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Jerry Parker rejoins us today to discuss how single stocks behave differently to indexes, knowing when to ignore your backtests, multi-strategy CTAs vs trend following CTAs, how to make 3000% in a month, why CTAs should be considered the \u2018perfect portfolio\u2019 rather than \u2018crisis alpha\u2019, and how luck plays a part in past returns. Questions we answer include: What is the shortest timeframe you look at? What positions are you mainly in at the moment?\nIf you would like to leave us a voicemail to play on the show, you can do so here.\nLearn more about the Trend Barometer here.\nIT's TRUE - most CIO's read 50+ books each year - get your copy of the Ultimate Guide to the Best Investment Books ever written here.\nAnd you can get a free copy of my latest book "The Many Flavors of Trend Following" here.\nSend your questions to info@toptradersunplugged.com\nFollow Niels, Jerry, & Moritz on Twitter:\n@TopTradersLive, @RJparkerjr09, and @MoritzSeibert\nAnd please share this episode with a like-minded friend and leave an honest rating & review on iTunes so more people can discover the podcast.\n\nEpisode Summary\n0:00 - Intro0:51 - Macro recap from Niels3:13 - Weekly review of returns51:23 - Question 1; Brian: What are the main positions that you are in at the moment?53:56 - Questions 2; Daniel: Does it matter how something has made a breakout?57:50 - Questions 3, 4 & 5; James: What is the shortest timeframe you look at? Can Jerry share how his equity portfolio has faired during the Covid-19 crisis? How should you space apart chosen look-back periods?1:18:30 - Performance recap\nSubscribe on: