Commodity Trading & Trend Following

Many do not have patience and can’t wait to ring that cash register. They want to reach a profit target. I let my profits run when I am trend following. I know that I do not know the future and I diligently follow my trading plan. I believe in my methodology and plan to let [...]

The basic tenants of Trend following are very simplistic in nature. Do not confuse simple with easy or profitable. I utilize a robust yet simple trend following breakout idea and trend retracement in my trading. Again, do not confuse simple with easy or profitable. Trend following is not EASY. I am enclosing a simple example. [...]

Before I even attempt to answer, How long do you think it takes a doctor to learn his skills? How long do you think it takes a lawyer to learn the law? I can keep on going but you get the idea. As much as trend following on its own is simple in nature, it [...]

First answer is yes ,but it is not easy. In my opinion you need a robust idea and strong money management rules in place. More so you need the proper mindset. From my experience you must able to follow an exact plan or system to make your goals happen. Even with this, the reality is [...]

Risk per Sector When Trend Following
Earlier in my career I had no idea of sector correlation. Only through big drawdowns and losses did I learn the importance of this important rule. When I first began, I would get a signal for to buy or sell in the interest rate sector or the grain sector. [...]

I had this question posed to me last night while meeting a potential institutional investor last night at the MFA. I know that my greatest draw down is always ahead of me as well as I tell investors & potential students there is a draw down out there that might have them stop trading.
It was [...]

I just finished reading an article in Business insider from Joel Greenblatt from his Magic Formula investing. They run managed accounts as well as teach how to run the EXACT methodology. Putting things into perspective Joel Greenblatt is managing partner of Gotham Asset Management. Gotham is an institutional asset manager based in New York City [...]

Too many times we try to make simple things more complicated! There are those that think simple means unsophisticated or not possible to generate money. They are very wrong and the track records going back decades of many trend followers prove them wrong. All one has to do is look at the audited real time [...]

I just returned from a fantastic conference in Miami Beach, The Alphametrix. It was very interesting on many levels. I was able to meet many trend followers face to face as well as I met with many commodity trading advisors that I was interested in investing with. Actually I hope to make an investment in [...]

I am at a fantastic investment conference in Miami Beach this week, the Alphametrix. I am there to find and meet face to face commodity trading advisors I am interested in. I have been trend following my own programs for now 18 years however I feel it is important element to diversify with other commodity [...]