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Trend Following Plus Nothing with Jerry Parker


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What do you do when you’ve already done everything there is to do in trend. Managed billion of dollars: check. One of first to run a trend following mutual fund: check. Trend following on individual equities:

check. You push the envelope again, and convince the folks that create ETFs that you actually can pack your fully diversified equities plus futures portfolio into an ETF wrapper.  On this episode of The Derivative, we sit down with the legendary Jerry Parker, a former Turtle Trader who’s newest effort is an ETF product called ‘Trend Following Plus Nothing’.  

Jerry and Jeff explore a wide range of topics, including whether multi-billion CTAs sold their (trend) souls to get there, just why nobody really tries to trend follow on individual equity names. Seeing a green light when they tell you it can’t be done. Jerry also opens up about finding the perfect balance of personal risk and mental fortitude to achieve success in trend following while sharing some personal anecdotes, including his love for pet birds. 

Discover the power of trading components instead of an index of components, the impact of Fed limits on trend, and the intricacies of volatility targeting (hint: Jerry doesn’t believe in it). We'll also delve into the art of portfolio construction, the virtue of trend following impatience, the true essence of trend following as an inflationary hedge, and so much more — SEND IT.

Chapters:

00:00-02:00=Intro

02:01-04:50= No birds allowed on Long Island, NY

04:51-16:38= The journey creating the new ETF needed diversification

16:39-30:02= Replication – what’s your limit?

Hard=Simple/Simple=Hard

30:03-41:45= Market Makers, Outlier Moves, and what’s deserving of your portfolio

41:46-48:50=Embracing the Trend Following philosophy

48:51-01:00:02= The narrow road taken

01:00:03-01:03:29= Trend following+nothing

From the episode:
The Swiss(Franc) isn’t all that neutral – blog post

Trend Following Turtle Tails (and Tales) with Jerry Parker - podcast

Check out our Trend Following whitepaper!

Follow along with Jerry on Twitter @rjparkerjr09 and visit ChesapeakeCapital.com for more information!

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