i'll agree with this, neal. my contention is that "trend following" has a slim chance of working( when i say working--i mean resulting in...
I understand what you mean. have a good night ! JG
i beg to differ, my friend. however, i should rephrase--- "when a trend fund goes long a market, and that market goes up, profits result." that...
Correct. Managed futures should not be used as primary asset allocation. Wrong-- Trend Following ( by definition ) is totally correlated to...
Dr. Niederhoffer experienced a loss of aprox 50 million in 1997. I am not sure about 1987, or even if losses occured in this year....
exactamundo. there in is the inherent flaw in the trend approach for the average capitalized trader. it is my contention that it takes large...
thank you for the cogent post. my response was in response to jem's statement that there are very good trends currently....... see my point ?...
:D :p :D i have a guess....... :D
jem, with all due respect, why then are the trend funds experiencing such drawdowns at this time?? particullarly now when they ( trend...
thanks for the info. i was not aware of this fact. :)
Don, You are living up to your name. Excellent post! JG
i'll define being with the trend, as making money on a trade, and yes, my OIL short trade is doing nicely here. still flat in the DJIA. is...
thank you , jem. that was after the lock up period, specified in the documents, certainly. no ? jay
that explains the 'tribe'...... I shall pose the challenge to you, are you able to name one trader of size, or fund manager who has come back...
After they happen, ofcourse. Furthermore, is this why citigroup fired it's entire TA department?? :D
thank you, jem. i do not know if this article is accurate, however, a lock up agreement is generally standard language in hedge fund...
uncannily, we caught the top. holding shorts here.
a wealthy fund manager is not correlated with a successful fund. merely the ability to extract fees.... ever see JWH fee schedule? :D JG
are you speaking of JWH? if you are speaking of VN, it's an absurd and unfounded allegation. cite your source or retract. JG
well, 5 yr, my question has been, and still is, what exactly is the difference between trend following and buy&hold? i know what the pundits...
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