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? ----- 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 [email protected] 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 Moritz on Twitter. 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 Copyright © 2023 – CMC AG – All Rights Reserved ---- PLUS: Whenever you're ready... here are 3 ways I can help you in your...