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Episode TimeStamps:
00:00 – Introduction: Preparing for the unpredictable
00:36 – Entering a VUCA world: volatility, uncertainty, complexity, ambiguity
02:00 – “Uncharted territory” in markets and beyond
05:30 – Central banks, leadership changes, and policy uncertainty
07:16 – Oil markets, OPEC shifts, and geopolitical tension
10:16 – Trend-following performance update and market context
14:06 – Reverse engineering CTAs and the role of AI
18:42 – Replication strategies vs. true alpha
22:41 – Trend-following performance metrics (April update)
24:43 – Supply shocks and why they’re harder to manage
28:53 – Are markets underreacting to geopolitical risk?
31:53 – Information overload, ambiguity, and trend persistence
34:54 – Why more data doesn’t mean better decisions
38:34 – Government intervention vs. market-driven trends
40:30 – Pandemic policies and unintended inflation
43:00 – New research: hedge fund strategies vs. volatility regimes
47:16 – Why managed futures stand out as diversifiers
51:11 – Narrative vs. data in investment decisions
55:36 – AI, sentiment analysis, and the future of models
58:46 – Simplicity vs. complexity in strategy design
01:00:49 – Bundling vs. unbundling investment strategies
01:03:18 – Momentum crashes and new research directions
