36 The Systematic Investor Series – May 19th, 2019

36 The Systematic Investor Series – May 19th, 2019

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 how good your trading strategy is, and we give our thoughts on the concept of ‘Risk of Ruin’, in relation to the plight of Long-Term Capital management in the late 1990s.  Questions this week include: Should you trade in a style that suits your […]

36 The Systematic Investor Series – May 19th, 20192020-11-19T09:47:02-05:00

28 The Systematic Investor Series – March 25th, 2019

28 The Systematic Investor Series – March 25th, 2019

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 ‘Trend Commandments’?  Also, we discuss whether it’s safe or not to buy after a big upside price break or sell after a big gap down, whether Volatility should be ‘targeted’ in your portfolio, and if a system can be designed handle ‘parabolic moves’ better.

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28 The Systematic Investor Series – March 25th, 20192024-04-18T02:24:05-04:00

22 Top Traders Round Table with Chris Cole, Matthew Sargaison, and Dan Stone – 1of2

22 Top Traders Round Table with Chris Cole, Matthew Sargaison, and Dan Stone – 1of2

Welcome to Top Traders Round Table, a podcast series on managed futures brought to you by CME Group and the Managed Funds Association. On today’s episode, which took place at the MFA’s Network 2019 conference in Miami, guest host Chris Solarz speaks with Chris Cole, founder and CIO of Artemis Capital Management, Matthew Sargaison, co-CEO at AHL at Man Investments, and Dan Stone, co-founder of Ionic Capital. With these three world class volatility experts on the show, we’ll be going deep into […]

22 Top Traders Round Table with Chris Cole, Matthew Sargaison, and Dan Stone – 1of22020-11-11T07:49:09-05:00

27 The Systematic Investor Series – March 17th, 2019

27 The Systematic Investor Series – March 17th, 2019

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 high market skepticism while prices continue to go up.  Also, should CTAs be used as a tool just for ‘Crisis Alpha’, or something more? Can Trend Following be used as a timing tool?  What is the best sample size and look-back period when testing a system?

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27 The Systematic Investor Series – March 17th, 20192021-05-27T02:47:42-04:00

35 The Systematic Investor Series – May 12th, 2019

35 The Systematic Investor Series – May 12th, 2019

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 commodities & how they affect on Trend Following strategies differently, as well as how to avoid a single driver from overly correlating your portfolio.  We also answer the questions: how do you define long-term versus short-term?  Did […]

35 The Systematic Investor Series – May 12th, 20192020-11-12T07:50:19-05:00
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