The Trend Following Checklist
Checklists are critical for learning and daily trading operations. The new trend following trader checklist on this page was inspired by Atul Gawande's book The Checklist Manifesto. His main point is simple: no matter how expert you may be, well-designed check lists improve outcomes. Let's get started!
Free Trend Following Resources
These FREE resources are the 1st items to check off your checklist:
Read the Daily Trend Following Blog (Feed: RSS)
Subscribe to FREE Email Newsletter
FREE "Your Trading Edge" Feature ![]()
FREE "Market Technicians Association" Feature ![]()
FREE "Origins of Trend Following" ![]()
Join Michael Covel on Facebook
Trend Following Resources on Amazon
These books and films are the 2nd items to check off your checklist:
Michael Covel's "Trend Commandments" (BOOK)
Michael Covel's "The Complete TurtleTrader" (BOOK)
Michael Covel's "Trend Following" (BOOK)
Michael Covel's "The Little Book of Trading" (BOOK)
Michael Covel's "Broke" (DVD)
PBS Special: "Trillion Dollar Bet" (VHS)
Premium Training Checklist Items
For those students who want advanced trend following training, your 3rd checklist item:
Trend Following Trading System & Course
More FREE Trend Following Resources
A great selection of FREE third party resources:
Graham Capital: Trend Following Risk & Return ![]()
David Hsieh & William Fung: Theory and Evidence ![]()
A Tail of Two Worlds: Fat Tails and Investing ![]()
Too Big to Fail?: Long-Term Capital Management ![]()
Bet Sizing Article by Ed Seykota and David Druz ![]()
Reasons to Consider Adding Managed Futures (Trend Following) to Your Portfolio ![]()
The Benefits of Managed Futures (Trend Following) 25 Years Later ![]()
Portfolio Diversification Opportunities ![]()
Gibbons Burke Article on Money Management ![]()
Frequency v. Magnitude White Paper ![]()
Edward O. Thorp: Beat the Dealer ![]()
Kelly's Original Paper March 21, 1956 ![]()
A great selection of third party videos:
PBS Special: Trillion Dollar Bet
PBS Special: The True Cost of the Bank Bailout
PBS Special: Ten Trillion and Counting
PBS Special: Inside the Meltdown
PBS Special: Breaking the Bank
PBS Special: The Wall Street Fix
PBS Special: Bigger Than Enron
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