpha & the Adaptive Market Hypothesis from 2019-07-31T14:25

When it comes to Behavioural Finance, a few people stand out in terms of their contribution to helping us all understand why and how it works. The intersection between Human Behaviour and Quantitat...

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46 The Systematic Investor Series – July 29th, 2019 from 2019-07-29T11:03:57

This week, we discuss whether commodities are more risky to trade than equities, if a stocks-only Trend Following strategy can be profitable in the long run, if a deep drawdown is worse than a long...

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SI46: Are commodities more risky to trade than equities? from 2019-07-29T11:03

This week, we discuss whether commodities are more risky to trade than equities, if a stocks-only Trend Following strategy can be profitable in the long run, if a deep drawdown is worse than a long...

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Best of TTU – Un-Learning & The Legacy of AHL from 2019-07-24T01:15:28

It has been said that: 'The biggest room of all, is the room for improvement', and one thing that is clear to see in the amazing careers of today’s guests, is the continued hunger for learning in t...

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BO25: Un-Learning, Keeping an Open Mind & The Legacy of AHL from 2019-07-24T01:15

It has been said that: 'The biggest room of all, is the room for improvement', and one thing that is clear to see in the amazing careers of today’s guests, is the continued hunger for learning in t...

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45 The Systematic Investor Series – July 21st, 2019 from 2019-07-21T16:27:35

In this week’s episode, we discuss Ray Dalio’s recent article on Paradigm Shifts and his comments on the safety of Gold.  We also touch on the perils of having too many filters that keep you from e...

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SI45: Ray Dailo's paradigm shift and Gold as a safe-haven from 2019-07-21T16:27

In this week’s episode, we discuss Ray Dalio’s recent article on Paradigm Shifts and his comments on the safety of Gold. We also touch on the perils of having too many filters that keep you from e...

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Best of TTU – The Importance of Asset Allocation & Patience from 2019-07-17T10:27:45

In 1987, 3 scientists, 1 from Cambridge and 2 from Oxford, were brought together by their shared passion for the markets and for computers.  Little did they know, that over the next 3 decades, this...

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BO24: The Importance of Asset Allocation & Patience from 2019-07-17T10:27

In 1987, 3 scientists, 1 from Cambridge and 2 from Oxford, were brought together by their shared passion for the markets and for computers. Little did they know, that over the next 3 decades, this...

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44 The Systematic Investor Series – July 15th, 2019 from 2019-07-15T04:45:14

On this week’s episode, we discuss the resurgence of ‘boutique’ funds, the new Austrian bond which promises a yield of 1.2% over 98 years, why having new markets to Trade can be good thing, and the...

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SI44: Should you buy the new 98-year Austrian Bond? and Volatility vs Risk targeting from 2019-07-15T04:45

On this week’s episode, we discuss the resurgence of ‘boutique’ funds, the new Austrian bond which promises a yield of 1.2% over 98 years, why having new markets to Trade can be good thing, and the...

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Best of TTU – Reminiscences of 3 Trend Followers from 2019-07-10T03:05:50

One of the great Investment books of all time is Reminiscences of a Stock Operator, which is the fictionalized biography of perhaps the most famous Financial Speculator of all time: Jesse Livermore...

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BO23: Reminiscences of 3 Trend Followers...the AHL Trilogy from 2019-07-10T03:05

One of the great Investment books of all time is Reminiscences of a Stock Operator, which is the fictionalized biography of perhaps the most famous Financial Speculator of all time: Jesse Livermore...

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43 The Systematic Investor Series – July 8th, 2019 from 2019-07-08T03:37:53

In this episode, we discuss the recent article from AQR Capital's Cliff Asness on the difficulty of sticking to a strategy through volatile periods, why we may never know if a particular system is ...

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SI43: Cliff Asness on the difficulty on sticking to a strategy through volatile periods from 2019-07-08T03:37

In this episode, we discuss the recent article from AQR Capital's Cliff Asness on the difficulty of sticking to a strategy through volatile periods, why we may never know if a particular system is ...

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42 The Systematic Investor Series ft Salem Abraham – July 1st, 2019 from 2019-07-01T20:08:12

Today we’re joined on the show by Salem Abraham, a legendary Trend Follower, and President of Abraham Trading Company based in Canadian, Texas.  We discuss if Bitcoin has any real value, how Jerry ...

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SI42: Are Stanley Druckenmiller and David Harding right about Trend Following? ft. Salem Abraham from 2019-07-01T20:08

Today we’re joined on the show by Salem Abraham, a legendary Trend Follower, and President of Abraham Trading Company based in Canadian, Texas. We discuss if Bitcoin has any real value, how Jerry ...

