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This week, special guest Eric Crittenden joins us on the show to discuss: the importance of being able to trade short positions, how the best Trend Following strategies have proven their worth in this current environment, why Trend Following can be regarded as a Contrarian Strategy, whether or not ETFs are safe investments, when being 1st place can be as detrimental as coming last, why the most uncomfortable trades can turn out to be the most profitable, why you can\\u2019t time entries into a Trend Following fund, how too much AUM can hinder returns, and why there is so much returns dispersion among CTAs today.

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Episode TimeStamps:

00:00 \\u2013 Intro

01:50 \\u2013 Macro recap from Niels

03:12 \\u2013 Weekly review of performance

06:51 \\u2013 Niels: How did you get to where you are today?

08:00 \\u2013 Niels: What persuaded you to embrace Trend Following?

11:48 \\u2013 Moritz: Do you believe Trend Following works because it\\u2019s difficult to do?

17:05 \\u2013 Niels: What do you think it takes nowadays to be a successful investor?

21:38 \\u2013 Niels: Do you think the speed of the current meltdown is surprising?

30:17 \\u2013 Moritz: Is the Trend Following space overcrowded, and are its results decaying?

48:31 \\u2013 Niels: What do you think of Trend Following on individual stocks?

52:42 \\u2013 Niels: Are concerned about the stability of ETFs?

56:09 \\u2013 Moritz: Do you have any concerns about the money passively allocated to ETFs?

58:30 \\u2013 Moritz: Did you imply Trend Following on individual stocks isn\\u2019t worth it, after fees?

01:02:51 \\u2013 Niels: Can you...'