Archive
Author: Michael Covel
- January 14, 2006Gambler’s Fallacy
A good reminder (PDF) worth reading. An excerpt: “Imagine an unbiased coin is flipped three times, and each time the coin lands on heads. If you had to bet $1000 on the…
- January 5, 2006Bob Pardo: Trend Following 101
Bob Pardo was profiled in the book Market Beaters. Here is an excerpt (PDF) from the book. He also wrote an informative book titled Design, Testing, and Optimization of Trading Systems.
- December 20, 2005Feedback on Shorter Trends
Feedback on “shorter-term” trends: “Michael: I have read the older version of Trend Following and am working to apply the knowledge you conveyed so well in it. I am a definite believer…
- December 13, 2005Patton and Cool Hand Luke
A great MP3 from the movie Patton and another great MP3 from the movie Cool Hand Luke (with help from Guns N’ Roses).
- December 3, 2005George Crapple: Trend Following Trader
George Crapple of trend follower Millburn Ridgefield offered wisdom in a Barclay Group publication: “A futures fund traditionally invests its underlying assets in Treasury securities, some of which are deposited as collateral…
- November 22, 2005Trend Following on Stocks
Does Trend Following Work on Stocks? This paper is being released exclusively first on my collection of sites.
- November 11, 2005Peter Borish: A View
I have had the opportunity over the years to spend time with Peter Borish. He is truly one of the straight-shooters on Wall Street. A comment from his firm’s marketing materials: “We…