{"id":5358,"date":"2017-11-17T15:02:40","date_gmt":"2017-11-17T05:02:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bettersystemtrader.com\/?p=5358"},"modified":"2023-09-04T13:29:32","modified_gmt":"2023-09-04T03:29:32","slug":"134-higher-returns-lower-drawdowns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bettersystemtrader.com\/134-higher-returns-lower-drawdowns\/","title":{"rendered":"134 &#8211; Higher returns, lower drawdowns"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-fusebox-player-single\"><script data-type=\"track\" data-hash=\"Jogy5vKgEB\" data-track=\"133\" src=\"https:\/\/app.fusebox.fm\/embed\/player.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/bettersystemtrader.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/9577031_s-min.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bettersystemtrader.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/9577031_s-min.jpg 450w, https:\/\/bettersystemtrader.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/9577031_s-min-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Petronas towers in Malaysia are the tallest twin towers in the world at 452m (1483 ft) tall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Because of the ground underneath the building site, they had to put in some deep foundations, up to 114m (374 ft) deep.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Without these deep foundations, the building would run into problems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In fact, during construction, at around the 72<sup>nd<\/sup> floor, they discovered that tower 2 was leaning 25 mm (0.98in) from vertical, so to correct that lean the next 16 floors were slanted back the other way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They even hired specialist surveyors to check the lean of the tower twice a day until the building was completed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now obviously the foundations anchor the building and keep it from falling over, and even though they\u2019re not visible, they\u2019re probably the most important part of the construction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When you look at constructing a portfolio of strategies, there are a couple of key concepts, or foundations to consider as well, so that you have a solid portfolio, one that will hopefully weather all types of hostile conditions and produce higher returns with reduced drawdowns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this weeks Trading Thought we\u2019re going to hear from 2 guests, who will explain how they construct portfolios and some mistakes that traders sometimes make during portfolio construction, which you need to be aware of.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Take a listen as we start with Gary Hart from Trendfinder Trading Systems explaining the benefits of a portfolio of strategies and we take it from there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Get the Transcript<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ml-embedded\" data-form=\"SRSP7b\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Subscribe to Better System Trader&nbsp;and never miss another episode!<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/au\/podcast\/better-system-trader\/id985870258\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bettersystemtrader.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/subscribe-with-itunes-button.jpg\" alt=\"subscribe-with-itunes-button\" width=\"200\" height=\"68\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3718 size-full\"><\/a><\/td><td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/s?fid=64542&amp;refid=stpr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bettersystemtrader.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/stitcher.png\" alt=\"stitcher\" width=\"260\" height=\"53\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1208 size-full\"><\/a><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/better-system-trader\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bettersystemtrader.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/soundcloud.png\" alt=\"soundcloud\" width=\"260\" height=\"53\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1207 size-full\"><\/a><\/td><td><a href=\"http:\/\/subscribeonandroid.com\/bettersystemtrader.libsyn.com\/rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bettersystemtrader.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/android.png\" alt=\"android\" width=\"260\" height=\"53\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1204 size-full\"><\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Please support the podcast by giving an honest Rating\/Review for the show on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/au\/podcast\/better-system-trader\/id985870258\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">iTunes!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Petronas towers in Malaysia are the tallest twin towers in the world at 452m (1483 ft) tall. 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