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41 The Systematic Investor Series – June 22nd, 2019 from 2019-06-23T13:06:48

On today’s episode, we give our thoughts on the recent Bitcoin rally, the possible benefits of trading single stocks rather than indices, how spending less time looking at the markets can benefit y...

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SI41: Bitcoin's recent rally and benefits of trading single stocks from 2019-06-23T13:06

On today’s episode, we give our thoughts on the recent Bitcoin rally, the possible benefits of trading single stocks rather than indices, how spending less time looking at the markets can benefit y...

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40 The Systematic Investor Series ft Corey Hoffstein – June 16th, 2019 from 2019-06-16T16:54:29

This week, we’re joined by Corey Hoffstein from Newfound Research, who also hosts the Flirting With Models podcast.  We discuss his journey into Systematic Investing, why the year you enter the mar...

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SI40: Is past performance actually indicative of future returns? ft. Corey Hoffstein from 2019-06-16T16:54

This week, we’re joined by Corey Hoffstein from Newfound Research, who also hosts the Flirting With Models podcast. We discuss his journey into Systematic Investing, why the year you enter the mar...

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Best of TTU – You Don’t Need To Be A Genius If You Can Stick To A Plan from 2019-06-11T22:00:37

In the previous Best of Top Traders Unplugged, we went back in time to re-visit some of the key lessons that many investors learned during the Financial Crisis of 2008. It was my way of reminding m...

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BO22: You don’t need to be a Genius if you can Stick to a Plan from 2019-06-11T22:00

In the previous Best of Top Traders Unplugged, we went back in time to re-visit some of the key lessons that many investors learned during the Financial Crisis of 2008. It was my way of reminding m...

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39 The Systematic Investor Series – June 9th, 2019 from 2019-06-09T03:56:52

Can the VIX index be traded as part of a successful Trend Following strategy?  Do CTAs have the edge over traditional Hedge Funds by being invested in the less popular markets?  Should some paramet...

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SI39: How to trade the VIX and do Trend Followers have an edge? from 2019-06-09T03:56

Can the VIX index be traded as part of a successful Trend Following strategy? Do CTAs have the edge over traditional Hedge Funds by being invested in the less popular markets? Should some paramet...

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Best of TTU – Trading for a Living from 2019-06-06T04:18:11

The financial crisis back in 2008 is slowly fading from the memories of investors. But for those of us who lived and traded through it, many important lessons were learned, and usually the hard way...

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BO21: Trading for a Living from 2019-06-06T04:18

The financial crisis back in 2008 is slowly fading from the memories of investors. But for those of us who lived and traded through it, many important lessons were learned, and usually the hard way...

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38 The Systematic Investor Series – June 2nd, 2019 from 2019-06-02T13:55:49

This week, we discuss the importance of process over outcome, how sports can be related to Trading, and whether mistakes are to be avoided completely or something we should look forward to learning...

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SI38: Process over outcome and how sports relates to trading from 2019-06-02T13:55

This week, we discuss the importance of process over outcome, how sports can be related to Trading, and whether mistakes are to be avoided completely or something we should look forward to learning...

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Best of TTU – How To Start & Grow A CTA Business from 2019-05-28T22:51:52

I get a lot of questions about ideas to help build the best Trading Model, and I understand why many aspiring managers feel that this is critical to their future success.  There is though, a lot of...

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BO20: How to start & grow a CTA business from 2019-05-28T22:51

I get a lot of questions about ideas to help build the best Trading Model, and I understand why many aspiring managers feel that this is critical to their future success. There is though, a lot of...

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37 The Systematic Investor Series – May 26th, 2019 from 2019-05-25T21:43:40

Is ‘Buy & Holding’ the S&P500 index the perfect investment strategy?  Should you apply Equal-Weighting across all of your Trading positions?  Are long-term strategies the only way to avoid market n...

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SI37: Is "Buy and Hold" the perfect investment strategy? and should you "Equal Weight"? from 2019-05-25T21:43

Is ‘Buy & Holding’ the S&P500 index the perfect investment strategy? Should you apply Equal-Weighting across all of your Trading positions? Are long-term strategies the only way to avoid market n...

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Best of TTU – The Evolution and Future of Trend Following from 2019-05-22T00:16:48

Regardless of the investment strategy that you apply to the markets, your strategy or approach needs to evolve over time.  The way we did Trend Following back in the 1970s, 1980s, & 1990s is not ex...

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BO19: The Evolution and Future of Trend Following from 2019-05-22T00:16

Regardless of the investment strategy that you apply to the markets, your strategy or approach needs to evolve over time. The way we did Trend Following back in the 1970s, 1980s, & 1990s is not ex...

