SI196: Where Next for Trend Following? ft. Rob Carver

Today, Rob Carver joins us to discuss recent events in the world of Trend Following and takes questions from listeners regarding what it takes to do Trend Following full-time and how much capital is needed to do so. We also discuss potential benefits of adding a mean reversion system on a short term time frame and exploring trend following in spreads, what Rob thinks of trading alternative markets, how to mitigate the pain from false breakouts and how to select a universe of stocks to apply your existing rules. Finally, we break down the latest research paper from AHL dealing with the outlook of Trend Following, how Trend Following perform in crisis periods, in periods of rising interest rates 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: 00:00 - Intro 03:14 - Market recap 05:51 - What has caught Rob’s attention recently? 13:35 - Q1, Ben: Going Full-Time a a Trend Follow - How much capital do I need? 22:16 - Q2, Gambit: Should I add a Mean Reversion & Spread Trading model? 31:47 - Q3, Younggotti: Alternative assets and markets - do they help? 36:44 - Q4, FluffyDunny: How to best avoid False Breakouts 39:36 - Q5, Mendel: How to select your universe of stocks to trade 44:37 - AHL Paper: Gaining Momentum - Where Next for Trend Following? 01:07:22 - Bloomberg article 01:10:00 - Industry performance update Resources discussed in this Episode:<a...