SI88: The Holy Grail for eliminating risk completely ft. Robert Carver

Robert Carver joins us to discuss the huge outperformance year-to-date of systematic funds vs discretionary funds, negative prices & their effects on market participants, systematising volatility strategies, whether there is a Holy Grail for eliminating risk completely, Newfound Research’s article on Options Straddles & Trend Following, and where we currently see the strongest trends in our portfolios. Article mentioned: Straddles & Trend Following by Newfound Research 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, Jerry, Moritz & Rob on Twitter: @TopTradersLive, @RJparkerjr09, @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 - Intro1:32 - Macro recap from Niels4:15 - Weekly review of returns1:07:37 - Question 1; Brian: Where do you see the strongest trends in your portfolio?1:08:34 - Performance recap Subscribe on: