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“I saw no mention in your site that you…”

Posted on by Michael Covel

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Hi Michael,

I am interested in your trend following Essentials course. I’ve been trading for around 5 years now, learned from many services and different educators. Considering that, I’m more inclined to learn from people who are actually traders themselves and preferably making their living off their trading. I saw no mention in your site that you are a trader, but I do know that you did extensive research on trend following systems speaking with many trend following legendary traders (Market Wizards among them). I believe that this is a question you face frequently: Why would a trader learn from someone who isn’t a trader about trading? That is my main question.

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Dor S.

Fair question. I am not running a fund, so there is no performance posting. But I have helped a lot of people for a long time:

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Clients in 76 countries

I’m sure I can help you. Ultimately, what is your risk?

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“I like the emphasis on absolute return, system and process…”

Posted on by Michael Covel

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Mike,

Thank you.

I enjoyed the presentation and have started reading “Trend Following“.

I will revert back after following The Starting Steps for 2025.

I like the emphasis on absolute return, system and process. It follows what I did as an insurance underwriter in markets across the globe.

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You are welcome.

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“How much of the total account should I deploy at any one time…”

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Hi Mike,

I’ve read 2 of your books (“Complete TurtleTrader” and “Trend Following 5th ed”) and they’ve converted me from the Daytrading Dark Side. Your books are comprehensive and I started implementing turtle rules.

But I still have one question: I know each trade should be 1% of capital, but how much of the total account should I deploy at any one time? For example, if I have a $10,000 account, I know that no one trade should risk more than $100. But I’m also supposed to trade every signal. If I’m looking at commodities (ETFs), Forex, and stocks, I quickly get at least 50 trading signals for either System 1 or System 2. At 1%, that’s 50% of my capital deployed.

Are there any turtle rules for how much capital I should deploy, or perhaps the better question, what percent of my capital should I always hold back so that I survive if all investments tank?

Thanks for all the work you’ve put into this. I would never have learned about it if not for your books.

Jack M.

I do help A to Z clients understand trend following and trend following position sizing. The short answer is you use a structure of units, whereby each unit will be a %, ie. 1-2%, etc. Then you have a max number of units to deploy at any one time. That’s to start.

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“Fifty years a trend trader…”

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50 years a trend trader.
98% of my life’s income is from trading.
Saw your YouTube podcasts – Moritz Seibert & Christopher Cruden – both with absolutely correct premises. IMO.

Thanks.

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“You’ll enjoy Rory Sutherland’s latest keynote…”

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You’ll enjoy Rory Sutherland’s latest keynote.

His context is marketing, but as you’ll note around 14:55 mins in (where he recounts the bee research and Explore/Exploit model), you could credibly swap Explore with Trend Following, and Exploit with Index Huggers/’Managed Futures’/whatever.

Fat tails all the way. It’s in the maths.

Timely reinforcement of latest podcast debate with J. Parker & M. Seibert.

Thanks.

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• Markets to Trade
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• Trading Technology
• About Us

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