VOL07: Participate & Protect ft. Dave Dredge

Published: Jan. 12, 2022, 11 a.m.

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Hari Krishnan is joined today by Dave Dredge, to discuss how long-volatility strategies can improve on the traditional 60/40 portfolio, the concept of \\u2018participate and protect\\u2019, the importance of understanding why compounding is the ultimate goal, the \\u2018always good weather\\u2019 portfolio, trading Bitcoin volatility, being a \\u2018value buyer\\u2019 of volatility, mechanisms for taking profits, and how to size portfolio allocations properly.

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In this episode, we discuss:

  • How to improve on the traditional 60/40 portfolio
  • Dave\\u2019s concept of \\u2018participate and protect\\u2019
  • The importance of compounding
  • Dave\\u2019s \\u2018always good weather\\u2019 portfolio
  • Long-volatility Bitcoin strategies
  • Value investing in the volatility space
  • Methods for taking profits
  • Sizing portfolio allocations

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Episode TimeStamps:

00:00 - Intro

02:01 - How did you end up in the long-volatility sector?

04:55 - How options used to be considered as a redundant trading method

07:53 - Do you have any idea why the Bitcoin skew is so high and flat?

08:56 - What does it mean when you say you consider yourself a value-buyer of volatility?

10:15 - Do you have any notion how to mix the various positions you warehouse?

15:46 - How do you source good ideas, and has living in Singapore given you an edge for...'