TTU146: The value of Unpredictable Alpha ft. Anthony Todd

Today, we are delighted to be joined by Anthony Todd, Co-Founder & CEO of Aspect Capital, for an insightful discussion on the role of systematic trading and trend following in today’s economy. We also discuss what has driven Aspect Capital’s shift towards developing multiple strategies and how they guide their clients to make better investment decisions, whether the trend following industry should be concerned about replication strategies and how allocations are funded today. Lastly, we discuss how Aspect Capital uses AI in their work and how systematic trading has changed as a whole with the rise of AI, what Todd is most excited and concerned about in 2024 and much more. -----EXCEPTIONAL RESOURCE: Find Out How to Build a Safer & Better Performing Portfolio using this FREE NEW Portfolio Builder Tool-----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 [email protected] 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 Alan on Twitter.Follow Todd on LinkedIn.Find out more about DUNN CapitalEpisode Timestamps:02:24 - Introduction to Anthony Todd and Aspect Capital05:43 - A global macro perspective09:45 - How has the industry evolved?13:51 - Are investors under-allocated to trend?17:11 - Trend following - a return enhancer?20:37 - The correlation between stocks and bonds25:27 - The path to offering multible strategies29:47 - Balancing choices and guiding clients and investors33:26 - Are CTAs threatened by replication