Trendfollowers: When oh when are we going to start making some $$$?

Discussion in 'Trading' started by Ash1972, Jun 15, 2010.

  1. This from the one who thinks stochastics is a leading indicator :p
     
    #81     Jun 17, 2010
  2. "derived", lol. Yeah, go and play the markets with your prime numbers, fractals, " natural reoccurring support and resistance oscillations" , "constant (capped) volume bar charts" and "choppy idiosyncratic price moves". LOL, thanks for the good laugh, teacher!!!


     
    #82     Jun 18, 2010
  3. NoDoji

    NoDoji

    For me, stochastics (which I use in a very unique way) indicate when a trade will lead to maximum profits, so I guess I too am guilty of thinking they're a leading indicator. :cool:
     
    #83     Jun 18, 2010
  4. The student with the lowest IQ is always the one laughing at the teacher.
     
    #84     Jun 18, 2010
  5. Really? Did stochastics lead you to believe MEE was a good buy in mid-April? :eek:
    Maybe there's something bad in the water in Tucson :p
     
    #85     Jun 18, 2010
  6. What are the diversified portfolios that the big successful trend-following funds are trading?

    Anybody has a list?

    I would like to trade them...
     
    #86     Jun 18, 2010
  7. MKTrader

    MKTrader

    Wonderful. I suggest writing a 50-page book with similar esoterica (and a lot of white space) and selling it through TradeWins. You can title it The Gazillionaire Next Door or something.

     
    #87     Jun 18, 2010
  8. MKTrader

    MKTrader

    I was joking...and I hope you were, too.

    If not, however, I'll be in Chicago next week for a 3-day seminar on "Synthesizing the Hershey Method, Hershey Bars, Sacred Geometry and the Lost Secrets of Gann for Maximum Profit." Only $299 if you sign up by next Monday. :D
     
    #88     Jun 18, 2010
  9. Interesting... so in uptrending situation you will reduce your position size by a constant decaying factor every day (i.e. you reduce your position size every day if there are ups N days in a row)? And you will have another opposite factor in a downtrending situation. And you curve-fit these two parameters?
     
    #89     Jun 18, 2010
  10. i didn't say i wasn't diversified... but unlike hedge funds that diversify over 60 markets i don't of course.

    anyways i also use a "trendiness" filter by ranking the markets on trendiness for past 12 weeks

    as for looking to what big trend following trade... it's a matter of downloading their prospectus... but they trade in like 50-60 markets
     
    #90     Jun 18, 2010