SI53: Why most successful Hedge Funds employ Systematic strategies

Published: Sept. 16, 2019, 5:47 a.m.

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In today\\u2019s episode, we discuss if it\\u2019s possible to successfully blur the lines between Discretionary & Systematic Trading, why most of the largest Hedge Funds in the world are Systematic, results of the rolling 10-year returns of Trend Following versus the S&P 500, how diversification can prevent long drawdown periods, why forming an opinion on your stock position can negatively affect how you manage the trade, and we also explain some of the differences between Cash Contracts and Continuous Contracts.  Questions answered this week include: Should you beware of high win percentages?  Are large drawdowns a normal part of Trend Following? What are the largest up or down moves we\\u2019ve ever experienced?

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Episode TimeStamps:

00:00 \\u2013 Intro

01:05 \\u2013 Macro recap from Niels

05:50 \\u2013 Weekly review of performance

14:55 \\u2013 Live event update 10/26/19-10/27/19

15:20 \\u2013 Top tweets

45:40 \\u2013 Question 1: Sam; What are the biggest performance moves (up/down) in your career?

54:40 \\u2013  Question 2: Sam; Why do some trade long-only (versus long-short)?

57:45- Questions 3/4: Bruno; What do you think about using cash versus futures to calculate trends/create systems? Is there a way to value a commodity?

01:04:40 \\u2013 Benchmark performance update

01:05:50 \\u2013 Final thoughts

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