Richard Brennan joins us today to discuss the power of Trend Following during periods of heightened uncertainty, Trend Following applied to the ESG space, how endogenous price shocks cause longer-term trends, the new Top Traders Monthly Trend Following report, shorter-term Trend Following versus longer-term, and how ‘buy the dip’ investors are likely unprepared for sustained underperformance in stocks.
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In this episode, we discuss:
Why now might be the best time to be invested in Trend Following strategies
How systematic investing can be applied to the ESG space
The cause of longer-term price trends
The https://www.toptradersunplugged.com/trend-following-performance-report-january-2022/ (Top Traders Monthly Trend Following report)
The best lookback period for Trend Following models
The need to diversify away from the ‘buy the dip’ mentality

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Episode TimeStamps:
00:00 – Intro
03:49  – Macro recap from Niels
06:40 – Weekly review of performance
16:35 – Thoughts on Niels, Rich & Jerrys’ LinkedIn conversation with Harold De Boer of Transtrend
23:16 – Q1; Frank : How do you see Trend Following strategies fitting into the ESG space?
31:43 – Why we developed the https://www.toptradersunplugged.com/trend-following-performance-report-january-2022/ (Top Traders Monthly Trend Following report)
51:55 – Q2; Steve : What else causes a long price trend if endogenous shocks are the initial cause?
01:09:39 – Shorter-term Trend Following versus longer-term Trend Following
01:15:11 – The power of Trend Following during this period of heightened uncertainty
01:20:14 – Benchmark performance update
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