Top Traders Unplugged

Meb Faber on why investors are underinvested in Trend Following. IT'S TRUE - most CIO's read 50+ books each year! Get your copy of the Ultimate Guide to the Best Investment Books ever written here. Follow me at @TopTradersLive And please share this episode with a like-minded friend and leave an honest rating & review on iTunes so more people can discover the podcast. Subscribe on:

How to allocate a portfolio, accounting for market correlations? IT'S TRUE - most CIO's read 50+ books each year! Get your copy of the Ultimate Guide to the Best Investment Books ever written here. Follow me at @TopTradersLive And please share this episode with a like-minded friend and leave an honest rating & review on iTunes so more people can discover the podcast. Subscribe on:

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’, Jim Simon’s quotes on overriding your systems, and the recent accusation that CTAs are driving the stock market upward.  Questions answered this week include: What elements of my trading system should I look to expand, if it’s going well?  Can I diversify using stock sectors only?  What are your thoughts on Volatility Targeting? If you would like to leave us a voicemail to play on the show, you can do so here. Learn more about the Trend Barometer here. IT's TRUE - most CIO's read 50+ books each year - get your copy of the Ultimate Guide to the Best Investment Books ever written here. And you can get a free copy of my latest book "The Many Flavors of Trend Following" here. Send your questions to info@toptradersunplugged.com Follow Niels & Moritz on Twitter: @TopTradersLive, and @MoritzSeibert, And please share this episode with a like-minded friend and leave an honest rating & review on iTunes so more people can discover the podcast. Episode Summary 0:00 - Intro 1:16 - Global macro review 4:04 - Weekly review of returns 7:41 - The inaccuracies of typical CTA replicator models 22:28 - Jim Simons quotes on overriding trading models 24:34 - Question One; Will: So far, my trading system is successful, and I am looking to expand it.  Should I expand it to include an additional look-back period, market(s), or trading strategy?  Could you recommend any reliable data sources? 31:57 - Question Two; Abishek: Can I diversify using different stock sectors only? 35:28 - Question Three; Noah: What are your views on Volatility Targeting? 47:57 - Performance recap Subscribe on:

Combining fundamental macro with price data. IT'S TRUE - most CIO's read 50+ books each year! Get your copy of the Ultimate Guide to the Best Investment Books ever written here. Follow me at @TopTradersLive And please share this episode with a like-minded friend and leave an honest rating & review on iTunes so more people can discover the podcast. Subscribe on:

How to educate financial advisors about Trend Following strategies. IT'S TRUE - most CIO's read 50+ books each year! Get your copy of the Ultimate Guide to the Best Investment Books ever written here. Follow me at @TopTradersLive And please share this episode with a like-minded friend and leave an honest rating & review on iTunes so more people can discover the podcast. Subscribe on:

The differences between changes leading to improvement & changes leading to inconsistency. IT'S TRUE - most CIO's read 50+ books each year! Get your copy of the Ultimate Guide to the Best Investment Books ever written here. Follow me at @TopTradersLive And please share this episode with a like-minded friend and leave an honest rating & review on iTunes so more people can discover the podcast. Subscribe on:

What level of Leverage should you use? IT'S TRUE - most CIO's read 50+ books each year! Get your copy of the Ultimate Guide to the Best Investment Books ever written here. Follow me at @TopTradersLive And please share this episode with a like-minded friend and leave an honest rating & review on iTunes so more people can discover the podcast. Subscribe on:

Jim O’Shaughnessy’s paper from 1987 confirms our thesis. IT'S TRUE - most CIO's read 50+ books each year! Get your copy of the Ultimate Guide to the Best Investment Books ever written here. Follow me at @TopTradersLive And please share this episode with a like-minded friend and leave an honest rating & review on iTunes so more people can discover the podcast. Subscribe on:

