SI292: Is Cocoa becoming Too Hot for Trend Followers? ft. Rob Carver

Today, Rob Carver joins me to answer questions about MatLab as a backtesting tool, why you should be careful to apply trend following in crypto and what Rob think about seasonality and relative value as strategies. We also dive into why Rob has increased his allocation to trend following and his thought process when building portfolios, how the surging price of cocoa has impacted the trend following industry 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 “The Many Flavors of Trend Following” here. Learn more about the Trend Barometer here. Send your questions to info@toptradersunplugged.com And 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 Rob on Twitter. Episode TimeStamps: 01:05 - What has been on our radar recently? 06:15 - Industry performance update 09:54 - Q1, Paul: Where can I learn MatLab? 13:38 - Q2, Byleth: What is Rob's experience with trend in crypto? 20:41 - Q3, Tauras: What are Rob's thoughts on seasonality and relative value as strategies? 26:23 - Are strategies like seasonality convergent? 27:14 - Rob's thoughts on relative value as a strategy 32:00 - Shock! Horror! I've increased my CTA allocation 41:07 - Rob's thought process on portfolio allocation 46:19 - Vol scaling with a nice cup of hot cocoa 57:43 - Path-dependence vs. non-path dependence 59:53 - Final thoughts and a cliff hanger Copyright © 2024 – CMC AG – All Rights Reserved ---- PLUS: Whenever you're ready... here are 3 ways I can help you in your investment Journey: 1. eBooks that cover key topics that you need to know about In my eBooks, I put together some key discoveries...