SI181: The Power of Trend Following ft. Richard Brennan

Published: Feb. 27, 2022, 9:45 p.m.

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 \u2018buy the dip\u2019 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 Top Traders Monthly Trend Following report
  • The best lookback period for Trend Following models
  • The need to diversify away from the \u2018buy the dip\u2019 mentality

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Episode TimeStamps:

00:00 \u2013 Intro

03:49  \u2013 Macro recap from Niels

06:40 \u2013 Weekly review of performance

16:35 \u2013 Thoughts on Niels, Rich & Jerrys\u2019 LinkedIn conversation with Harold De Boer of Transtrend

23:16 \u2013 Q1; Frank : How do you see Trend Following strategies fitting into the ESG space?

31:43 \u2013 Why we developed the Top Traders Monthly Trend...