I looked at the factsheet closer. He did lose some money. -4.4% this year when global markets are booming. -6.4% over 5 year period. I would...
I got my facts wrong. I jumped to the wrong conclusion by assuming he must have lost lots of money because he had to close his fund. I tried to...
Since Hugh Hendry's success in 2008, he became a perma-bear until 2013 when he turned bullish. It was the right macro call, yet he lost so much...
Thanks for your answer. I read somewhere that stop orders sent to the exchange can be seen by market makers and market-making algorithms. So,...
I would like to use Interactive Brokers to set hidden stop orders for stock index futures. I found out that this feature is available on TWS....
Of interest to elitetraders here will be the richest man from Florida. He created lots of value to elite retail traders and I say he deserves...
My TWS has been running smooth. I use TWS-latest. I did not encounter the problem you mentioned.
This applies to all entrepreneurial activity. Entrepreneurs can sweat and bleed profusely, yet have nothing to show at the end of the day. Those...
If someone makes >80% return on capital per year, it certainly makes them the top 10%. My experience is that when someone is harping on this...
From the article, the ironic thing about the trend-following strategy failing is that the failing fund managers continue to attract money inflows...
Trend following has stopped working for many hedge funds and CTAs in recent years according to recent news reports.
You make a good point. Trend following is not a scalable strategy. This may be why the professionals have problems making money off it today...
Have you thought about what signal to look out for when trend following cease to work? Series of losses?
If it happens to one or two, it's understandable. But it seems to happen to too many at the same time. Something is wrong fundamentally with their...
There are many traders who become "mental hospital patients" because they lost tons of money. So, they hope the world will come to an end and...
The easiest way to deal with troll is to ignore them. They yearn attention. Deny them attention and they will disappear. If you have to reply,...
Many of the quant funds mentioned in this Bloomberg article are into equities. Why is it so hard for them to make money in a bullish year? Hasn't...
You can buy IHYU. It is the equivalent of IHYG but denominated in USD. This should solve your currency concerns.
The trend on the way down is usually much choppier than trend on the way up. Looks to me much harder to make money.
Sorry, my fault. I did not read the whole thread properly to get the right context.
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