Rob Carver joins us today to discuss the perception of cryptocurrencies since the new Bitcoin futures ETF was launched, scaling into and out of positions, the possibility of a synthetic Bitcoin supply resulting from the new futures ETF, how to approach climate change and ESG investing as a Trend Follower, ideas for selecting which markets to trade, the benefits and drawbacks of trading single stocks, and how to embrace a creative mindset.
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In this episode, we discuss:
- The new credibility of cryptocurrencies
- Scaling into positions using various methods
- ESG investing as a Trend Following investor
- How to select the optimum markets to trade
- Trading single stocks
- Embracing creativity as a systematic investor
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03:12 - Macro recap from Niels
06:45 - Weekly review of returns
15:04 - Niels: Has your opinion of cryptocurrencies changed since the launch of the new Bitcoin futures ETF was announced?
20:04 - Q1; Adam: What is your advice for scaling into positions?
28:18 - Q2; Brendan: Do Bitcoin cash-settled futures create a synthetic Bitcoin supply?
36:08 - How should futures traders approach climate change?
49:03 - Choosing which markets to trade
01:04:05 - Q3 & Q4; Michael: What are the benefits and drawbacks to trading single stocks? How do you come up with new ideas?
01:16:45 - Factor investing and thoughts on longer-term momentum strategies
01:21:46 - Benchmark performance update
01:23:02 - Next week, special guest Hari Krishnan joins us on the show
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