133 Systematic Investor Series ft Rob Carver – March 29th, 2021

Rob Carver joins us today to discuss whether it’s a good idea to adjust your strategy during different periods of volatility, Bitcoin’s expected role as an inflation-hedge, whether commodities are more suited to shorter-term trading than other markets, the NFT frenzy & its credibility as an investment asset, volume analysis and whether it can be play worthwhile part in a Trend Following system, and why volatility may not be a good measure of risk. If you would like to leave us a voicemail to play on the show, you can do so here. Check out our Global Macro series here. Learn more about the Trend Barometer here. IT's TRUE 👀 - most CIO's read 50+ books each year - get your copy of the Ultimate Guide to the Best Investment Books ever written here. And you can get a free copy of my latest book "The Many Flavors of Trend Following" here. Send your questions to [email protected] Follow Niels & Rob on Twitter: @TopTradersLive  & @InvestingIdiocy And please share this episode with a like-minded friend and leave an honest rating & review on iTunes so more people can discover the podcast. Top Traders Unplugged wins award for ‘Best Trading Podcast’ and features among the ‘Top 20 Best Investing Podcasts in 2020’ by The Investors Podcast 🏆 Episode Summary 0:00 - Intro 2:24 - Macro recap from Niels 4:17 - Weekly review of returns 31:32 - Q1; Dennis: How can a retail trader with limited capital access the commodity markets? 41:47 - Q2; Dennis: How would you deal with big intraday volatility such as in 2020? 51:02 - Q3; Cat: Is volume analysis overrated? 56:16 - Q4; Gustavo: Why should we be worried about volatility if it is going our way? 1:05:52 - Q5; Emra: How often should you recalibrate your system?  Why do you recommend not locking in profits early, after unusually sharp portfolio increases? 1:16:08 - Performance recap 1:27:35 - Recommended listening or reading this week: Lloyd's List regarding recent issues in the Suez Canal Subscribe on: