Commodity Trading & Trend Following

I believe in algorithmic trading and trend trading. However even though I utilize these ideas for my investment strategy I can not avoid whipsaws and numerous trades that do not work. Watch today’s video to further understand my ideas regarding trend trading and algorithmic trading.

Learn How to Trend Follow from a Professional Trader 18 years [...]

Since announcing that I will be teaching my trend following methods I use, I have been in touch with many aspiring traders. The bottom line among them is that they do not take risk into consideration. After discussions and after they have gone through brutal draw downs they are coming to grips with the importance [...]

It never stops to amaze me that people will go to Youtube and see ads that you can make money per day ( Every day?). I see things like 99% accuracy, proven, invincible and crazy gains. If you want retirement in a box this is the sure place to lose money.
Here is a quick [...]

What really are the Differences in a Successful Trader & Trading Systems?
I had this conversation with one of my colleagues yesterday regarding the extreme volatilities we are seeing and was extremely insightful.
First question what constitutes a successful trader or what distinguishes a successful trader from another?
My first thought was longevity in order to compound [...]

A trading system that is based on trend following makes trading commodities somewhat easier ( somewhat does not mean easy). A good mechanical trading program automates the entire process of trading. The mechanical trading system answers for the commodity trader all the questions the trader must make when trend following. The mechanical system makes it [...]

Lets face it…everyone seems to hate the US Dollar…Seems every Forex trader wants to be short the US dollar. So many think the US dollar will crash ( maybe it will..who knows).. but what I do know as a commodity trader..when too many traders are on the other side of the boat… something happens. My [...]

There are countless criteria used by commodity, stock and forex traders. A discretionary commodity trader might seek out markets that in his or her mind that look like they are starting to move ( trend). A SP trader might short the SP 500 when the moon is full or some astrological incident ( Yes I [...]

Commodity trading advisors that utilize trend following have long known there is no Holy Grail. When trend following, commodity trading advisors know that anything can happen. Bearing in mind that anything can happen, commodity trading advisors have abandoned concepts such as fundamental analysis or simply Buy & Hold ( hope).Many successful trend followers and commodity [...]