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SI419: What Happens When AI Starts Building the Portfolio ft. Nick Baltas Sep 26, 2026

Show notes

Alan Dunne is joined by Nick Baltas to discuss a strong period for trend following and what the latest research says about adapting systematic strategies to changing markets. They examine whether volatility can help determine how quickly trend models should react, and why Nick remains skeptical of relying on regime triggers with limited statistical evidence. The conversation then turns to agentic AI and a new framework for using specialized AI agents in asset allocation. Nick explores how agents could analyze macro regimes, challenge competing portfolio approaches and help investment committees make decisions faster, while also confronting problems around look-ahead bias, reproducibility and human oversight.

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Episode TimeStamps:

00:00 - Introduction and what’s on Nick’s radar

02:05 - The extraordinary concentration inside the S&P 500

04:46 - Why global bond yields are moving higher

08:56 - A strong month and year for trend following

13:54 - Why the bond move has happened without a volatility spike

16:29 - Can volatility make trend following better?

21:17 - What the latest research actually tells us

24:27 - How Nick uses volatility in portfolio construction

27:38 - Why making trend models more complicated may not help

30:19 - V-shaped markets and the problem with regime triggers

32:36 - How agentic AI could reshape asset allocation

44:48 - What actually drives an AI-built portfolio?

50:19 - The problem with backtesting AI investment models

55:16 - Could the same AI framework work for trend following?

58:33 - Using AI to manage multiple investment objectives

01:02:19 - When will we see portfolios run by AI agents?

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OI24: Why Power Trading Is 10 Times Crazier Than Crypto ft. Cory Paddock Sep 23, 2026

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Moritz Seibert is joined by GBE Energy co-founder Cory Paddock for a look inside the unusual world of proprietary power trading. Cory explains how electricity markets combine weather, physics and economics, and why understanding supply and demand can create opportunities in markets where prices can change dramatically within minutes. They explore the psychology behind taking risk, why a handful of exceptional days can define an entire year, and the lessons Cory learned from his biggest wins and losses. They also discuss GBE’s approach to developing young traders and how AI is accelerating the process of turning raw talent into real trading ability.

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50 YEARS OF TREND FOLLOWING BOOK AND BEHIND-THE-SCENES VIDEO FOR ACCREDITED INVESTORS - CLICK HERE

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IT’s TRUE ? – most CIO’s read 50+ books each year – get your FREE copy of the Ultimate Guide to the Best Investment Books ever written here.

And you can get a free copy of my latest book “Ten Reasons to Add Trend Following to Your Portfolio” here.

Learn more about the Trend Barometer here.

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Episode TimeStamps:

00:00 - Knowing when to walk away from a losing trade

01:03 - Introducing Cory Paddock and GBE Energy

04:35 - How US power markets actually work

08:21 - PJM and the changing US electricity mix

11:07 - Why North America effectively has three separate power grids

14:42 - What a power trader actually trades

19:40 - Why electricity trading never really stops

21:48 - Finding an edge through supply, demand and weather

28:13 - Why power markets remain so attractive to traders

30:37 - What “10 times crypto” volatility looks like

33:50 - The four stages of becoming a power trader

36:07 - Conviction, sizing and getting comfortable with being uncomfortable

38:15 - The trades that helped create GBE Energy

40:42 - What a painful losing trade taught Cory

43:16 - Why GBE changed the way it recruits traders

48:57 - What Cory looks for in aspiring traders

50:50 - How quickly can someone learn to trade power?

53:31 - AI, data centers and the future of electricity markets

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PLUS: Whenever you're ready... here are 3 ways I can help you in your investment Journey:

1. eBooks that cover key topics that you need to know about

2. Daily Trend Barometer and Market Score

3. Other Resources that can help you

And if you are hungry for more useful resources from the trend following world...check out some precious resources that I have found over the years to be really valuable. Click Here

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SI418: Why Markets Are More Alive Than We Think ft. Richard Brennan Sep 19, 2026

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Niels Kaastrup-Larsen and Richard Brennan explore what the science of complex adaptive systems can teach us about markets and trend following. Drawing on research from the Santa Fe Institute, they examine why markets may be better understood as evolving systems shaped by the participants within them rather than machines moving toward equilibrium. They discuss reflexivity, increasing returns and how trends can begin to reinforce themselves, before asking what this means for systematic investors. Along the way, Richard explains why backtests are evidence rather than promises, why taking profits too early can be costly, and why responding to markets may ultimately matter more than predicting them.