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36 The Systematic Investor Series – May 19th, 2019 from 2019-05-19T13:47:49

In today’s episode, we discuss whether or not Trend Following is more effective with Volatility Targeting, how cautious you should be of outlier events, how to use stress-levels as an indicator of ...

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SI36: Can you measure the quality of your strategy on your stress-level? from 2019-05-19T13:47

In today’s episode, we discuss whether or not Trend Following is more effective with Volatility Targeting, how cautious you should be of outlier events, how to use stress-levels as an indicator of ...

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35 The Systematic Investor Series – May 12th, 2019 from 2019-05-12T20:10:07

Today, we discuss how to go from managing personal money to third-party money, in this current regulatory environment. We clear up some confusion surrounding the VIX market, touch on stocks vs comm...

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SI35: The journey from managing personal money to external clients from 2019-05-12T20:10

Today, we discuss how to go from managing personal money to third-party money, in this current regulatory environment. We clear up some confusion surrounding the VIX market, touch on stocks vs comm...

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34 The Systematic Investor Series – May 6th, 2019 from 2019-05-05T22:18:01

In today’s episode, we discuss how much central banks or political events, can prevent or create market trends in the future.  We also discuss AQR Capital Management’s recent study on Trend Followi...

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SI34: Can Central Banks and policies prevent trends in the future? from 2019-05-05T22:18

In today’s episode, we discuss how much central banks or political events, can prevent or create market trends in the future. We also discuss AQR Capital Management’s recent study on Trend Followi...

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25 Top Traders Round Table with John Fidler, Jonathan Miles, and Christopher Vogt – 2of2 from 2019-05-02T17:12:13

"Over the years, I have allocated to a lot of short term CTAs… but due to the alpha decay factor to short-term models, not really made any money from it." - John Fidler (Tweet)

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RT25: Alpha decay in Short-Term strategies ft. John Fidler, Jonathan Miles & Christopher Vogt – 2of2 from 2019-05-02T17:12

"Over the years, I have allocated to a lot of short term CTAs… but due to the alpha decay factor to short-term models, not really made any money from it." - John Fidler (Tweet)
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Best of TTU – How to Test a Model Over Decades of Data from 2019-04-30T23:17:17

I often see the press write that too much money is chasing the same trends, and this being the reason that Trend Following strategies have been performing a little under par in the last few years. ...

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BO18: How to test a model over decades of Data from 2019-04-30T23:17

I often see the press write that too much money is chasing the same trends, and this being the reason that Trend Following strategies have been performing a little under par in the last few years. ...

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33 The Systematic Investor Series ft Wayne Himelsein – April 29th, 2019 from 2019-04-29T08:58:31

This week, we invite special guest Wayne Himelsein onto the show from Logica Capital Advisers, in Los Angeles.  Wayne explains his journey into starting a Hedge Fund, some of the lessons he has lea...

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SI33: The positive effect of embracing volatility ft. Wayne Himelsein from 2019-04-29T08:58

This week, we invite special guest Wayne Himelsein onto the show from Logica Capital Advisers, in Los Angeles. Wayne explains his journey into starting a Hedge Fund, some of the lessons he has lea...

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24 Top Traders Round Table with John Fidler, Christopher Vogt, and Jonathan Miles – 1of2 from 2019-04-24T13:59:48

"Not all managed future strategies are created equal." - John Fidler (Tweet)

Welcome to Top Traders Round Table, a podcast series on managed futures brought to you by CME Group. On today'...

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RT24: The Value of Liquidity ft. John Fidler, Christopher Vogt & Jonathan Miles – 1of2 from 2019-04-24T13:59

"Not all managed future strategies are created equal." - John Fidler (Tweet)
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32 The Systematic Investor Series – April 22nd, 2019 from 2019-04-22T03:01:40

Are CTAs giving the wrong message by charging low performance fees? Is there a perfect amount of AUM to aim for?  Can Systematic Trading keep you happy?  How accurately can we predict future return...

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SI32: How accurately can we predict future returns? and can trading with systems keep you happy? from 2019-04-22T03:01

Are CTAs giving the wrong message by charging low performance fees? Is there a perfect amount of AUM to aim for? Can Systematic Trading keep you happy? How accurately can we predict future return...

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Best of TTU – Track Records vs Simulations.. What’s Best? from 2019-04-15T02:48:22

For those of us who have been on the manager side for a while, you'll know that investors love to analyse decades of performance data before deciding which manager they are going to invest with, an...

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BO17: Track records vs Simulations... what’s Best? from 2019-04-15T02:48

For those of us who have been on the manager side for a while, you'll know that investors love to analyse decades of performance data before deciding which manager they are going to invest with, an...

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31 The Systematic Investor Series – April 15th, 2019 from 2019-04-15T02:08:52

Does Systematic Trading completely eliminate all emotions from the process?  Is it wise to use Stop-Losses?  Should CTAs target low-volatility & average returns, or high returns with higher possibl...

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SI31: Should you be using a Stop-Loss? or Target a certain level of Volatility? from 2019-04-15T02:08

Does Systematic Trading completely eliminate all emotions from the process? Is it wise to use Stop-Losses? Should CTAs target low-volatility & average returns, or high returns with higher possibl...

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Best of TTU – Crisis Alpha Explained from 2019-04-10T02:23:58

Kathryn Kaminski is one of my favorite people to discuss Trend Following with, because she has a great way of simplifying and explaining some of the key concepts of the strategy.  Today, we talk ab...

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BO16: Crisis Alpha explained from 2019-04-10T02:23

Kathryn Kaminski is one of my favorite people to discuss Trend Following with, because she has a great way of simplifying and explaining some of the key concepts of the strategy. Today, we talk ab...

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30 The Systematic Investor Series – April 7th, 2019 from 2019-04-07T02:18:13

Is it wise to adjust position-size according to recent volatility? Can back-testing a Trend Following strategy end up as just being a form of curve-fitting? We discuss the merits of Long-Term evide...

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SI30: Should you adjust your position size based on recent volatility? from 2019-04-07T02:18

Is it wise to adjust position-size according to recent volatility? Can back-testing a Trend Following strategy end up as just being a form of curve-fitting? We discuss the merits of Long-Term evide...

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Best of TTU – Why Trend Following Is Not A Black Box from 2019-04-04T22:39:39

Often, a Trend following strategy is described as being a 'Black Box', as if something bad was going on.  So it was refreshing to hear Scott Foster talk about Trend Following as being in fact, a 'W...

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BO15: Why Trend Following is Not a Black Box from 2019-04-04T22:39

Often, a Trend following strategy is described as being a 'Black Box', as if something bad was going on. So it was refreshing to hear Scott Foster talk about Trend Following as being in fact, a 'W...

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29 The Systematic Investor Series ft Jesse Felder – March 31st, 2019 from 2019-03-31T01:12:23

In this episode, we’re joined by special guest, Jesse Felder, from The Felder Report & the SuperInvestor Podcast.  Jesse describes his journey into the markets, if he uses Trend Following strategie...

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SI29: Can Value Investing be applied to Gold? and Trend Following as a forecasting tool ft. Jesse Felder from 2019-03-31T01:12

In this episode, we’re joined by special guest, Jesse Felder, from The Felder Report & the SuperInvestor Podcast. Jesse describes his journey into the markets, if he uses Trend Following strategie...

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23 Top Traders Round Table with Chris Cole, Matthew Sargaison, and Dan Stone – 2of2 from 2019-03-27T15:31:51

"This is where the populism intercedes with the market risks. I think people look at these risks as independent risks, so they're not looking at them and how they interrelate with the ecosystem of ...

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RT23: Populism and Market Risks ft. Chris Cole, Matthew Sargaison & Dan Stone – 2of2 from 2019-03-27T15:31

"This is where the populism intercedes with the market risks. I think people look at these risks as independent risks, so they're not looking at them and how they interrelate with the ecosystem of ...

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28 The Systematic Investor Series – March 25th, 2019 from 2019-03-24T22:45:40

On today’s show, we give our thoughts on ‘Evidence-Based Investing’, David Harding’s latest comments on Trend Following, how much is too much ‘Open Risk’, as well as answering: what are some of the...

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SI28: Investing based on the "Evidence" and what are the Trend Commandments? from 2019-03-24T22:45

On today’s show, we give our thoughts on ‘Evidence-Based Investing’, David Harding’s latest comments on Trend Following, how much is too much ‘Open Risk’, as well as answering: what are some of the...

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22 Top Traders Round Table with Chris Cole, Matthew Sargaison, and Dan Stone – 1of2 from 2019-03-20T08:22:16

"I think the idea is that the math of quantitative easing really matters. It's all about the shift at the margin." - Dan Stone (Tweet)

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RT22: Volatility Master Class ft. Chris Cole, Matthew Sargaison & Dan Stone – 1of2 from 2019-03-20T08:22

"I think the idea is that the math of quantitative easing really matters. It's all about the shift at the margin." - Dan Stone (Tweet)
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27 The Systematic Investor Series – March 17th, 2019 from 2019-03-16T20:26:19

Discussion points this week include, Volatility vs Risk, the differences between Trading and Investing, Zero Hedge’s comment about CTAs & Trend Followers being useless, and the NY Times article on ...

