SI269: Is the Big Bond Short Over? ft. Katy Kaminski

Today’s conversation with Katy Kaminiski is all about change. We discuss what has been the driver of the changing economic environment that we experience and how changing interest rates affect trend followers, why Katy believes we need a repricing in long term yields and how the yield curve is a key factor in trend followers profitability. Katy also explains her outlook for the markets, how you build portfolios in the current economic environment and much more.-----50 YEARS OF TREND FOLLOWING BOOK AND BEHIND-THE-SCENES VIDEO FOR ACCREDITED INVESTORS - CLICK HERE-----Follow Niels on Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube or 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.comAnd 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 Katy on LinkedIn.Episode TimeStamps:02:22 - What has been on Katy's radar recently?04:24 - A precursor for the conversation05:21 - Industry performance update07:19 - Katy's trend following perspective11:40 - Discussing Katy's paper, "The Short of Shorting Bonds"16:06 - The results of the paper21:12 - Why the shape of the yield curve makes a difference24:52 - Why trend followers make more money when the yield curve is inverted26:59 - Does higher rates always mean you have to be short bonds?33:15 - Do you earn interest on the money that are put up for margin?35:12 - Where are we in the markets right now?37:26 - The forecasting behaviour is difficult to change42:52 - Different people, different perspectives46:39 - Doing what happens next48:12 - Best...

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