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50 YEARS OF TREND FOLLOWING BOOK AND BEHIND-THE-SCENES VIDEO FOR ACCREDITED INVESTORS - CLICK HERE

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Follow Niels on Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTubeor via the TTU website.

IT’s TRUE ? – most CIO’s read 50+ books each year – get your FREE copy of the Ultimate Guide to the Best Investment Books ever written here.

And you can get a free copy of my latest book “Ten Reasons to Add Trend Following to Your Portfolio” here.

Learn more about the Trend Barometer here.

Send your questions to info@toptradersunplugged.com

And please share this episode with a like-minded friend and leave an honest Rating & Review on iTunes or Spotify so more people can discover the podcast.

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Episode TimeStamps:

00:00 - Why trend following’s edge may have moved rather than disappeared

03:26 - What three years of research revealed about trend following

06:50 - Why big trends and outliers are structural features of markets

11:35 - Trend following performance and what’s moving markets

16:49 - Should trend followers ever take profits early?

21:03 - What the Santa Fe Institute can teach us about markets

25:51 - Why markets are complex adaptive systems

29:46 - Reflexivity and how investors help create market outcomes

35:18 - Why equilibrium may be the wrong way to think about markets

40:22 - Mean reversion, positive feedback and why trends persist

42:55 - Increasing returns and the lessons of VHS versus Betamax

50:01 - How market movements begin to feed on themselves

54:11 - Why trend following emerged inside an artificial stock market

58:20 - How every system eventually gets gamed

01:01:47 - What backtests can and cannot tell us about the future

01:08:31 - How trend followers prepare for a future they cannot predict

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PLUS: Whenever you're ready... here are 3 ways I can help you in your investment Journey:

1. eBooks that cover key topics that you need to know about

2. Daily Trend Barometer and Market Score

3. Other Resources that can help you

And if you are hungry for more useful resources from the trend following world...check out some precious resources that I have found over the years to be really valuable. Click Here

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IL53: How Bonds Quietly Built the Modern World ft. Robin Wigglesworth Sep 16, 2026

Show notes

Today we talk with the editor of the Financial Times’ Alphaville blog, Robin Wigglesworth. Robin is the author of A Fabulous Debt - the Epic Story of How Bonds Built the Modern World. He tells the story of the bond market’s beginnings in Venice and how the ability to issue and trade bonds was an essential aspect of its rise to power. Robin explains why historically bond markets and democracy have gone hand-in-hand. Innovations in how bonds are structured and traded also have the ability alter market fundamentals and he explains how this happened with the US junk bond market pioneered by Michael Milken. We talk about likely future innovations and finish with a discussion of current bond market turmoil and the implications for both the Fed and Treasury.

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50 YEARS OF TREND FOLLOWING BOOK AND BEHIND-THE-SCENES VIDEO FOR ACCREDITED INVESTORS - CLICK HERE

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Follow Niels on Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTubeor via the TTU website.

IT’s TRUE ? – most CIO’s read 50+ books each year – get your FREE copy of the Ultimate Guide to the Best Investment Books ever written here.

And you can get a free copy of my latest book “Ten Reasons to Add Trend Following to Your Portfolio” here.

Learn more about the Trend Barometer here.

Send your questions to info@toptradersunplugged.com

And please share this episode with a like-minded friend and leave an honest Rating & Review on iTunes or Spotify so more people can discover the podcast.

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Episode TimeStamps:

00:00 - How junk bonds changed the market

00:56 - Introducing Robin Wigglesworth and A Fabulous Debt

03:39 - Why ignorance can actually help you understand history

07:50 - How Venice accidentally invented the bond market

12:55 - How bonds helped strengthen democracy and accountability

17:31 - How Britain turned bonds into a global reserve asset

24:43 - Why strong bond markets often create stronger countries

28:56 - Could Europe ever create a true Eurobond market?

