TTU09: 40+ Years of Trading & Still Making NEW Highs ft. Marty Bergin of DUNN Capital Management 1of2

Published: June 29, 2014, 8 p.m.

\u201dMy comment to him [Bill Dunn] was that I had a really good thing going so I wasn\u2019t sure that that would really be the right move to make, and his response to me was, 'that\u2019s fine, I\u2019m not sure you can really handle it.'\u201d\nOur next guest is a partner in a firm that has enjoyed 40 years of trading success with a 30 year continues track record of their WMA program.\n\nThe track record of the organization, Dunn Capital Management, is world-class. The legendary Bill Dunn offered partnership to our next guest and he replied, "I'm happy with where I am." Bill's response will make you laugh.\n\nWe're grateful to have your ears for episode 009 with, Marty Bergin.\n\n\nIn This Episode, You'll Learn:\n\n \tThe Story of Dunn Capital and the Evolution of Dunn Capital Management\n \tHow Marty began working with the firm and how he became a partner\n \tThe company culture of Dunn Capital and why it's so important to their success\n \tAn overview of the WMA program\n\n"It's only one number in the system, but I think, going forward, it's going to be significant in our returns"\n\n \tHow the Value At Risk (VAR) approach separates Dunn Capital from other CTAs\n \tWhy Dunn Capital manages all tasks in-house\n \tAbout the 30 year+ track record of Dunn Capital\n\n"We didn't make a lot of changes to the system for a number of years, and I think we kind of got behind"\n\n \tThe big research upgrades taking place in 2006\n \tAbout the change to using two separate "Algo Classes"\n \tAbout the adaptive risk profile (ARP)\n \tDunn's approach to diversification across sectors (for example; 23% in agriculture and 13% currency allocation)\n\n"Basic trend following, you've got 2 parameters. Time and noise. Instead of taking one time variable and one noise variable for each market, now we're looking at hundreds of time frames and noise variables."\nResources & Links Mentioned in this Episode:\nLearn about Dunn Capital's methodologies and awards.\n\nQ&A with Bill Dunn\n"When we look at the adaptive risk profile, what we're looking at is: is this a good environment for trend following or is it not. The better the environment the higher the targeting mechanism is, the lower that we determine the trendiness of the market to be, the lower we adjust our target."\nSponsored by Swiss Financial Services and Saxo Bank:\n\nConnect with Dunn Capital Management:\nVisit the Website: www.dunncapital.com\n\nPhone: +1 772 286 4777\n\nE-Mail: info@dunncapital.com\n"The whole concept is that everything is 100% statistical. We don't use any fundamental data in decision-making. It's all purely based on price data because there is no subjective knowledge in price data."