Author: Michael Covel

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Hi Michael,

Thanks for your email. Trend following has piqued my interest and I’m continuing to learn more through your podcasts and books. I’m also not a techy-programming kind of guy but I started learning more about excel and bought some excel courses that I’ve started working my way through. So thanks for the inspiration on that because I’ve been wanting to learn excel for a while and you helped me push forward with this goal.

I had a couple of follow up questions:

1. I’m assuming trend following will work on CFD’s as it does on futures? Say if I want to Trend Trade with brokerages like Oanda, IG Markets or VantageFX. I’m assuming the principles and results should be consistent?

2. The brokerages listed above all use either MT4 or MT5, which is very popular for trading robots. Can I use MT4 and MT5 programming language to program Trend Following programs and run them in Metatrader? I’m thinking if I can use Excel, then I should be able to also use the MetaTrader Language – just want to double-check before I invest time in learning this type of programming.

3. Does everyone who purchases your course trade the same system/rules? Are they getting the same results? Where does the customization come into play, and how does that affect the results?

Thanks again – I appreciate your time.

Jason A.

1. Why CFDs? Read.

2. On software? Read. Trend following rules can be used on Excel.

3. People are not robots. Differing results will come from entry, risk management and portfolio selection variation. That’s normal. Big picture results will be similar, but this is not thousands of people trading the exact same rules at the exact same moment.

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Been listening [to your podcast] about 6 months. Started at #1. Just hit #500. What’s that, about 500 hours? 30,000 minutes. What’s the equivalent of that in books? At least 50. I’ll catch up to current by summer! I know it’s about to get real good because the 2016 election is about to happen. BTW, I worked on Buddy Roemer’s campaign in 2012. He ran for president on one issue: getting big money out of politics. He only accepted $100 donations, which is why he got nowhere. I wish I’d known about you then. He would have made a great guest. He passed late last year. Good guy who I think you would have aligned with on many issues. I look forward to listening to the rest. I still think I loved those early episodes with Mike Shell and Jim Rohrbach episodes the most so far. Good stuff.

Joshua C.

Thanks.

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Mr. Covel,

Thank you for your response and the link to your video. Regarding your question, I am not an active trader. Perhaps your course is not for me. I have made some trades in the past through a retirement account but it was basically guess work and you don’t have to guess the results. I am interested in becoming a more active trader/investor and I’m looking at as much information as I can. I read your book, The Little Book of Trading, and I’m following up on some of the resources and names listed. Thank you for your interest.

Tony R.

My books and podcast alone will put you on the right path.

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Happy Friday,

I randomly found your podcast the other day trying to listen to some Mark Minervini and have been listening to a bunch more over the last few days. Trying to find my way of trading, have made a lot and lost a lot due to my own stupid risks and not cutting losses. Consistency is not my strong point right now. At the end of a podcast it said to email here for some info to get started.

Chris R.

Email with steps sent. Also? Jump in on the links below.

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• Trend Following Podcast Guests
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• Performance
• Research
• Markets to Trade
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Hey Michael,

I guess the biggest problem for me is finding a consistent strategy and then managing my money properly. I’m hoping you can help. I’ve blown my account more than once, unfortunately. Also, the debate about setting stops. I was trained to use them, but I see how the market goes pip hunting and takes me out. Basically, I suppose I have typical trader challenges. Oh, and I have no money to trade right now… I’m guessing that’s my biggest problem with trading. haha

Sincerely,
Tom

I can’t help you to obtain trading capital. That’s on you.

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Main problems that I have faced in trading are:
1) Stock selection gets me all confused while trading intraday
2) Cannot follow a system when it starts giving losses and switch over to other systems
3) Not able to get consistent profits even after follow proper risk management
4) Get too confused because of information overload

Kunal K.

I would stop all of that ASAP or go to Vegas. Vegas is more fun. When you are serious? There are options below.

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How can you move forward immediately to Trend Following profits? My books and my Flagship Course and Systems are trusted options by clients in 70+ countries.

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• Trend Following Podcast Guests
• Frequently Asked Questions
• Performance
• Research
• Markets to Trade
• Crisis Times
• Trading Technology
• About Us

Trend Following is for beginners, students and pros in all countries. This is not day trading 5-minute bars, prediction or analyzing fundamentals–it’s Trend Following.

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