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SI27: Volatility vs Risk...What's the difference? and are CTAs useless? from 2019-03-16T20:26

Discussion points this week include, Volatility vs Risk, the differences between Trading and Investing, Zero Hedge’s comment about CTAs & Trend Followers being useless, and the NY Times article on ...

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26 The Systematic Investor Series – March 10th, 2019 from 2019-03-10T18:41:13

Is it more profitable to be longer-term? When is Trend Following the wrong strategy to use?  Should you ‘ease’ into a trade, or go all in, and how should you adjust position size?  Other talking po...

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SI26: Is it more profitable to invest longer-term? and Druckenmiller on being greedy from 2019-03-10T18:41

Is it more profitable to be longer-term? When is Trend Following the wrong strategy to use? Should you ‘ease’ into a trade, or go all in, and how should you adjust position size? Other talking po...

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Best of TTU – How ”Slow” Trading Can Be Profitable from 2019-03-05T21:36:22

Would you believe somebody if they told you they had been very successful in the investment world, by looking at the just markets once a week? Everything, and everyone, seems to be getting increasi...

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BO14: How ”slow” trading can be Profitable from 2019-03-05T21:36

Would you believe somebody if they told you they had been very successful in the investment world, by looking at the just markets once a week? Everything, and everyone, seems to be getting increasi...

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25 The Systematic Investor Series – March 3rd, 2019 from 2019-03-03T02:15:36

Discussion points this week include: Where to start if you want to become a Trend Following Trader, whether or not to trade markets differently, Bloomberg’s article on the supposed Failing of Trend...

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SI25: Where to start your Trend Following jouney? from 2019-03-03T02:15

Discussion points this week include: Where to start if you want to become a Trend Following Trader, whether or not to trade markets differently, Bloomberg’s article on the supposed Failing of Trend...

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21 Top Traders Round Table with Jake Barton, Trent Webster, and Steven Wilson – 2of2 from 2019-03-01T07:06:35

"There's a lot more data in some ways, but there is also a lot less interesting information that is differentiated." - Jake Barton (Tweet)

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RT21: What's next for Hedge Funds? ft. Jake Barton, Trent Webster & Steven Wilson – 2of2 from 2019-03-01T07:06

"There's a lot more data in some ways, but there is also a lot less interesting information that is differentiated." - Jake Barton (Tweet)
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24 The Systematic Investor Series ft Meb Faber – February 24th, 2019 from 2019-02-24T18:38:07

Meb Faber joins the show to discuss his journey into Trend Following, where Trend Following funds have gone wrong in terms of attracting assets & growing AUM, why he started his company Cambria Inv...

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SI24: Why Trend Following has "failed" to attract a lot of Assets ft. Meb Faber from 2019-02-24T18:38

Meb Faber joins the show to discuss his journey into Trend Following, where Trend Following funds have gone wrong in terms of attracting assets & growing AUM, why he started his company Cambria Inv...

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20 Top Traders Round Table with Jake Barton, Trent Webster, and Steven Wilson – 1of2 from 2019-02-20T10:53:31

"Being a mid-twenties analyst during the 2008 financial crisis was a very eye opening experience, and it showed me the importance of being methodical and critical, and not quick to make decisions w...

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RT20: The Looming Pension Crisis ft. Jake Barton, Trent Webster & Steven Wilson – 1of2 from 2019-02-20T10:53

"Being a mid-twenties analyst during the 2008 financial crisis was a very eye opening experience, and it showed me the importance of being methodical and critical, and not quick to make decisions w...

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23 The Systematic Investor Series – February 18th, 2019 from 2019-02-18T00:37:02

What is the value of the 200-day Moving Average, the benefit of tried and tested strategies vs new and trendy strategies?  Are drawdowns a necessary component of a robust strategy, and what is the ...

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SI23: What is the value of the 200-Day Moving Average? from 2019-02-18T00:37

What is the value of the 200-day Moving Average, the benefit of tried and tested strategies vs new and trendy strategies? Are drawdowns a necessary component of a robust strategy, and what is the ...

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Best of TTU – The History of Trend Following from 2019-02-13T09:33:33

The concept of Trend Following has been around for a long time, but it wasn’t until a few years back, that the Bible on Trend Following was written by Kathryn Kaminski and Alex Greyserman.  Today, ...

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BO13: The History of Trend Following from 2019-02-13T09:33

The concept of Trend Following has been around for a long time, but it wasn’t until a few years back, that the Bible on Trend Following was written by Kathryn Kaminski and Alex Greyserman. Today, ...

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22 The Systematic Investor Series – February 11th, 2019 from 2019-02-11T00:22:26

Welcome to The Systematic Investor series. It's a great privilege for me to invite you to a behind the scenes conversation between some of my favorite systematic investors namely Jerry Parker and M...

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SI22: Can intra-day trading be scaled to a big business? from 2019-02-11T00:22

Welcome to The Systematic Investor series. It's a great privilege for me to invite you to a behind the scenes conversation between some of my favorite systematic investors namely Jerry Parker and M...

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Best of TTU – Market Psychology & Universal Truths from 2019-02-05T00:28:26

A while back, I had a very enjoyable time speaking to Scott Foster from Dominion Capital Management, who is not your typical Trader. He draws from a wide range of influences such as Aristotle, Magi...

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BO12: Market Psychology & Universal Truths from 2019-02-05T00:28

A while back, I had a very enjoyable time speaking to Scott Foster from Dominion Capital Management, who is not your typical Trader. He draws from a wide range of influences such as Aristotle, Magi...

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21 The Systematic Investor Series – February 4th, 2019 from 2019-02-04T02:26:34

Welcome to The Systematic Investor series. It's a great privilege for me to invite you to a behind the scenes conversation between some of my favorite systematic investors namely Jerry Parker and M...

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SI21: Why the biggest drawdown is always ahead of you or so they say from 2019-02-04T02:26

Welcome to The Systematic Investor series. It's a great privilege for me to invite you to a behind the scenes conversation between some of my favorite systematic investors namely Jerry Parker and M...

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Best of TTU – Simplicity is the Ultimate Sophistication from 2019-01-30T09:47:56

A few years back, I had a great discussion with die-hard Trend Follower, Scot Billington.  I would like to share some key moments with you, including how to perceive past track records, and also so...

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BO11: Simplicity is the Ultimate Sophistication from 2019-01-30T08:47

A few years back, I had a great discussion with die-hard Trend Follower, Scot Billington. I would like to share some key moments with you, including how to perceive past track records, and also so...

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20 The Systematic Investor Series – January 28th, 2019 from 2019-01-28T03:07:24

Welcome to The Systematic Investor series. It's a great privilege for me to invite you to a behind the scenes conversation between some of my favorite systematic investors namely Jerry Parker and M...

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SI20: Crisis Alpha...To Love or Not To Love from 2019-01-28T02:07

Welcome to The Systematic Investor series. It's a great privilege for me to invite you to a behind the scenes conversation between some of my favorite systematic investors namely Jerry Parker and M...

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19 Top Traders Round Table with Andrew Lo and Sol Waksman – 2of2 from 2019-01-23T13:37:47

"If someone wants a better return, they have no choice but to take additional risk, no matter how they feel about risk or how risk averse they may be." - Sol Waksman (Tweet)

Welcome to To...

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RT19: Who actually learned from the last financial crisis? ft. Andrew Lo & Sol Waksman – 2of2 from 2019-01-23T12:37

"If someone wants a better return, they have no choice but to take additional risk, no matter how they feel about risk or how risk averse they may be." - Sol Waksman (Tweet)
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19 The Systematic Investor Series – January 20th, 2019 from 2019-01-20T20:24:19

Welcome to The Systematic Investor series. It's a great privilege for me to invite you to a behind the scenes conversation between some of my favorite systematic investors namely Jerry Parker and M...

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SI19: Can you apply Trend Following to Life? from 2019-01-20T19:24

Welcome to The Systematic Investor series. It's a great privilege for me to invite you to a behind the scenes conversation between some of my favorite systematic investors namely Jerry Parker and M...

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18 Top Traders Round Table with Andrew Lo and Sol Waksman – 1of2 from 2019-01-16T17:12:58

"I was going through one of those inevitable losing streaks [early in my career] and I had a fundamental question. Does anyone make money trading the futures markets, or is it all a casino set up f...

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RT18: Are markets really Efficient? ft. Andrew Lo & Sol Waksman – 1of2 from 2019-01-16T16:12

"I was going through one of those inevitable losing streaks [early in my career] and I had a fundamental question. Does anyone make money trading the futures markets, or is it all a casino set up f...

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18 The Systematic Investor Series – January 13th, 2019 from 2019-01-13T04:19:48

Welcome to The Systematic Investor series. It's a great privilege for me to invite you to a behind the scenes conversation between some of my favorite systematic investors namely Jerry Parker and M...

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SI18: How to know if you are over-fitting your model parameters from 2019-01-13T03:19

Welcome to The Systematic Investor series. It's a great privilege for me to invite you to a behind the scenes conversation between some of my favorite systematic investors namely Jerry Parker and M...

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17 The Systematic Investor Series – January 5th, 2019 from 2019-01-07T13:42:54

Welcome to The Systematic Investor series. It's a great privilege for me to invite you to a behind the scenes conversation between some of my favorite systematic investors namely Jerry Parker and M...

