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Episode TimeStamps:
00:00 - Intro
01:25 - A huge thank you to our listeners who gave us a 5-star review on iTunes & Apple Podcasts
02:59 - Macro recap from Niels
05:51 - Weekly review of returns
11:00 - Niels: What’s been the year-to-date standout winner for you?
12:40 - Niels: How much of your performance has come from crypto, compared to other non—classical Trend Following assets?
24:45 - Niels: It takes money to money, true or false?
29:45 - Niels: After a big profit, the next trend following trade is more likely to be a loss, true or false?
33:21 - Niels: Trading stocks is similar to trading commodities, true or false?
34:32 - Niels: Volume and open interest are as important as price action, true or false?
36:16 - Niels: A trader should be willing to let profits turn into losses, true or false?
37:14 - Niels: It helps to have the fundamentals in your favour before you initiate a trade, true or false?
38:48 - Niels: It’s better to be an expert in one market, rather than try to trade ten or more markets, true or false?
40:10 - Niels: It’s important to know what success in trading will do for you later in life, true or false?
40:56 - Niels: A gap-up is a good place to initiate, if an uptrend has started, true or false?
42:07 - Niels: All speculators die broke, true or false?
43:05 - Thoughts on the new Pro Shares Bitcoin ETF launching soon
45:58 - Niels: How did your model react to the recent crypto fall in prices, and do you think crypto assets are more suited to shorter-term trend following strategies?
45:58 - Niels: How do you think the average crypto expert views the global macro landscape?
55:58 - The drive towards ESG investing and its knock-on effects to current supply chains
01:15:12 - Benchmark performance update