32:19 - How the modern international bond market was born

39:39 - Michael Milken and the rise of junk bonds

44:21 - How Milken changed the market he was studying

48:51 - Tokenization and the next evolution of fixed income

49:28 - Why bond ETFs may have actually improved liquidity

55:24 - What Treasury buybacks are really trying to achieve

57:33 - Why Robin thinks the buybacks won’t solve the problem

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PLUS: Whenever you're ready... here are 3 ways I can help you in your investment Journey:

1. eBooks that cover key topics that you need to know about

2. Daily Trend Barometer and Market Score

3. Other Resources that can help you

And if you are hungry for more useful resources from the trend following world...check out some precious resources that I have found over the years to be really valuable. Click Here

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SI417: What Happens When AI Starts Trading the Markets ft. Rob Carver Sep 12, 2026

Show notes

Niels Kaastrup-Larsen and Rob Carver discuss a market that feels unusually calm despite growing pressure beneath the surface. They look at rising concerns around government debt and bond yields, recent changes to a major managed futures ETF, and why style drift matters for systematic investors. Rob explains why simplicity and robustness remain essential when building trading systems, and where discretion can and cannot fit into a systematic process. They also explore the risks of using AI in quantitative investing, whether AI-driven traders could change market behavior, and why adapting trend speed to volatility may be more complicated than it first appears.

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50 YEARS OF TREND FOLLOWING BOOK AND BEHIND-THE-SCENES VIDEO FOR ACCREDITED INVESTORS - CLICK HERE

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Follow Niels on Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTubeor via the TTU website.

IT’s TRUE ? – most CIO’s read 50+ books each year – get your FREE copy of the Ultimate Guide to the Best Investment Books ever written here.

And you can get a free copy of my latest book “Ten Reasons to Add Trend Following to Your Portfolio” here.

Learn more about the Trend Barometer here.

Send your questions to info@toptradersunplugged.com

And please share this episode with a like-minded friend and leave an honest Rating & Review on iTunes or Spotify so more people can discover the podcast.

Follow Rob on Twitter.

Episode TimeStamps:

00:00 - Introduction and Rob’s return from the summer break

02:03 - Why everyone is suddenly talking about bonds

05:07 - Treasury buybacks and the potential for new bond trends

07:40 - What happened to the Simplify managed futures ETF?

14:34 - Style drift, investor expectations and changing strategies

17:15 - Why it feels like something is about to happen in markets

20:23 - Trend following performance and the year so far

23:32 - How much should systematic investors actually optimize?

31:38 - Can discretion and systematic trading really work together?

36:37 - Where human judgment belongs in a trading strategy

40:55 - Why traders may be better at buying than selling

44:21 - AI, quant research and the risks of automated trading

52:42 - Revisiting volatility and trend following

55:47 - Why not all high-volatility markets are the same

01:00:23 - The quant winter and why manager diversification matters

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PLUS: Whenever you're ready... here are 3 ways I can help you in your investment Journey:

1. eBooks that cover key topics that you need to know about

2. Daily Trend Barometer and Market Score

3. Other Resources that can help you

And if you are hungry for more useful resources from the trend following world...check out some precious resources that I have found over the years to be really valuable. Click Here

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GM107: What If AI Actually Pushes Interest Rates Higher? ft. Matt Klein Sep 09, 2026

Show notes

Alan Dunne is joined by Matt Klein to discuss whether the excitement around AI is getting ahead of the economic reality. Matt explains why the parallels with the 1990s productivity boom may be misleading and why stronger productivity could actually push interest rates higher rather than lower. They explore the surge in AI investment, what rising bond yields really tell us about the economy, and whether US debt levels are as worrying as they appear. The conversation also turns to China’s enormous trade surplus, growing global imbalances, the prospect of European tariffs, currency intervention and what Kevin Warsh’s new Fed task forces could mean for monetary policy.

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50 YEARS OF TREND FOLLOWING BOOK AND BEHIND-THE-SCENES VIDEO FOR ACCREDITED INVESTORS - CLICK HERE

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Follow Niels on Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTubeor via the TTU website.

