TTU106: The Value of Being a Contrarian Trader ft. Jean Jacques Duhot of Arctic Blue Capital – 1of2 - a podcast by Niels Kaastrup-Larsen

“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 Jacques Duhot (Tweet)
Today on Top Traders Unplugged, I'm joined by my co-host Moritz Seibert to speak with Jean Jacques Duhot, the Chief Investment Officer at Arctic Blue Capital. Jean Jacques's observations of different discretionary trading teams has given him valuable insight into a variety of trading methods and has allowed him to develop a unique multi-part model that utilizes the role of a contrarian mindset to great success. Listen in to today's episode to learn about the beginnings of Arctic Blue Capital, how Jean Jacques developed his multi-part model, and how he tested it using a specifically "agnostic" outlook.
Thanks for listening and please welcome our guest Jean Jacques Duhot.

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In This Episode, You'll Learn:

How Arctic Blue Capital got it's start
What influenced Jean Jacques in how he developed his unique "contrarian" trend following system
How Jean Jacques shaped his multi-part trend-following model

“You have your very reactive traders, your very patient traders, and your contrarian traders. And you want to empower them by giving them the same level of risk and being totally independent from each other, and not talking to each other.” - Jean Jacques Duhot (Tweet)

Who the three different types of traders are in his model
Why Jean Jacques took a more "agnostic" outlook when he tested his model
The reason why using a relatively small portfolio of markets benefits Jean Jacques's model

“We found that the VIX was acting as a good warning signal on one side, and a carry generation on the other side.” - Jean Jacques Duhot (Tweet)

Why Jean Jacques prefers ETF over the futures markets
How VIX can act as a warning signal
Why going in full on a new signal works for Jean Jacques


Connect with Arctic Blue Capital:
Visit the Website: Arctic Blue Capital
Call Arctic Blue Capital: +44 207 292 1608
E-Mail Arctic Blue Capital: ABC.Investors@h2o-am.com
Follow Jean Jacques Duhot on Linkedin
“I think that there's amazing gains of production in the United States. The farmers have been the first benefitting from US banks to get cheap money lended to them, and they made tremendous gains in productivity, and therefore the supply is quite ample.” - Jean Jacques Duhot - (Tweet)
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Niels
Hey everyone, and welcome to another edition of Top Traders Unplugged where today, my co-host Moritz Seibert and I are joined by Jean Jacques Duhot, who is the founder and CIO at Arctic Blue, which is part of the Fifteen Billion Dollar Plus H2O Asset Management Group.
Now JJ, thanks so much for coming on the podcast with Moritz and me today. We really appreciate you taking time out to do this, and we’re very excited about our conversation today. Now, there is an interesting story behind your firm and your journey, in particular, and the question of why you created the strategy the way you did. So, why don’t we start with that? Tell us about your journey and what you’ve been up to all these years.
JJ
Thank you first for having me, both of you. I am extremely honored to be part of this podcast that I have been listening to for many years now.
Niels
Thanks.
JJ
The journey of Arctic Blue started in Canada when I moved to the Great North in 2007 to join the Sovereign Pension Fund of Quebec. We developed and implemented systematic strategy with a specific approach, by asset class,

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