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 confidence and the strength of a Trend, thoughts on Excel vs Python, and the importance of preserving capital during bad periods.  We also answer your questions, including: Does the rise of Volatility trading have any effect on the effectiveness of Trend Following strategies?  How is trend strength calculated? If you would like to leave us a voicemail to play on the show, you can do so here. Learn more about the Trend Barometer here. IT's TRUE - most CIO's read 50+ books each year - get your copy of the Ultimate Guide to the Best Investment Books ever written here. And you can get a free copy of my latest book "The Many Flavors of Trend Following" here. Send your questions to info@toptradersunplugged.com Follow Niels & Moritz on Twitter: @TopTradersLive, and @MoritzSeibert, And please share this episode with a like-minded friend and leave an honest rating & review on iTunes so more people can discover the podcast. Episode Summary 0:00 - Intro 1:27 - Weekly review of returns 7:38 - David Harding interview with the SEC 14:44 - Richard Dennis quotes 15:57 - Hedge Nordic magazine article featuring Niels & Rob Carver 18:44 - Question One; Brian: Does the rise of Volatility Trading affect Trend Following strategies? 33:48 - Question Two; Brian: How is Trend Strength calculated? 41:37 - Performance recap Subscribe on:

Why Trend Following strategies aren’t perfect. IT'S TRUE - most CIO's read 50+ books each year! Get your copy of the Ultimate Guide to the Best Investment Books ever written here. Follow me at @TopTradersLive And please share this episode with a like-minded friend and leave an honest rating & review on iTunes so more people can discover the podcast. Subscribe on:

What would the ‘perfect portfolio’ look like? IT'S TRUE - most CIO's read 50+ books each year! Get your copy of the Ultimate Guide to the Best Investment Books ever written here. Follow me at @TopTradersLive And please share this episode with a like-minded friend and leave an honest rating & review on iTunes so more people can discover the podcast. Subscribe on:

How & where to trade Interest Rates. IT'S TRUE - most CIO's read 50+ books each year! Get your copy of the Ultimate Guide to the Best Investment Books ever written here. Follow me at @TopTradersLive And please share this episode with a like-minded friend and leave an honest rating & review on iTunes so more people can discover the podcast. Subscribe on:

What defines a Trend Following trader? IT'S TRUE - most CIO's read 50+ books each year! Get your copy of the Ultimate Guide to the Best Investment Books ever written here. Follow me at @TopTradersLive And please share this episode with a like-minded friend and leave an honest rating & review on iTunes so more people can discover the podcast. Subscribe on:

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 ascension to having the largest market cap of all car manufacturers in the world, the benefits of Trend Following in a diversified portfolio, the power of non-correlated strategies combined, and the secret sauce of Trend Following.  Questions we answer include: How do Central Bank policies affect Trend Following strategies? Are some markets more prone to trends than others? If you would like to leave us a voicemail to play on the show, you can do so here. Learn more about the Trend Barometer here. IT's TRUE - most CIO's read 50+ books each year - get your copy of the Ultimate Guide to the Best Investment Books ever written here. And you can get a free copy of my latest book "The Many Flavors of Trend Following" here. Send your questions to info@toptradersunplugged.com Follow Niels & Moritz on Twitter: @TopTradersLive, and @MoritzSeibert, And please share this episode with a like-minded friend and leave an honest rating & review on iTunes so more people can discover the podcast.   Episode Summary 0:00 - Intro1:40 - Howard Marks memo on the recent rally in asset prices (The Anatomy of A Rally)3:41 - Weekly review of returns7:31 - The banning of short-selling13:49 - Tesla trading above $1000 for the 1st time19:43 - Question One; Thomas: How do central bank policies affect Trend Following?36:45 - Question Two; Stratesdown: How many strategies should I run on each market?47:21 - Question Three; Brian: Are some markets more prone to trends than others?51:35 - Announcement of new Top Traders Unplugged mini-series53:11 - Performance recap     Subscribe on:

Why the term ‘Managed Futures’ may be misleading. IT'S TRUE - most CIO's read 50+ books each year! Get your copy of the Ultimate Guide to the Best Investment Books ever written here. Follow me at @TopTradersLive And please share this episode with a like-minded friend and leave an honest rating & review on iTunes so more people can discover the podcast. Subscribe on: