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SI278: Trend Following Risk Premium...is it there & could it go away? ft. Rob Carver

Jan 13, 2024
Rob Carver, quantitative analyst and author, discusses the potential disappearance of the Trend Following risk premium, managing exogenous and endogenous risks, trading single stocks vs. stock indices in a multi-asset trend program, the irony of the newly approved crypto ETF, and the changing nature of bitcoin.
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INSIGHT

Commodity Market Activity

  • Early indications suggest market activity is concentrated in commodities, particularly gas.
  • This contrasts with the narrative of a soft landing and gently decreasing interest rates.
ANECDOTE

Discretionary Call on Interest Rates

  • Rob Carver made a discretionary call on interest rates peaking, adjusting his portfolio's equity-bond allocation.
  • He prefers long-dated bonds for duration risk in his non-leveraged portfolio.
INSIGHT

Trend Following Risk Premium

  • The long-term expectation for the trend-following risk premium is debated, with some arguing for its decline.
  • Its sustainability depends on factors like human behavior and market dynamics.
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