67 The Systematic Investor Series – December 23rd, 2019




Top Traders Unplugged show

Summary: <br> This week, we touch on the difference a year makes, how good position sizing can reduce anxiety, the recent article from AQR by Cliff Asness,  why a meaningful allocation to Trend Following might be considered a must for any portfolio, the psychology of prediction, and some of the drawbacks of Trading from chart patterns.  Questions we cover this week include: Would CTAs want to publish their returns to investors less frequently?  Does history always ‘rhyme’? Is the Fibonacci sequence a reliable indicator?  How do you differentiate Trend Following from a typical Long Volatility strategy?<br> If any listeners would like to leave us a voicemail message to play on the show, you can do so <a href="https://www.speakpipe.com/ttuvoicemail">here</a>.<br> Learn more about the free-to-use Top Traders Unplugged Trend Barometer <a href="https://www.toptradersunplugged.com/resources/market-trends/">here</a>.<br> You can download your free guide to Systematic Investing, and subscribe to our mailing list by visiting <a href="http://www.toptradersunplugged.com/">TopTradersUnplugged.com</a><br> 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> 1:37 - Macro recap from Niels<br> 3:10 - Weekly review of returns<br> 11:55  - Top tweets (starting with tweet about recent <a href="https://t.co/D7RlTVr9BV?amp=1">Cliff Asness article from AQR</a>)<br> 50:48 - Announcement of future podcast guest, Andreas Clenow, in January 2020<br> 53:47 - Question 1: Mike; How would you differentiate Trend Following from a typical Long-Volatility strategy?<br> 57:50 - Question 2 Drew; Does the strategy of buying into a Trend Following fund during its drawdowns count as a form of Value Investing, and therefore, hypocritical to Trend Following philosophy?<br> 1:03:37 - 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>