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- August 24, 2011Laurence Fletcher at Reuters Pens Diss Headline; The Media Still Marginalize Trend Followers with “Black Box” Line
Laurence Fletcher of Reuters writes “Black Box” Hedge Funds Profit in Volatile Markets”: LONDON (Reuters) – Hedge funds run by sophisticated computer programs are profiting from large falls in stock markets and…
- August 19, 2011Where the Black Swans Hide: Mebane Faber Opines
Mebane Faber, who was kind enough to offer positive praise for my new book Trend Commandments, takes a look at outliers here (PDF). Take a read–worth your time. More from Michael Covel:…
- August 13, 2011The TurtleTrader Want Ad
Back in the early 80s trader Richard Dennis ran this famous ad looking for trader trainees. The full story is my second book The Complete TurtleTrader. More from Michael Covel: Books ·…
- August 8, 2011Richard Dennis Trading Misrepresentation
From a reader: Michael, I am interested in learning about trend trading and read a lot of amazing things about the turtles. However, I tried to find something online about Richard and…
- July 30, 2011James Montier: Did He Miss the Trend Followers?
James Montier writes (PDF): Tail risk protection appears to be one of many investment fads du jour. All too often those seeking tail risk protection appear to be motivated by the fear…
- July 20, 2011Compounded Absolute Returns for a Lifetime
You see if every day: distraction. The distraction that goes on during 2011 daily life is off the charts. Trend following does not care. Trend following wants to make the most money…
- July 17, 2011The Visual Way to NOT Be a Trend Follower
This is not the trend following day: A top trend following office resembles that of an attorney, CPA or insurance salesman–no busy types glued to screens pretending to be masters of the…