77 The Systematic Investor Series – March 1st, 2020




Top Traders Unplugged show

Summary: <br> After the quickest 10% correction straight from an all-time-high in stock market history last week, we discuss how human emotions &amp; behaviours played their part, the threat of the coronavirus and its effect on world economies, why a week is too short a time to judge if CTAs are providing ‘crisis alpha’, and why short-term systems should have performed really well during the selloff. Questions we cover include: How do you define ‘signal strength’? Do you use stop-losses, and if so, how? Can you apply Trend Following systems to micro futures contracts?<br> If you would like to leave us a voicemail to play on the show, you can do so <a href="https://www.speakpipe.com/ttuvoicemail">here</a>.<br> Learn more about the Trend Barometer <a href="https://www.toptradersunplugged.com/resources/market-trends/">here</a>.<br> 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 <a href="http://bit.ly/36bzny2" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">here</a>.<br> And you can get a free copy of my latest book "The Many Flavors of Trend Following" <a href="http://www.toptradersunplugged.com/book">here</a>.<br> Send your questions to <a href="mailto:info@toptradersunplugged.com">info@toptradersunplugged.com</a><br> Follow Niels, Jerry &amp; Moritz on Twitter:<br> <a href="https://twitter.com/TopTradersLive">@TopTradersLive,</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/rjparkerjr09">@RJparkerjr09</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/moritzseibert">@MoritzSeibert</a><br> And please share this episode with a like-minded friend and leave an honest rating &amp; review on <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/top-traders-unplugged-niels/id888420325?mt=2">iTunes</a> so more people can discover the podcast.<br> <br> Episode Summary<br> 0:00 - Intro<br> 1:20 - Macro recap from Niels<br> 3:00 - Weekly review of returns<br> 14:13 - Top Tweets<br> 39:45 - Brian; Question 1: Have any of your guests mentioned the use of different rules for different markets?<br> 44:25 - Jacob; Question 2: What are the criteria for deciding to change your rules?<br> 51:29 - Adrian; Question 3: How do you define signal strength?<br> 55:46 - Jonathan; Question 4: If you use stop-losses, how do you use them?<br> 1:02:51 - Craig; Question 5: How regularly should you communicate with your clients?<br> 1:08:20 - Russ; Question 6: Can I apply a trend following trading system to micro futures contracts?<br> 1:11:22 - Performance recap<br> Subscribe on:<br> <a href="https://www.toptradersunplugged.com/itunes" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"></a> <a href="https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/top-traders-unplugged" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"></a> <a href="https://soundcloud.com/toptradersunplugged-com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"></a><br>