Key Topics:

• The original Turtle experiment and lessons from Richard Dennis
• Why and how trend following focuses on small losses and large winners
• Volatility-based position sizing and risk management discipline - Diversification across equity markets, currencies, commodities, bonds, and individual stocks
• Current market dispersion and what it means for systematic strategies
• The psychological challenge of sticking with trend during whipsaws and drawdowns
• The growing role of ETFs in managed futures
• How advisors can size and integrate trend-following sleeves within broader allocations

Key Takeaways:

• Trend following is agnostic — it adapts rather than predicts.
• Diversification across a broad global universe improves opportunity and resilience.
• Proper allocation and manager selection matter more than short-term performance.
• No strategy is perfect — understanding drawdowns and behavioral discipline is critical.

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• Why 2025 delivered strong returns across most asset classes — except crypto
• Bitcoin and Ethereum’s negative YTD performance in context
• Key technical breakdowns in Bitcoin using weekly and monthly trend models
• The erosion of the “digital gold” narrative and rising equity correlations
• Why extreme fear isn’t enough to signal a bottom
• Macro regime insights: inflation vs. growth sensitivity in Bitcoin
• Gold’s resilience and role as a portfolio stabilizer
• How Dantes Outlook’s Bitcoin/Gold rotation strategy navigated the year

Research & Data Sources:

• Market and on-chain data from Glassnode
• Internal quantitative models from Dantes Outlook
• Academic research on asset behavior across macro regimes

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Topics Covered:

• November performance recap for the Moderate Global Balanced Portfolio
• Active equity selection and regional tilts
• Fixed income positioning: intermediate-term U.S. Treasuries
• YTD performance vs. benchmark and risk-adjusted results
• Bitcoin–Gold Rotation strategy: why gold dominated signals this year
• How aggressive clients can use the rotation sleeve
• New absolute-return breakout strategy and its early outperformance
• How global diversification and trend-based discipline helped narrow tracking error
• Where to find the full allocation breakdown (Substack)

Key Highlights:

• Portfolio outperformed the global 60/40 benchmark by 30 bps in November
• Equity sleeve remains 63% of the portfolio, with strong regional contributions
• Fixed income tilts added to monthly returns
• Bitcoin–Gold model returned 41% YTD, with reduced crypto drawdowns
• Absolute-return strategy has outperformed the S&P 500 by ~8% since launch

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The information presented is for informational purposes only and should not be considered as investment advice nor as a recommendation of any particular strategy, allocation or investment product: before making any investment decision, you should seek expert, professional advice and obtain information regarding the legal, fiscal, regulatory and foreign currency requirements for any investment according to the laws of your home country and place of residence. Investing involves risk, including the possibility of loss of principal. Any forward-looking statements or forecasts are based on assumptions and actual results may vary from any statements or forecasts.

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