SI165: Responsible Investing as a Trend Follower ft. Rob Carver

Rob Carver joins us today to discuss the perception of cryptocurrencies since the new Bitcoin futures ETF was launched, scaling into and out of positions, the possibility of a synthetic Bitcoin supply resulting from the new futures ETF, how to approach climate change and ESG investing as a Trend Follower, ideas for selecting which markets to trade, the benefits and drawbacks of trading single stocks, and how to embrace a creative mindset.

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In this episode, we discuss:

• The new credibility of cryptocurrencies
• Scaling into positions using various methods
• ESG investing as a Trend Following investor
• How to select the optimum markets to trade
• Trading single stocks
• Embracing creativity as a systematic investor

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03:12 - Macro recap from Niels

06:45 - Weekly review of returns

15:04 - Niels: Has your opinion of cryptocurrencies changed since the launch of the new Bitcoin futures ETF was announced?

20:04 - Q1; Adam: What is your advice for scaling into positions?

28:18 - Q2; Brendan: Do Bitcoin cash-settled futures create a synthetic Bitcoin supply?

36:08 - How should futures traders approach climate change?

49:03 - Choosing which markets to trade

01:04:05 - Q3 & Q4; Michael: What are the benefits and drawbacks to trading single stocks? How do you come up with new ideas?

01:16:45 - Factor investing and thoughts on longer-term momentum strategies

01:21:46 - Benchmark performance update

01:23:02 - Next week, special guest Hari Krishnan joins us on the show

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