SI92: How to add robustness to your trading and choosing the right time horizon ft. Robert Carver

Robert Carver joins us back on the show to discuss why simulating ‘noisy’ data in your backtest can add to robustness, how similar strategies can still result in widely varying returns, how to choose the right look-back period, trading continuous vs binary systems, and how much automation should be used when running a system. If you would like to leave us a voicemail to play on the show, you can do so 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, Moritz & Rob on Twitter: @TopTradersLive, @MoritzSeibert, and @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. Episode Summary 0:00 - Intro1:06 - Global Macro Discussion4:24 - Macro recap from Niels6:02 - Weekly review of returns13:57 - Choosing the right look-back period/time-frame24:54 - Adding noise to your backtest30:54 - Using capital more efficiently42:06 - Binary vs continuous systems57:32 - How automated should your system be?1:06:36 - Performance recap Subscribe on: