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Author: Michael Covel
- December 20, 2010Commodity Trend Trader Roy W. Longstreet
I recently posted some quotations of now deceased trader Roy Longstreet. He was 84 years old when he gave this interview in 1985 to INTERMARKET magazine: *** From time to time, we…
- December 12, 2010Roy Longstreet: Viewpoints of a Commodity Trader
An excerpt from ‘Viewpoints of a Commodity Trader’ by Roy Longstreet: “Each of us, in our daily lives, tends to adjust to this invisible stress point. If a man lives just up…
- December 12, 2010The Origins of Trend Following
Here is one view about the origins of trend following. This has been posted before, but time for a repost. An excerpt: “Although trend following has been a popular trading philosophy for…
- November 30, 2010Dornbusch’s Law: A Reason Trend Following Works
John Hussman sources a ‘law’: Dornbusch’s law: “The theorem is that financial crises take much, much longer to come than you think and then they happen much faster than you would have…
- November 28, 2010Making the Trend Your Friend; Trend Following and Michael Covel in Barrons
Mike Hogan penned an article titled ‘Making the Trend Your Friend‘ in today’s Barrons. An excerpt: BUY-AND-HOLD INVESTING is a loser, says Michael Covel, founder of Trend Following, one of several Websites…
- November 12, 2010Bruce Lee: Be Like Water
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- November 7, 2010Speculation as a Fine Art: Dickson Watts
A great little read (PDF) from Dickson Watts. Watts list of ‘Essential Qualities of the Speculator’ show the timeless value of his insight: 1. Self-Reliance. A man must think for himself, must…