Top Traders Unplugged

Explore the potential market bubbles and economic trends, considering historical cycles and market highs. Analyze the positive trend following performance in various markets. Delve into the UBS Investment Returns Yearbook and discuss institutional under-allocation to trend-following strategies. Dive into portfolio diversification, risk management, and leveraging in investing for optimal returns.

Experts from KLI Asset Management discuss their fundamental approach to commodities, emphasizing deep analysis and long-term positions. They mention interesting markets like copper, sugar, and oil. The podcast also covers topics such as coal demand, energy market dynamics, and the impact of trade wars on soft commodities.

In this podcast, they talk about Katy Kaminski's journey in trend following, the importance of risk allocation in portfolio construction, the benefits of preparing for pain as an investor, and how changes in the global macro environment affect trends. They also discuss their outlook for 2024 and share insights on trend following strategies in different market conditions

Tor Svelland discusses global commodity markets, super cycles, energy transition impact, mis-pricings between equities and commodities, and geopolitical risks. They explore shifts in trading dynamics, opportunities in metals, oil, and shipping, and market disruptions from de-globalization. Insights on global demand, inflation trends, and impacts of energy costs and defense spending on commodity markets are shared.

Rob Carver discusses choosing trading instruments, managing volatility, position sizing based on time frames, expenses for systematic traders. Deep dive into regime investing, paper by Man Institute on profitable regime identification. Analyzing trends in financial markets, effectiveness of trend following. Insights on managing risks, adjustments for volatility, and balancing risk for steady returns.

Dr. Hannah Ritchie discusses transitioning to a sustainable future, China and India's green advancements, importance of electrification, impact of food systems on emissions, and individual actions for the environment. The podcast also explores plastic waste, bias confirmation in data interpretation, leapfrogging in energy transition, and data-driven optimism for a sustainable future.

Discussion on asset performance balance shifting, impact of 0DTE on markets, significance of 2024 elections, rise of meme stocks, potential U.S. power shifts, and implications of huge debt. Exploration of trend following in equity markets, economic effects of 2024 U.S. election, market dynamics pre-election cycles, and geopolitical power shifts for 2025.

Peter Madsen shares insights on managing a multi-billion dollar sovereign fund with diversified growth, real, income, and defensive assets. They discuss risk considerations, private markets, and systematic convexity. The podcast explores optimizing asset allocation, strategic shifts, private credit dynamics, and decision-making processes for sovereign fund investments. Risk management techniques like volatility targeting and trend analysis are also highlighted.

Goldman Sachs's Nick Baltas discusses factor regression for managed futures, trend following outlook, optimal portfolio construction, timing investments, trading alternative markets, and more in a deep dive into trend following battles and strategies.

Richard Liddle & Gareth Abbot from Bowmoor Capital discuss their trend-following approach, focusing on a compact portfolio of 21 markets. They explain smart pyramiding, dynamic position sizing, and the importance of maximizing diversification for profitability in trading strategies.