Marketsurfer's bold gold proclamation

No.

how do you feel about trend following? That may provide a clue.[/QUOTE]

Umm, I don't have "feelings" about trading strategies. If they work well with a reasonable Sharpe, why not use them? I would think being agnostic about strategies is a good meta-strategy.

However, much of Surf's commentary about trendfollowing (though I haven't read it all) was about the quiddities of individual practitioners - fees, costs, performance & etc.

 

Since we're using this thread as tribute to The Great marketsurfer, I think it would be fair to mention that today IS his birthday. So why don’t we sing happy birthday to surf later today. Does noon work for ya’ll or will your cubicle mates mind?

By the way, gold is falling today...

 

And so he got the perfect present from his friends at ET admin with a permanent ban. Funny how things work out.

 

Anna, there were fleeting moments when I actually thought you were Rodney. They still come and go. Please tell me I'm wrong.

Oh, for surf:

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You are wrong. Perhaps Rodney gave you a passing score on your IQ test too soon.

The video does not exempt you from singing at noon

 

I'm afraid I don't get the allusion. I must not be as learned as you.

 

Oh, are we celebrating? I don't want to stay out of it!:

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Probably. But it shouldn't come as a surprise. Look at his judgment as it relates to surf.

As an aside, if VN were to post on ET wouldn't he come across a lot like Rodney?

 

Thanks. I'm always eager to be educated by scholars such as you.

 

Wow, in one day I've gone from Surf-alias to VN-alias. <i>Mo-vin on up... To-o the east side...</i>

IIRC there was a general belief he was himself posting a couple years back. I forget the handle, but probably others would know.