SI265: Deep Dive Into Non-Trend Complementary Strategies ft. Nick Baltas

SI265: Deep Dive Into Non-Trend Complementary Strategies ft. Nick Baltas

Nick Baltas is back this week to talk about the use of non-trend strategies in diversified managed futures portfolios. What is the rationale for the existence of a carry risk premia? How durable are the returns? What are some of the key thing things to keep in mind implementing a carry strategy? These are some of the questions we discuss as we deep dive into the use of carry alongside trend following. We also discuss reversion strategies and how skewness plays a part in their construction. And we discuss how all of these strategies may relate to the fact that the investment world may now be in the midst of what Howard Marks calls a Sea Change, driven by higher bond yields.

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Episode TimeStamps:

00:48 - What has caught our attention in markets?

04:08 - Construction portfolios with non-trend complimentary strategies

09:59 - What is driving non-trend strategies like carry?

17:28 - Adding carry to trend

22:52 - How to use utility functions

25:08 - Defining the variables

28:09 - Advice for implementing a carry strategy

36:22 - Nick's perspective on reversion strategies

40:21 - Moving beyond single stocks

47:48 - Skewness in commodities

54:30 - How climate change impacts investment strategies

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