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- January 31, 2011Jim Cramer Supporter Stalks Me; I Always Wanted a Stalker!
In April of 2010 this guy wrote me about my critique of Jim Cramer (he was reading intro to my 2nd book?). Almost a year has passed with no contact and now…
- January 30, 2011Merchants of Debt
My favorite excerpt from Merchants of Debt: “Most people feel intimidated when seeking a loan. Bankers like to view potential borrowers with suspicion…dallying a bit before deciding whether a borrower is sufficiently…
- January 27, 2011Trigger Your Thinking: Jim Simons
An excerpt from: The Secret World of Jim Simons by Hal Lux: Like all quantitative money managers, Renaissance aims to find small market anomalies and inefficiencies that can support profitable trading on…
- January 26, 2011Jeremy Grantham Maps Out Why Trend Following Wins
Noted value investor Jeremy Grantham maps out why trend following wins (PDF) — which I am sure was not his intent. He seems to think like my style of trend trading, even…
- January 24, 2011The Vulcan Mind Meld of Trend Following
Today, I had the opportunity to share face-to-face experiences with a handful of key lieutenants at a prominent trend following firm. They also provided a great background from their then small start-up…
- January 23, 2011David Druz: Trend Following for Over 30 Years
David Druz will be in my new book. One of his track records: Trading from Hawaii…yes, true. Disclaimers: Our firm can not promise you will earn like returns of traders, charts or…
- January 18, 2011Sports Betting: Billy Walters the Trend Follower
Insights on Billy Walters: As a society we have been conditioned to believe that there is a difference between gambling and investing. Of course, this partially true, however, the degree to which…