TTU106: The Value of Being a Contrarian Trader ft. Jean Jacques Duhot of Arctic Blue Capital – 1of2

Oct 19, 2018

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Today I’m joined by my co-host Moritz Seibert to speak with Jean Jacques Duhot, the Chief Investment Officer at Arctic Blue Capital. Jean Jacques’s observations of different discretionary trading teams has given him valuable insight into a variety of trading methods and has allowed him to develop a unique multi-part model that utilizes the role of a contrarian mindset to great success. Listen in to today’s episode to learn about the beginnings of Arctic Blue Capital, how Jean Jacques developed his multi-part model, and how he tested it using a specifically “agnostic” outlook.

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In This Episode, You’ll Learn:

How Arctic Blue Capital got it’s start
What influenced Jean Jacques in how he developed his unique “contrarian” trend following system
How Jean Jacques shaped his multi-part trend-following model
Who the three different types of traders are in his model
Why Jean Jacques took a more “agnostic” outlook when he tested his model
The reason why using a relatively small portfolio of markets benefits Jean Jacques’s model
Why Jean Jacques prefers ETF over the futures markets
How VIX can act as a warning signal
Why going in full on a new signal works for Jean Jacques

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