Interview – Simone Haslinger & Chris Gosselin, Fund Monitors
In this interview with FundMonitors.com CEO Chris Gosselin, ECCM’s CEO Simone Haslinger discusses the Q1 2026 State of Trend report, energy market shocks, and shifting to a new market regime.
Key Discussion Points:
- The Energy Surge: How systematic trend following is navigating massive moves in energy markets, including a staggering 173% rise in gas oil (diesel).
- Systematic vs. Predictive: Why responding to actual price trends across over 90 global markets is more effective than attempting to predict geopolitical outcomes.
- Defining Market Regime Change: Simone explains the shift from a decade of benign conditions and central bank backstops to a new era defined by geopolitical fragmentation, supply chain rewiring, and persistent inflationary pressure.
- The Breakdown of 60/40 Portfolios: Why traditional stock-bond correlations are failing and how non-correlated strategies like trend following provide essential diversification.
- Second-Order Effects: An analysis of how energy shocks are now flowing into agricultural commodities like soybeans, wheat, and canola via rising fertilizer and infrastructure costs.
Why It Matters for Investors
As we enter a structural market shift, stability is no longer guaranteed. This interview highlights how trend following is a strategy designed to adapt to changing market conditions.
You can watch or listen to the full interview here: