SI78: Tom Bassos research on higher Trend Following returns as volatility increases

Published: March 8, 2020, 3:28 a.m.

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This week, we discuss the potential benefits of investing in more than one systematic fund, Tom Basso\\u2019s research finding that Trend Following returns increase as market volatility increases, the process behind Moritz\\u2019s discretionary trade last week, sizing positions according to volatility, the historic rally in government bonds, and the importance of good risk management. Questions we answer include: What software do you use to manage and monitor your portfolios?  How much importance do you place on pyramiding into & out of positions?  Have you found that some markets trend better than others?

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Episode TimeStamps:

00:00 \\u2013 Intro

01:26 \\u2013 Macro recap from Niels

03:00 \\u2013 Weekly review of performance

29:11 \\u2013 Top Tweets

50:16 \\u2013 Dante; Question 1: What software do you use to monitor your portfolios?

52:15 \\u2013 Andrew; Question 2: How much importance do you place on the effect of pyramiding into & out of positions?

59:28 \\u2013 Mike; Question 3: Do you size positions based on volatility, and how does this affect correlations?

01:04:12 \\u2013 James; Question 4: Do you believe particular markets \\u2018trend\\u2019 better than others?

01:11:44 \\u2013 Benchmark performance update

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