Archive
Category: Trend Following
- December 26, 2007Questions Used to Choose the Turtles
The following true/false questions were sent out to the second group of Turtles. These questions were used to help decide who was picked and who was not: 1. One should favor being…
- December 16, 2007The Two Female Turtles: Liz Cheval and Lucy Wyatt
As I mention in my book there were two female Turtles. This was news to many as the lone female Turtle for all these years had been positioned as Liz Cheval, but…
- October 27, 2007The Turtle Memo to “Cut Back”
One of the interesting aspects of the Turtle program was the research completed by four Turtles during the program. They figured out that the rules given to them were too “hot”. Here…
- January 2, 2007Turtle Casting Call: What Do You Know?
A few months back I announced my new upcoming book on the Turtles. The book is in the publishing edit process, but it was a conversation I had today that prompted me…
- December 11, 2006Michael Gibbons on “Trend”
Michael Gibbons of Gibbons’ Trading LLC provides good insight on “trend”: “The reality is, most hedge funds make money on the long side of the market. That is, to get and maintain…
- August 19, 2006More Insights from An Old Pro
A good piece of insight recently shared with me from an old pro with 30 years trading experience: “I guess most readers are familiar on some level with the sport of hunting.…
- August 8, 2006Man, AHL, Harding, Lueck: A History of British Trend Following
The history of British trend following (PDF). More on David Harding and Martin Lueck.