IT’s TRUE ? – most CIO’s read 50+ books each year – get your FREE copy of the Ultimate Guide to the Best Investment Books ever written here.

And you can get a free copy of my latest book “Ten Reasons to Add Trend Following to Your Portfolio” here.

Learn more about the Trend Barometer here.

Send your questions to info@toptradersunplugged.com

And please share this episode with a like-minded friend and leave an honest Rating & Review on iTunes or Spotify so more people can discover the podcast.

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Episode TimeStamps:

00:00 - Introduction and Matt Klein’s return to Top Traders Unplugged

01:57 - Kevin Warsh, Jackson Hole and the outlook for the Fed

05:15 - Why the AI boom may not look like the 1990s

11:39 - How quickly could AI actually boost productivity?

15:47 - Are we seeing an AI productivity boom in the data?

18:56 - Does AI change how we should think about the economy?

21:41 - AI spending, data centers and the risk of a capex bust

26:18 - Why bond yields could have further to rise

31:13 - When higher interest rates might actually be good news

33:17 - US debt sustainability and the risk of a bad equilibrium

37:04 - China and the return of global economic imbalances

42:11 - How China’s massive trade surplus is affecting the world

48:50 - Tariffs, Europe and how countries might respond to China

52:01 - Why the US intervened in the Japanese yen

58:33 - Kevin Warsh’s Fed task forces and what could change next

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PLUS: Whenever you're ready... here are 3 ways I can help you in your investment Journey:

1. eBooks that cover key topics that you need to know about

2. Daily Trend Barometer and Market Score

3. Other Resources that can help you

And if you are hungry for more useful resources from the trend following world...check out some precious resources that I have found over the years to be really valuable. Click Here

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SI416: 137 Years of Trend: What the Evidence Really Shows ft. Yoav Git Sep 05, 2026

Show notes

Niels Kaastrup-Larsen and Yoav Git examine why trend following continues to endure despite decades of changing markets and persistent skepticism. They revisit AQR’s 137-year study of trend following, exploring diversification, volatility scaling and the behavioral and economic forces behind persistent trends. The conversation also turns to the mechanics of commodity markets, using the 2020 oil collapse to show how inventories, storage capacity and forced futures rolls can produce extreme price moves. Along the way, they discuss investor trust, systematic risk intervention, CTA implementation and why understanding market structure matters just as much as building the signal.

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50 YEARS OF TREND FOLLOWING BOOK AND BEHIND-THE-SCENES VIDEO FOR ACCREDITED INVESTORS - CLICK HERE

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Follow Niels on Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTubeor via the TTU website.

IT’s TRUE ? – most CIO’s read 50+ books each year – get your FREE copy of the Ultimate Guide to the Best Investment Books ever written here.

And you can get a free copy of my latest book “Ten Reasons to Add Trend Following to Your Portfolio” here.

Learn more about the Trend Barometer here.

Send your questions to info@toptradersunplugged.com

And please share this episode with a like-minded friend and leave an honest Rating & Review on iTunes or Spotify so more people can discover the podcast.

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Episode TimeStamps:

00:00 - Introduction and what’s on Yoav's radar

01:54 - Why investor relationships are ultimately built on trust

06:36 - CTA ETFs, strategy changes and investor transparency

10:55 - Multi-strategy funds and the cost of complexity

12:36 - TTU competition winners and the August trend update

16:14 - Global rates, Japan and opportunities beyond U.S. bonds

19:07 - August performance and the Trend Barometer

21:09 - Correlation, volatility and how CTAs manage portfolio risk

25:09 - Human intervention inside a systematic investment process

29:40 - Where different commodity market participants operate

31:44 - Revisiting 137 years of evidence for trend following

38:30 - Has trend following performance actually deteriorated?

