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Episode TimeStamps:
00:00 - Intro
01:05 - A big thank you to our listeners who gave us a 5-star review on iTunes & Apple Podcasts
03:21 - Macro recap from Niels
05:38 - Weekly review of returns
18:36 - What Moritz looks for when analysing his backtests
26:42 - Q1 & Q2: Derek: What are the most important risk metrics you monitor? If you had to start your Trend Following business from scratch, what would you do differently and what would you keep the same?
41:32 - Q3; Joe: Should I prioritise stocks that are working their way out of a correction over stocks making new all time highs?
45:16 - Q4; James: Can you recommend a software with backtesting capabilities, suitable for retail investors?
47:10 - Q5; Sebastien: How do you deal with negative interest rates from your broker?
51:14 - Q6; Mikhail: Is it worth varying the lengths of time being backtested rather than just, for example, backtesting data over the last 50 years?
57:39 - Thoughts on Germany’s upcoming election and its possible effects on the markets
01:02:08 - Benchmark performance update
