SI55: Aligning your investments with the best odds and why the Sharpe needs salt - a podcast by Niels Kaastrup-Larsen

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 strategy than trying to predict future price moves, DUNN Capital’s recent award from HedgeWeek magazine, why ‘the standout hedge fund traders this year have been computer-driven Trend-Followers', and why Risk Management is more important than strategy or philosophy. Questions answered this week include: Why are commodities seen as more risky than equities? Can you use Options in a Trend Following strategy? Should you keep your stop-loss proportionately the same across different time-frames? Are there any markets to be avoided by new managers?
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Episode Summary
0:00 - Intro
1:05 - Reading of various podcast reviews
3:00 - Macro recap from Niels
6:20 - Weekly review of returns
10:15 - Discussion of Mercer Trend Following paper
18:15 - Live event update 10/26/19-10/27/19; Special Guest: Denise Shull
20:35 - Top tweets
36:10 - Questions 1/2/3: Eric; Do you hedge with OTM options? Can you use options to trade trends? Will HFT algos negatively impact TF systems?
41:40 - Question 4: Sam; Should stop distance (ATR multiple) adjust with the trend speed?
47:50 - Question 5: Noobe; Are there any contracts a new manager should avoid?
54:20 - Question 6: Clay; With minimal trading activity, what do TF do all day?
1:00:50 - Question 7: Giangitano; Should you have real stop orders in the market (vs stop alerts)?
1:09:20 - Performance recap
1:10:15 - Closing thoughts
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