SI169: Buying the Dip ft. Richard Brennan

Published: Dec. 5, 2021, 10:30 p.m.

Richard Brennan returns today to discuss the misconception of volatility as risk, thoughts on the various measures of risk, drawdowns as an opportunity \u2018buy the dip\u2019 in Trend Following strategies, how Richard thinks about risk, the relationship between volatility and risk, and the differences between convergent and divergent traders.

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In this episode, we discuss:

  • Why volatility might not always mean that a model is risky
  • The best way to measure true risk
  • How to 'buy the dip'
  • What Richard thinks about risk
  • The relationship between volatility and risk
  • Convergent versus divergent trading

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Episode TimeStamps:

00:00 \u2013 Intro

01:58 \u2013 Announcement of very special Systematic Investor episodes over Christmas featuring Niels, Jerry, Moritz, Rob & Rich together for the first time

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02:57 \u2013 Macro recap from Niels

06:04 \u2013 Weekly review of performance

16:19 \u2013 Drawdowns as an opportunity \u2018buy the dip\u2019 in the Trend Following strategies

23:10 \u2013 Check out our upcoming midweek-episode with guests Cam Harvey and Rob...