141 Systematic Investor Series ft Mark Rzepczynski – May 23rd, 2021

Mark Rzepczynski joins us today to discuss China’s move to ban Bitcoin trading, the Federal Reserve’s announcement of research into a new central bank digital currency, some of the issues around inflation and how it might affect trading, the psychology of drawdowns and the time in between new highs, how inflation can distort price signals, the recent rise of the ‘Misery Index’, Michael Burry’s huge bet against Tesla, the importance of exits in Trend Following strategies, and matching the right ‘Operation Tempo’ for your trading personality. You can find Mark’s latest writings here. 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 & Mark on Twitter: @TopTradersLive  & @MRzepczynski 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 TimeStamps: 0:00 – Intro 02:11 – Macro recap from Niels 05:49 – Weekly review of performance 11:00 – Further discussion on our recent talking point of discretionary versus systematic, including some comments from Top Traders Unplugged community member, Danny 13:38  – Q1; Fernando: Does it get easier with time and experience, to endure drawdowns? 22:40 – Some of the issues around inflation and how that might affect trading 44:30 – Momentum crashes and decision-clustering 57:35 – The importance of matching your personality to the timeframes you trade 1:04:10 – When is the best time to invest in Trend Following? 1:11:28 – Benchmark performance update 1:12:30 - Recommended listening or reading this week: MacroVoices Podcast featuring David Rosenberg Subscribe on: