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EP: 180 Less About Fundamentals, More About Risk Management

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Guest:

Mark Dow

Founder of Dow Global Advisors & Behavioral Macro Blog

Record Date:  1/22/18

httpss://youtu.be/cvg4sKs68Oo

Topics:

1. Why Mark got involved in Financial Markets
2. Behavioral Macro
3. The Fed & Bubbles
4. Stock Market, Interest Rates & Risk Cycle
5. Central Banks & Yield Curves
6. Gold, Commodities & Currencies
7. Cryptocurrencies
8. Emerging Markets

Rapid Fire:

• What Trader has influenced your life the most and why?
  • A colleague he didn’t want to name
• How has your trading evolved over the years?
  • Became much more skeptical of efficient markets.  Markets just aren’t efficient. Gotten much better at when the fundamentals matter than when they don’t.
• 1 source you spend your time on?
  • Twitter
• Favorite Book About Trading or the Markets:
  • Reminiscent of a Stock Operator, How to Profit in Bull & Bear Markets, Thinking Fast and Slow
• Favorite Movie About Trading or the Markets:
  • Trading Places.  The Big Short.
• Best Advice Ever Received About Trading or the Markets:
  • Don’t get caught in the weeds.
• Advice to Give to Others about Trading:
  • Risk Management is more important than good ideas.
• If you weren’t involved in Markets you’d be doing what?
  • Teacher or Dog Trainer

Guest Resources:

• Website
• Twitter

Futures Radio is a weekly talk show hosted by 18-year futures veteran and CME member Anthony Crudele, an ex-pit trader and one of the first to trade the E-Mini S&P. Each week Anthony talks with traders, CEOs, and other proven market participants about relevant trading and investing information.