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On today\\u2019s show, we discuss Morgan Housel\\u2019s recent article on history & historians generally being a bad guide for the future, the popularity of negative predictions, social media as a gauge for current market conditions, the limits of trading indexes versus diversified individual stocks, why following price may be more important than just committing to a bullish or bearish position, and Meb Faber\\u2019s recent interview with Tim Hayes, who talked about the dangers of non-price-based indicators.
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Episode TimeStamps:
00:00 \\u2013 Intro
01:12 \\u2013 Macro recap from Niels
02:59 \\u2013 Weekly review of performance
05:23 \\u2013 Top Tweets
34:12 \\u2013 Michael; Question 1: Would avoiding all S&P500 stocks improve a Trend Following system?
36:57 \\u2013 Chris; Question 2: Can you explain the term \\u2018Vol Targeting\\u2019?
43:40 \\u2013 Adrian: Question 3: What recent client requests have you refused to accommodate, when it comes to altering either your strategies, or your business?
53:31 \\u2013 Francois; Comment related to recent episodes where we discussed Trend Following on equities
57:24 \\u2013 Benchmark performance update
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