59 The Return of Volatility in 2014 with Bastian Bolesta of Deep Field Capital




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Summary: "It has been more important for us in 2014 to not lose money in certain markets than actually trying to perfectly capture new opportunities." - Bastian Bolesta (Tweet)<br> Bastian Bolesta reviews 2014 and details the ups and downs of the year for his firm and the managed futures industry as a whole. In this episode, he discusses the start to the year that he wants to forget, the return of seemingly normal volatility, and the profitable 4th quarter.<br> <br> Thanks for listening and please welcome Bastian Bolesta.<br> <br> <br> Subscribe on:<br> <br> <br> In This Episode, You'll Learn:<br> <br> How the first half of 2014 was a continuation of 2013 for Deep Field Capital.<br> How the "fellows" in their trading program evolved during the year.<br> What markets contributed to their growth.<br> What markets they lost in during 2014.<br> The automated system they use to choose what markets they trade.<br> How the markets started to behave in a more “normal” way in the second part of 2014.<br> What his highlight was for the year.<br> "It’s not just a wonder box where every single month you will now make money as you did in 2014. And maybe as a manager you should not accept certain money." - Bastian Bolesta (Tweet)<br> <br> Why to be careful of accepting assets that are chasing past performance.<br> <br> Resources &amp; Links Mentioned in this Episode:<br> For more of Bastian, listen to 2 hour-long episodes with him here and here.<br> This episode was sponsored by Swiss Financial Services:<br> <br> Connect with Deep Field Capital:<br> Visit the Website: www.DeepFieldCapital.com<br> <br> Call Deep Field Capital: +41 41 511 5588<br> <br> E-Mail Deep Field Capital: info@deepfieldcapital.com