SI81: Why simple ideas can often be more robust than complex ideas ft. Moritz Seibert

Today, we discuss the benefits of focusing on highly liquid markets, why Trend Following strategies are usually less risky & volatile in any market environment, how simple ideas can often be more robust than complex ideas, whether there’s a place for discretion in trading systems, why a manager’s true aims may not be what you were are expecting, and how emotional intelligence disappears during times of stress. Questions we answer include: Should I have fewer positions, and risk more per trade? How do you deal with a market’s sudden loss of liquidity? How does open equity affect upcoming position sizes?

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Episode TimeStamps:

00:00 – Intro

01:21 – Macro recap from Niels

05:57 – Weekly review of performance

08:09 – Top Tweets

41:53 – Francois: Question 1: How did you handle the huge drop in Oil?

45:18 – Mike: Questions 2/3: How do you handle futures capacity constraints? A large trend will likely attract many Trend Followers, how does this affect your position sizing?

01:00:00 – James: Question 4: How do you deal with gap-downs in a market’s liquidity?

01:01:31 – Dave: Question 5: How does open trade equity affect future position sizing?

01:04:44 – Dante: Question 6: Should I use fewer positions & risk more per trade?

01:11:08 – Benchmark performance update

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