43:58 - Why diversification is fundamental to trend following

51:16 - Oil squeezes, storage and the mechanics of commodity markets

58:00 - Carry, inventories and oil price elasticity

01:04:36 - What really caused oil prices to turn negative in 2020

01:09:40 - What commodity market structure teaches trend followers

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PLUS: Whenever you're ready... here are 3 ways I can help you in your investment Journey:

1. eBooks that cover key topics that you need to know about

2. Daily Trend Barometer and Market Score

3. Other Resources that can help you

And if you are hungry for more useful resources from the trend following world...check out some precious resources that I have found over the years to be really valuable. Click Here

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GM106: What Happens When the Debt Finally Matters ft. Marvin Barth Sep 02, 2026

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Marvin Barth joins Niels Kaastrup-Larsen and Cem Karsan for a wide-ranging debate about the Fed, inflation and the growing pressures on the US economy. Barth argues that central bankers have become too confident in models that cannot fully capture reality, while the conversation quickly turns to Kevin Warsh, Scott Bessent and the power of signaling in financial markets. From there, Cem and Marvin "clash" over austerity, debt monetization, populism and inequality before examining why inflation expectations may matter more than individual shocks. We round this super energetic conversation by exploring the coming historic El Niño, commodity disruptions and what Warsh’s recent dovish turn could reveal about the future of Fed policy.

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50 YEARS OF TREND FOLLOWING BOOK AND BEHIND-THE-SCENES VIDEO FOR ACCREDITED INVESTORS - CLICK HERE

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Follow Niels on Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTubeor via the TTU website.

IT’s TRUE ? – most CIO’s read 50+ books each year – get your FREE copy of the Ultimate Guide to the Best Investment Books ever written here.

And you can get a free copy of my latest book “Ten Reasons to Add Trend Following to Your Portfolio” here.

Learn more about the Trend Barometer here.

Send your questions to info@toptradersunplugged.com

And please share this episode with a like-minded friend and leave an honest Rating & Review on iTunes or Spotify so more people can discover the podcast.

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Episode TimeStamps:

00:00 - Why inflation expectations matter more than anything else

01:05 - Introducing Marvin Barth

04:46 - From salmon fishing to the Federal Reserve

09:09 - Has central banking become too confident in its own models?

16:25 - Bessent, Warsh and what Treasury buybacks really mean

18:15 - Why signaling may matter more than the actual policy

25:56 - Can the US actually solve its debt problem through austerity?

31:25 - Debt, inflation, China and the pressures building in the system

35:31 - Is there another way out for the US economy?

40:29 - The big debate over populism and inequality

47:39 - Free markets, fairness and who actually benefits

57:59 - Why inflation ultimately comes down to expectations

59:46 - Austerity versus monetizing the debt

01:02:06 - How El Niño could reshape inflation and emerging markets

01:11:26 - Has Kevin Warsh already changed course at the Fed?

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PLUS: Whenever you're ready... here are 3 ways I can help you in your investment Journey:

1. eBooks that cover key topics that you need to know about

2. Daily Trend Barometer and Market Score

3. Other Resources that can help you

And if you are hungry for more useful resources from the trend following world...check out some precious resources that I have found over the years to be really valuable. Click Here

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SI415: Maybe This Is Just What Normal Markets Look Like ft. Alan Dunne Aug 29, 2026

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Niels Kaastrup-Larsen and Alan Dunne examine how a changing macro regime is reshaping markets and the role of trend following. They discuss unusual U.S. intervention in the yen, mounting sensitivity around Treasury yields, and questions surrounding Kevin Warsh’s communication and the Fed’s credibility. Alan identifies three fractures defining the new regime: persistent inflation, growing debt sustainability concerns, and the erosion of institutional norms. They also explore why trend following has performed differently this decade, particularly during periods of bond market stress, before comparing AQR and GMO’s strikingly different long-term return assumptions and what they imply for portfolio construction.

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50 YEARS OF TREND FOLLOWING BOOK AND BEHIND-THE-SCENES VIDEO FOR ACCREDITED INVESTORS - CLICK HERE

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Follow Niels on Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTubeor via the TTU website.

IT’s TRUE ? – most CIO’s read 50+ books each year – get your FREE copy of the Ultimate Guide to the Best Investment Books ever written here.

And you can get a free copy of my latest book “Ten Reasons to Add Trend Following to Your Portfolio” here.

Learn more about the Trend Barometer here.

