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Does Systematic Trading completely eliminate all emotions from the process?  Is it wise to use Stop-Losses?  Should CTAs target low-volatility & average returns, or high returns with higher possible volatility?  Can a finely-crafted Trading System be considered in the same way as a fine piece of art?  Are all Trend Following systems essentially the same?  We also discuss if intricate rules are better than \u2018broader brush-strokes\u2019, if it really is \u2018difficult times\u2019 for Trend Following or simply Recency Bias, as well as touching on the value of managing and owning your emotions throughout a trade.  Also, we discuss how to deal with an upcoming Futures contract rollover, and answer the question: just how important is the \u2018Execution Desk\u2019 at a Trading Firm?

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Episode TimeStamps:

00:00 \u2013 Intro

01:50 \u2013 Weekly review of performance

05:30 \u2013 Top tweets

01:12:00 \u2013 Questions 1&2: John; If a trade signal comes just before a roll date, do you move the roll forward to avoid trading twice? Do you ever try to \u201cgame\u201d a roll to make a profit?

01:17:30 \u2013 Question 3: Michael; When the system designer and the executive are not the same person, how does the executive have confidence in the system/work of the system designer?

01:23:30 \u2013 Benchmark performance update

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