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Episode TimeStamps:
00:00 Intro to the Systematic Investor Series
00:23 Performance check: CTAs strong, trend tailwinds
03:13 Range-bound indices, but big dispersion and rotation
03:45 Why options pin the index: dealer flows and vol compression
05:42 Dispersion mechanics: idiosyncratic risk, falling correlation
07:32 Rotation as a topping process: leaders fade, defensives rise
09:54 OPEX and quarterly expiries: why timing windows matter
11:56 The March support effect, then weaker flows into April
17:02 AI narrative shock: anxiety, backlash, and policy consequences
22:32 Populism versus deflation stories: why inflation returns
32:43 Gold outlook: secular bull, but expect two-sided volatility
45:45 Rates as “tectonic plates”: vol compressed now, release later
50:23 Midterms, incentives, and the fight for control
57:42 Liquidity loop: markets stop rising, collateral stops expanding
