For the past 5–10 years, trend followers have had to deal with a double-whammy — poor markets and no interest on excess cash. However, it appears at least one of those is changing for the better.

Interest rates are rising.

Today, the 3-month T-Bill yields ~1.75%. Even though this is pretty low on a historic basis, this is a welcoming sign given it sat near zero percent from 2009–2016.

https://medium.com/@mmelissinos/a-trend-followers-secret-weapon-makes-a-comeback-fc3e064c3c29