Join us for part 1 of this special edition of Systematic Investor, where we are joined by all of our wonderful co-hosts for a group conversation. In this first part, we take a look back on 2023 and discuss how the year has been treating Trend Followers and CTAs at large. We also discuss volatility trading and value of adding non-trend strategies to your trend following, the outlook of the SG Trend Index and the challenge of classifying yourself in the trend following industry. Lastly, we discuss what you are looking for in a good backtest, how to approach making changes to your model and much more.

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Episode TimeStamps:

00:23 - Introduction to this special edition of Systematic Investor

03:07 - Looking back on 2023 and into 2024

13:06 - Let's talk about volatility

19:42 - Volatility from a banker's perspective

25:13 - The value of non-trend strategies and smooth returns

40:40 - What is going with the SG Trend Index?

50:20 - How trend followers classify themselves

01:02:00 - End of part 1

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