Trend-followers lost big year-to-date Jul 2017

[helpme_please]

This year has been a very good year for equity investors. I wonder what went wrong with the strategy or market for these trend-followers.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/arti...t-chase-trends-are-this-year-s-biggest-losers

• Commodity trading advisers looking at worst return in 30 years
• Poor performance due to lack of volatility, choppy trends: MRA

 

[Money Trust]

How many funerals have there been for trend following? Only for the CTAs to bounce back.

 

[Stratos Capital]

How many funerals have there been for trend following? Only for the CTAs to bounce back.

Exactly! That is why I am actually looking to finally trade my trend following strategy live. My back tests show that these deep drawdowns in trend following are perfectly normal. Happens very decade. So it could actually be a good time for aspiring trend followers to start.

 

[Millionaire]

How many funerals have there been for trend following? Only for the CTAs to bounce back.

Seems like the returns after 2009 have been crap. Thats nearly a whole decade.

Looking back at previous decades, the 70s, 80, 90, and the 2000's were all good decades for Trend following, yes there were the odd losing years, but nearly all the 10 year periods were good overall because there way more big winning years.

Unless 2018 and 2019 are going to be a really good years for trend following. Then this decade has been really poor for trend following overall.

And who is to say the 2020 decade will be any better?

 

[indicator777]

CTA performance http://bit.ly/2tbuv8H http://bit.ly/2u5Pi1S