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Hi Michael,
The biggest challenge I have faced in my trading is finding a system I can have confidence in, while finding something that doesn’t feel like a job. The idea of having to sit in front of the computer for a set amount of time per day goes against my ethos of what trading and investing should be about. I’ve also had money management issues and have blown many accounts over the past 12 years. I like the idea of trend following, and was fascinated by the turtles when I first got into trading about 12 years ago. But two things left a sour taste in my mouth:
1. I bought a forex trend trading course with signals from [name] for about $5000 back in 2008/2009 and it’s performance was very poor. I asked him for a refund and he gave me some BS song and dance answer about why that wouldn’t be possible even though it had a money back guarantee. I felt that I got ripped off.
2. I became deterred from trend following because in Market Wizards, Richard Dennis lost 50% of his account and retired. And I’m not sure how I’m supposed to deal with a scenario like if it were to happen. I remember [name] saying that he was thinking about leaving trading to become a lawyer because he couldn’t handle the gyrations anymore. And, that his doctor was prescribing him some anti anxiety medication because he developed a heart condition from all the stress. This was deterring to me as a new trader because I thought trading was the cats ass of professions and looked up to the turtles. So I was disheartened. After 12 years of failed attempts, my interest in trend following has been re-ignited. I just signed up for your email course, watched your intro video and have gone through a few episodes of your podcast. I’m definitely interested in learning more. I plan on reading your TurtleTrader and Trend Following books. How would you recommend proceeding after that?
Thanks,
Jason A.
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