SI130: Trend Following in the Age of Disconnect ft. Mark Rzepczynski

Today, Mark Rzepczynski joins us at the end of another Fed driven week. We discuss the pros and cons of being a long term trend follower compared to a short term trend follower in terms of performance and Sharpe Ratio, and why you would want to apply the same rules to long and short sided trades, how to understand long and short term volatility, the advantages of being a systematic manager and the limits to how much AUM a manager can handle, how Rzepczynski will be focusing on change point detection in his next endevour and why it is important as a trend follower to think in terms of radical uncertainty or disequilibriums and much more.-----EXCEPTIONAL RESOURCE: Find Out How to Build a Safer & Better Performing Portfolio using this FREE NEW Portfolio Builder Tool-----Follow Niels on Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube or via the TTU website.IT’s TRUE ? – most CIO’s read 50+ books each year – get your FREE copy of the Ultimate Guide to the Best Investment Books ever written here.And you can get a free copy of my latest book “Ten Reasons to Add Trend Following to Your Portfolio” here.Learn more about the Trend Barometer here.Send your questions to [email protected] please share this episode with a like-minded friend and leave an honest Rating & Review on iTunes or Spotify so more people can discover the podcast.Follow Mark on Twitter.Episode TimeStamps:03:20 - What happened this week?11:01 - Individual Sharpe vs. portfolio Sharpe18:59 - Industry performance update19:56 - Q1, Pete: Same rules for longs and shorts - why?32:25 - Q1 Follow-up: Change position right away or wait for first new trade entry?36:09 - Q2, Callum: Question regarding TTU series with Ryan O'Grady40:57 - Q3, Tim: Questions regarding link between Performance and AUM50:21 - The problem with flat fees55:06 - The idea of change point detection01:00:18 - The age of disconnect01:11:01 - The impact of disruptors01:17:04 - Final thoughtsCopyright © 2024 – CMC AG – All Rights Reserved----PLUS: Whenever you're ready... here are 3 ways...