Send your questions to info@toptradersunplugged.com

And please share this episode with a like-minded friend and leave an honest Rating & Review on iTunes or Spotify so more people can discover the podcast.

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Episode TimeStamps:

00:00 - Introduction and what’s been on Alan’s radar

01:55 - Why U.S. intervention in the yen matters

07:04 - Zuckerberg, Meta and the $16.68 billion question

08:31 - August trend following performance and market intervention

12:16 - Why CTA performance is increasingly dispersed

16:08 - Kevin Warsh, the Fed balance sheet and Treasury supply

18:56 - Has short-term trend following structurally degraded?

22:17 - Macro narratives versus systematic positioning

24:37 - Fed communication, credibility and the Warsh reaction function

30:16 - Bessent, Warsh, Druckenmiller and the battle over bond yields

34:23 - The three fractures reshaping the macro regime

41:42 - How trend following has changed in the new regime

49:54 - Commodities, deglobalization and diversification

52:29 - AQR versus GMO: radically different forecasts for future returns

01:02:08 - Debt sustainability and what investors should watch next

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PLUS: Whenever you're ready... here are 3 ways I can help you in your investment Journey:

1. eBooks that cover key topics that you need to know about

2. Daily Trend Barometer and Market Score

3. Other Resources that can help you

And if you are hungry for more useful resources from the trend following world...check out some precious resources that I have found over the years to be really valuable. Click Here

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IL52: Why Staying Calm Is the Ultimate Investing Edge ft. David Booth Aug 26, 2026

Show notes

In today’s episode we talk with a pioneer of modern asset management, Dimensional Fund Advisors founder David Booth. David founded Dimensional in 1981 and it has since grown to over $1 trillion in assets, making it one of the most successful quantitative investment firms in history. We talk with him about his new book, Stay Calm: Learn to Embrace Uncertainty in Investing and Life. We discuss his early career working on both the world’s first index fund and the first active quant strategy developed by finance legends Fischer Black and Myron Scholes. David explains why successful investing involves embracing uncertainty - because it is that uncertainty that generates long-run returns. He explains why we should abandon predicting markets and focus instead on planning. We end by discussing why he is both a realist and optimist and how each of us can cultivate the same mindset.

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50 YEARS OF TREND FOLLOWING BOOK AND BEHIND-THE-SCENES VIDEO FOR ACCREDITED INVESTORS - CLICK HERE

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Follow Niels on Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTubeor via the TTU website.

IT’s TRUE ? – most CIO’s read 50+ books each year – get your FREE copy of the Ultimate Guide to the Best Investment Books ever written here.

And you can get a free copy of my latest book “Ten Reasons to Add Trend Following to Your Portfolio” here.

Learn more about the Trend Barometer here.

Send your questions to info@toptradersunplugged.com

And please share this episode with a like-minded friend and leave an honest Rating & Review on iTunes or Spotify so more people can discover the podcast.

Follow Kevin on SubStack & read his Book.

Follow David on Lin k edIn and Read his Book.

Episode TimeStamps:

00:00 - Why uncertainty creates opportunity for long term investors

01:01 - David Booth's journey from Kansas to pioneering modern investing

06:13 - The birth of index investing and the origins of Dimensional

10:21 - Why investing is about managing uncertainty not predicting markets

13:00 - Why everyone should own part of the market

14:00 - Human ingenuity, market resilience and the lessons of history

18:02 - Updating research without abandoning first principles

23:38 - Has the rise of index investing changed the market?

28:45 - Diversification beyond the Magnificent Seven

29:52 - Tuning out market noise and focusing on what matters

32:23 - Why life events should shape your portfolio more than headlines

34:53 - Plan don't predict and learning to stay calm

39:02 - Optimism, realism and why markets continue to work

42:33 - Why investors have never had it better

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PLUS: Whenever you're ready... here are 3 ways I can help you in your investment Journey:

1. eBooks that cover key topics that you need to know about

2. Daily Trend Barometer and Market Score

3. Other Resources that can help you

And if you are hungry for more useful resources from the trend following world...check out some precious resources that I have found over the years to be really valuable. Click Here

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