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- November 12, 2008AIG Criticism of Trend Following from Geetesh Bhardwaj; Say What?
I came across the title of a recent paper taking a stab at trend traders [commonly referred to by the regulatory name of Commodity Trading Advisor]: “Fooling Some of the People All…
- November 5, 2008The Making of Michael Covel Film Poster: Sheep Shearing
I mentioned that my film poster designers had shaved a live sheep. Their video of the process: Pictures: One, Two, Three, Four, Five, Six, Seven, Eight, Nine, Ten, Eleven And for those…
- November 5, 2008Some Trend-Following Funds Are Winners in Rough Market
Michael Covel take in WSJ: Read. More, more, more.
- September 16, 2008The Funnymentals
Fannie and Freddie looked so good on paper (the fundamentals), but oh what secrets they were masking. As usual though the charts were always telling the truth even when the CEOs were…
- July 4, 2008“Pimping Risk”
This article and excerpt caught my eye “The [mutual fund] industry sets targets that are far too high and then says, ‘Gee let us help you hit that target — put your…
- June 23, 2008Turtle Tom Shanks on “Boots”
I received an email from Turtle Tom Shanks today that adds more “color” to the story: This is mainly a clarification of the fourth paragraph on page 33, beginning “Shanks and Svoboda…
- June 10, 2008Richard Dennis: Prince of the Pit
The father of the Turtles Richard Dennis was very wise even back in the day. From an article circa 1976 wholly relevant to today. More from Michael Covel: Books · Podcast ·…