Trend following and the pain of low volatility

Trend following and the pain of low volatility

Markets tend to move in cycles and there is an unlimited amount of more or less successful strategies in the markets trying to cope with these cycles. Currently trend followers like us are having hard times as there is no or no significant trend in place. It is as hard for the manager as for the investor because you question your models more than once […]

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Will volatility in currency markets ever come back?

Will volatility in currency markets ever come back?

The price fluctuation in the major currency pairs seems to be non-existent which makes the life of trend followers extremely difficult. The bandwidth keeps on holding and holding ….. until it suddenly breaks. Geopolitical topics, Brexit, trade wars and low interest rate environment seem to have only very short-term and limited impacts and are obviously not triggering any significant moves. In times like that and […]

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