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SI17: The philosophy of Trend Following from 2019-01-07T12:42

Welcome to The Systematic Investor series. It's a great privilege for me to invite you to a behind the scenes conversation between some of my favorite systematic investors namely Jerry Parker and M...

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16 The Systematic Investor Series – December 29th, 2018 from 2018-12-29T23:45:36

Welcome to The Systematic Investor series. It's a great privilege for me to invite you to a behind the scenes conversation between some of my favorite systematic investors namely Jerry Parker and M...

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SI16: What Returns and Drawdowns can you expect from Trend Following from 2018-12-29T22:45

Welcome to The Systematic Investor series. It's a great privilege for me to invite you to a behind the scenes conversation between some of my favorite systematic investors namely Jerry Parker and M...

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15 The Systematic Investor Series – December 22nd, 2018 from 2018-12-22T21:33:22

Welcome to The Systematic Investor series. It's a great privilege for me to invite you to a behind the scenes conversation between some of my favorite systematic investors namely Jerry Parker and M...

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SI15: Has too much Diversification hurt performance in recent years? from 2018-12-22T20:33

Welcome to The Systematic Investor series. It's a great privilege for me to invite you to a behind the scenes conversation between some of my favorite systematic investors namely Jerry Parker and M...

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Best of TTU – Systematic Global Macro…An Experts View from 2018-12-19T06:00:10

A while back I had a very memorable time talking with Anders Lindell, discussing many trading related topics.  There was one part in particular that I want to share where Anders shared his understa...

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BO10: Systematic Global Macro…an Experts view from 2018-12-19T05:00

A while back I had a very memorable time talking with Anders Lindell, discussing many trading related topics. There was one part in particular that I want to share where Anders shared his understa...

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SI14: How many markets should you include in your portfolio? from 2018-12-15T20:30

Welcome to The Systematic Investor series. It's a great privilege for me to invite you to a behind the scenes conversation between some of my favorite systematic investors namely Jerry Parker and M...

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BO09: From Discretionary Trading to a Systematic Approach from 2018-12-11T23:35

At the very beginning of my podcasting career, I had a great conversation with Mike Dever covering many trading related topics, one of which were the different approaches to trading. And there was ...

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SI13: The market impact of too much money following trends from 2018-12-09T19:28

Welcome to The Systematic Investor series. It's a great privilege for me to invite you to a behind the scenes conversation between some of my favorite systematic investors namely Jerry Parker and M...

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RT17: What makes Bitcoin "anti-fragile"? ft. James Koutolas, Tim McCourt & Roy Niederhoffer – 2of2 from 2018-12-05T09:57

"I would say that 90% of the people I've talked to that have made investments have actually used the term 'picks and shovels', and I'm starting to worry about whether the picks and shovels trade is...

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SI12: What causes drawdowns and how to deal with them from 2018-12-03T20:59

Welcome to The Systematic Investor series. It's a great privilege for me to invite you to a behind the scenes conversation between some of my favorite systematic investors namely Jerry Parker and M...

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RT16: The birth of the first Futures on Crypto ft. James Koutolas, Tim McCourt & Roy Niederhoffer – 1of2 from 2018-11-29T18:48

"The reason that I'm so bullish on crypto is that it's the first fixed supply asset that has ever existed in human history, with all of the characteristics of money, but without the vice of overcre...

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SI11: Why hire a manager when you can DIY your Trend Following? from 2018-11-26T18:56

Welcome to The Systematic Investor series. It's a great privilege for me to invite you to a behind the scenes conversation between some of my favorite systematic investors namely Jerry Parker and M...

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TTU109: Risk Mitigation Whilst Trading Exotic Markets ft. Doug Greenig of Florin Court Capital – 2of2 from 2018-11-21T06:04

"What is your edge? Why do you think you have it? Why do you think it will persist?" (Tweet)
Moritz Seibert and I continue our conversation with Doug Greenig, talking about the many different w...

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SI10: How to set your Stop-Loss and Size your Positions? from 2018-11-17T20:44

Welcome to The Systematic Investor series. It's a great privilege for me to invite you to a behind the scenes conversation between some of my favorite systematic investors namely Jerry Parker and M...

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TTU108: Big Opportunities in Exotic Markets? ft. Doug Greenig of Florin Court Capital – 1of2 from 2018-11-15T07:40

"My background really is in fixed income quant and macro and I have a pretty good grounding in discretionary trading, but I've been moving in a more systematic direction for a number of years." (Tw...

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SI09: What really makes a Trend Follower a Trend Follower? from 2018-11-12T22:15

Welcome to The Systematic Investor series. It's a great privilege for me to invite you to a behind the scenes conversation between some of my favorite systematic investors namely Jerry Parker and M...

