“My biggest challenge was overriding entry signals and not taking every trade…”

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I ran what was essentially a friends and family CTA (i.e. trend following) for almost eight years. I traded a systematic trend following strategy, but it wasn’t automated so I was actually entering the trades manually and then exiting with stops. My biggest challenge was overriding entry signals and not taking every trade. As a result, I missed some huge opportunities. We had a decent run, with a positive cumulative return during the period I traded client money. However, I left a lot on the table because of the “discretion” I allowed to creep into my system.

Trend following without following the rules is not trend following.

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