Trend Following "SUPER FUND" down

Discussion in 'Wall St. News' started by marketsurfer, Apr 15, 2009.

  1. My name is Bill, that doesn't mean I come monthly and expect to be paid accordingly.
     
    #161     Apr 28, 2009
  2. Posted was Harris & Yilmaz 2008, as below. Mr Surf mentioned he didn't see a link, which was strictly true -- Mr Makloda attached the paper itself rather than linking to it.

    The paper is of possible interest and does include data thru early 2008 (quite fresh for SSRN material) and thanks are due Mr Makloda for bringing it to our attention.

    One quirk -- the authors use monthly (!?) data, as below -- an odd choice in this day and age. Certainly impairs the paper's relevance to what real-life trendfollowers do.

    A Momentum Trading Strategy Based on the Low Frequency
    Component of the Exchange Rate
    Richard D.F. Harris
    University of Exeter

    Fatih Yilmaz
    Bank of America
    Paper Number: 08/04

    August 2008 ....

    3. Data and methodology

    Data

    The moving average and low frequency momentum trading strategies are applied to monthly data on the G10 ex-USD currencies (EUR, JPY GBP, CHF, SEK, NOK, AUD, CAD and NZD) measured against the USD. ....
     
    #162     Apr 28, 2009
  3. Sushi

    Sushi

    What the F? How perverted. Just another old retired woodie gummy type polluting resl trader threads with stupid statements. This site is a joke
    Random statements. Deck out the gummy woodie site for more trading humor
     
    #163     Apr 28, 2009
  4. Syprik

    Syprik

    Why doesn't a simple add to the ignore list suffice? I don't know how you guys have the patience or time for this. After playing with the clowns/trolls for a few rounds of rebukes, doesn't it get old? :confused:
     
    #164     Apr 28, 2009
  5. Bills come monthly.
    Bills are paid monthly.
    If you are reading anything more into that than that, you have a problem.
    We already know you have no sense of humor.
     
    #165     Apr 28, 2009
  6. Sushi

    Sushi

    HUH? I don't get it. Your seminar buyers pay you monthly as you bill them?
     
    #166     Apr 28, 2009
  7. Sushi

    Sushi

    HUH??? Any pr is good pr when your own a shoestring budget selling seminars to third world wannabees
     
    #167     Apr 28, 2009
  8. You're right . . . ignore.
     
    #168     Apr 28, 2009

  9. Facts are the study you posted uses monthly data. must be ultra long term trends being analysed. imagine the drawdowns with that type of strategy, just like buy/sell hold and hope.

    of course if you GUESS direction right and can withstand massive drawdowns that may or may not recover, buy/sell hold AKA trend following can actually work....

    surf
     
    #169     Apr 28, 2009