Today we discuss the potential dangers of avoiding simplicity, how good Trading is counter-intuitive to Human Nature, the benefits of doing the same thing over and over, how to earn big profits through aggressive Trend Following strategies, the secrets to building wealth through investing, and how we like to approach correlations in our portfolios. Questions answered this week include: Why are complex strategies more attractive to investors? Is the phrase \u2018this time it\u2019s different\u2019 actually true? How important is it to have access to vast amounts of data? How much capital is needed to operate a profitable & diversified Trend Following portfolio? What questions should Investors be asking Fund Managers? Do we use Volume as part of our strategies?
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Episode TimeStamps:
00:00 \u2013 Intro
01:00 \u2013 Macro recap from Niels
02:40 \u2013 Weekly review of performance
07:45 \u2013 Voicemail from Sam
10:15 \u2013 Top tweets
44:20 \u2013 Question 1: George; With small AUM, should traders/investors outsource TF?
01:04:15 \u2013 Live event update 10/26/19-10/27/19
01:05:00 \u2013 Questions 2/3: James; What are the most misunderstood parts of TF? What questions should investors be asking?
01:19:50 \u2013 Questions 4/5: James; Do you look at volume or just price? If correlations pick up, do you alter your system?
01:22:45 \u2013 Benchmark performance update
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