Trend Following Research

[marketsurfer]

Quote from Samsara:

Best way to generate discussion, which equates to thread views.

True--- but it doesn't result in product sales....quite the opposite...

I just want to get folks to question the traditional wall street wisdom that causes them to constantly lose again and again. Trend following is One of these feel good methods that is promoted in an insidious manner to lure the sheep to the slaughter.

First, the public are trend followers by default, secondly, mr. King clearly illustrated the trend following performance bias myth. If these facts make traders want to run out and buy trend following products, I'll be surprised.

 

[Samsara]

Quote from marketsurfer:

True--- but it doesn't result in product sales....quite the opposite...

So you or Rodney haven't received any money from Covel?

If not, I'll unequivocally rescind the implication. It just seems this thread is your kind of gig, and your gigs have a somewhat dubious rep when it comes to internet chat boards and this site in particular.

And as you say: "If these facts make traders want to run out and buy trend following products, I'll be surprised"

What better reason to investigate the "research" in order to find the answers for themselves?

 

[Rodney King]

Quote from fjpenney:

If you are aware of any other trend following fund indices please feel free to share

http://hedgeindex.com/hedgeindex/ Managed Futures index is well-respected and widely followed.

 

[fjpenney]

Thanks. Registration is required so hopefully I won't be bombarded with junk e-mail.

 

[Neenisti]

Quote from marketsurfer:

First, the public are trend followers by default, . . .

On the road with the Bulls . . . Chicago nails it Saturday night in Chi Town.

The public are "buy & hold" sheeple not trend followers. The public, like most on Wall Street, couldn't find and follow a trend if it bit them in the butt and kissed them on the cheek.

 

[Rodney King]

Quote from fjpenney:

Registration is required so hopefully I won't be bombarded with junk e-mail.

You've never heard of disposable email addresses? Or of spam.la?

 

[marketsurfer]

Quote from Neenisti:

On the road with the Bulls . . . Chicago nails it Saturday night in Chi Town.

Awesome, enjoy!!

 

[fjpenney]

Quote from Rodney King:

You've never heard of disposable email addresses? Or of spam.la?

I am aware of disposable e-mail addresses but I just haven't used them yet.

 

[fjpenney]

Quote from Rodney King:

http://hedgeindex.com/hedgeindex/ Managed Futures index is well-respected and widely followed.

I have updated my performance versus TF indices chart (see attached). As it turns out, I have been comparing my system's performance with the index that has the highest return over the period covered.

 

[Rodney King]

http://businessweek.com/magazine/content/11_18/b4226045041757.htm

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