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“Do I need deep pockets to withstand any drawdowns that may occur in the markets…”

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Dear Michael,

As a retail trend following trader just beginning my journey, do I need deep pockets to withstand any drawdowns that may occur in the markets?

I understand that I will need to diversify across markets globally to maximise my chances of catching a trend. But for that, I will have to deploy a lot of capital across these markets to create the portfolio.

Additionally, I will require access to brokers in these countries to enable to trade them.

How would a retail trader overcome these issues and trade well?

Regards,
V. C.

Start here. It’s doable.


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“There maybe many ways of finding truth, but in regard to trading, reliable data seems a pretty good starting…”

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Episode 1309: Think Clearly is gold. Thank you, a timely reminder in our crazy world.

Your protagonist reminds me of a pleasant man I know who styles himself as a day trader, trading on what he believes are predictive technical signals.

I showed him your large Trend Following book 5th edition. He claims he read it, says he “loved it”. I was happy and thought that he would apply more scientific rigor to his various day trading methods. And hopefully abandon them and the idea of predictive technical analysis. I was naive.

He is still looking for the magic set of signals; he still regularly pays thousands of dollars to attend seminars offered by “successful” day traders. I don’t believe he understood your book at all.

Whenever I ask him what data these trading gurus offer to back their claims his responses are vague. It’s as if he’s a lost soul looking for a religion where the prophets and messiah are there to substantiate the views and beliefs he already holds.

Horses and water come to mind.

There maybe many ways of finding truth, but in regard to trading, reliable data seems a pretty good starting point. That’s assuming that the person searching for truth is looking for it (because he believes it exists), and has a method of discovering it, and is rigorously attempting to destroy his initial hypotheses in the hot cauldron of data and testing.

Thanks again. I really appreciate your work, your podcast, and I found this one especially timely in our current age of flim flam, wishful thinking and outright intellectual sculduggery.

N. M.

Thanks for the nice note!


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Ep. 1311: Martin Bergin Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio

Martin Bergin
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My guest today is Martin Bergin, the president and owner of DUNN since 2007. Bergin oversees all mission-critical operations of the firm, including the firm’s research and development efforts as well as the construction and management of the firm’s managed futures portfolios. He joined DUNN in 1997 as Accounting Systems Manager, and was promoted to Vice President and Chief Financial Officer in 2001. Prior to joining DUNN, he was a partner at a Northern Virginia CPA firm where he worked for 10 years managing audit, tax and consulting engagements for clients in the managed futures, banking and defense industries.

The topic is Trend Following.

In this episode of Trend Following Radio we discuss:

  • Bill Dunn’s trading career
  • Diversification
  • Futures trading
  • Culture at DUNN Capital
  • Client communications
  • Principles of trading and firm evolution
  • Risk management
  • Cryptocurrency perspective

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“What is the trading technique that makes it possible to reach…”

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On 1000 trades (Dax, Dow, Nasdaq, Cac futures) carried out in 1 year, what is the trading technique that makes it possible to reach 87% of winning trades with a gain of 2% per trade, after brokerage fees and how long does it take to fully master the trading plan?

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Marc B.

87% is a scam. Just stop.


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“Please introduce me about trend following…”

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Hi sir,

My name is Volawoot From Thailand. I am interested in your book. Please introduce me about trend following with stop loss. If it has the PDF file and no need for shipping.

Best Regards,
Volawoot

I have 8 books. They are available globally. I was recently in a Bangkok bookstore and most of my books were there!


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“I completely shifted my trading strategy from fundamental analysis…”

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Michael!

Wanted to say thank you for the time you’re spending doing those thoughtful podcasts on top of the time you spent writing those beautiful books.

It’s refreshing listening to someone talking sense in a world getting dumber and nonsensical by the day.

Genuine “intellectual introspection” is rare nowadays and it’s getting harder to find people or things pushing the boundaries of one’s level of thinking.

On another note, I completely shifted my trading strategy from fundamental analysis which involves, de-facto, a lot of emotions to a fully systematic approach thanks to you. I will give myself 1 year of purely trend following trading in order to have a proper sample showcasing the success/failure ratio. Hopefully more green than red!

In the meantime take care and wish you good luck in your future endeavors!

Jonathan

Great news!


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Ep. 1310: Seth Godin Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio

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My guest today is Seth Godin, an entrepreneur, best-selling author, and speaker. In addition to launching one of the most popular blogs in the world, he has written 21 best-selling books. He also founded two companies, Squidoo and Yoyodyne (acquired by Yahoo!). He’s credited as the inventor of email marketing. By focusing on everything from effective marketing and leadership, to the spread of ideas and changing everything.

The topic is his book This Is Strategy: Make Better Plans.

In this episode of Trend Following Radio we discuss:

  • Value v. Cost
  • Writing process and inspiration
  • Strategy and its components
  • Systems and their influence
  • Email marketing
  • AI and human distinction
  • Meaningful work v. Chasing trend

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