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BO08: How to really Define Risk from 2018-11-07T05:00

During a conversation I had with expert Bill Dreiss, we discussed many topics, all with great value. One part in particular I found really interesting, and which I would like to share with you, was...

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SI08: How to tell if you system has stopped working? from 2018-11-05T16:55

Welcome to The Systematic Investor series. It's a great privilege for me to invite you to a behind the scenes conversation between some of my favorite systematic investors namely Jerry Parker and M...

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BO07: Cold Turtle Takeaways from 2018-10-31T05:00

It’s not often you get to sit down with a Turtle, let alone the father of the Turtle Experiment, and when I do I find it fascinating learning about the different experiences and outcomes that emerg...

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SI07: What is; alpha, smart beta, implied vol, crisis alpha and convexity? from 2018-10-29T11:02

Welcome to The Systematic Investor series. It's a great privilege for me to invite you to a behind the scenes conversation between some of my favorite systematic investors namely Jerry Parker and M...

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TTU107: The Bright Future of Trend Following ft. Jean Jacques Duhot of Arctic Blue Capital – 2of2 from 2018-10-25T22:05

“It's all about learning and staying on the learning curve, that's the best advice you can give to your children.” - Jean Jacques Duhot (Tweet)
Moritz Seibert and I continue our conversation wi...

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BO06: Identifying the best trading rules from 2018-10-24T05:00

In any systematic trading strategy choosing the right combination of parameters for your model or approach is critical. So today, I wanted to share a valuable takeaway from a conversation with Bill...

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SI06: How to optimize your trading system from 2018-10-20T21:27

Welcome to The Systematic Investor series. It's a great privilege for me to invite you to a behind the scenes conversation between some of my favorite systematic investors namely Jerry Parker and M...

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TTU106: The Value of Being a Contrarian Trader ft. Jean Jacques Duhot of Arctic Blue Capital – 1of2 from 2018-10-19T04:16

“I thought that trend-following was an amazing part of the story, but maybe it could be complemented by some contrarian approach. And also, taking the trend by cutting it into parts.” - Jean Jacque...

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BO05: The Problems with Smart Beta & the Holy Grail of Investing? from 2018-10-17T05:00

Kathryn Kaminski and I had the opportunity to sit down with Nigol Koulajian, the founder of Quest Partners, in which he shared his deep insights in many areas of trading. During our conversation, t...

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SI05: The Systematic Investor Series – October 15th, 2018 from 2018-10-15T18:17

Welcome to The Systematic Investor series. It's a great privilege for me to invite you to a behind the scenes conversation between some of my favorite systematic investors namely Jerry Parker and M...

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BO04: Return Dispersion and how to successfully trade since 1974 from 2018-10-10T05:00

In today’s post, I would like to share with you some really great moments and unique takeaways?from? a?conversation I had with Marty Bergin, the president and owner of DUNN Capital Management, whe...

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SI04: Stanley Druckenmiller interview disected from 2018-10-08T15:29

Welcome to The Systematic Investor series. It's a great privilege for me to invite you to a behind the scenes conversation between some of my favorite systematic investors namely Jerry Parker and M...

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BO03: How the Turtles got their Name… and are the Rules Relevant Today? from 2018-10-03T05:00

Today I would like to share some really great and unique takeaways from a conversation I had with the one and only Richard Dennis, the father of the Turtle Project from back in the 1980’s as well ...

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SI03: Should you trade Futures or ETFs? from 2018-09-30T05:19

Welcome to The Systematic Investor series. It's a great privilege for me to invite you to a behind the scenes conversation between some of my favorite systematic investors namely Jerry Parker and M...

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BO02: The secret to successfully using Machine Learning from 2018-09-26T05:00

Today I would like to share with you some life lessons and learnings from expert Robert Sinnott, where he shares his in depth knowledge of the modern evolution of systematic trading, in the form of...

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SI02: Is the popularity of Short Volatility investing hurting Trend Followers? from 2018-09-22T15:43

Welcome to The Systematic Investor series. It's a great privilege for me to invite you to a behind the scenes conversation between some of my favorite systematic investors namely Jerry Parker and M...

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BO01: The Impact of Volatility Trading ft. Nigol Koulajian from 2018-09-18T20:13

Kathryn Kaminski and I had the opportunity to sit down with Nigol Koulajian, the founder of Quest Partners, in which he shared his wealth of experience including life lessons and even his take on t...

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SI01: Who we are...and Why we are doing this series from 2018-09-17T16:28

Welcome to The Systematic Investor series. It's a great privilege for me to invite you to a behind the scenes conversation between some of my favorite systematic investors namely Jerry Parker and M...

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