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My guest today is Francisco Vaca. Vaca\xa0can be called a second generation turtle trader. He worked with Richard Dennis at C & D Commodities, and for the last 15 years has been closely associated with Paul Rabar. He is now the Co-Chief Investment Officer at Rabar Market Research.\xa0Before he became a trader, Vaca was a particle physicist and worked at the famous Fermi lab. This is not an insignificant fact, as his background in mathematics and statistics became very useful in his career as a trader.

The topic is Trend Following.

In this episode of Trend Following Radio we discuss:

• The importance of distinguishing between long term and short term track records
• \u201cAlpha\u201d and \u201cbeta\u201d trading strategies
• How the holding period length affects the risk-reward profile and return streaks
• The benefits of diversification across different holding times
• Using high frequency trading technology in long term trend following
• How correlations are often misinterpreted
• Knowing the limitations of your tools

Jump in!

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