Today, Richard Brennan joins us to discuss the fragility of the market and what happens if the Central Bank screws up, the current regime and how it benefits Trend Following, volatility targeting and how trending towards equilibrium differs from trending towards transition, how Trend Following has developed over the years, why he always invest in liquid markets, system diversification and how it allows you to expand your market diversification, the weak edge of Trend Following and much more.

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Episode TimeStamps:

00:00 - Intro

02:32 - Weekly highlights

13:35 - Volatility targeting and continuous systems

38:30 - Researching structural reasons for success

43:30 - System Diversification vs Market Diversification

56:26 - The weak edge of Trend Following

01:07:30 - Performance overview

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