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Trend-Following Strategy Insights

Trend-following has been around for 40+ years and is one of the most widely-used strategies among commodity trading advisers (CTAs).  In my personal library, I have six different books dedicated to the subject. I have experimented with futures trend-following strategies … Continue reading

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11 Rules to Improve Your Trading: Rule #1

Sometimes it helps to go back to basics.  If you are not completely satisfied with your investment process (or you don’t have an investment process) here is the 1st in a series of 11 rules that will help you improve … Continue reading

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Take the First Step Toward an Investment Process

Most investors do not use an investment process.  Instead, they ask their friends for stock tips, watch CNBC, read a few newsletters (or blogs), and hope for the best.  There is no consistent rationale behind their decision-making process, very little … Continue reading

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Stop Loss Orders are Not Enough

Using stop loss orders on every trade is a critical component of risk management, but stops are only part of the solution. Even when using stops, most traders still take far too much risk.  In many cases, they completely overlook … Continue reading

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The Key to Trading Success

We all have losing trades. The key to trading success is limiting the magnitude of those losses, allowing us to return to profitability quickly.  Unfortunately, our very nature makes it extremely difficult for us to control our losses. Numerous studies … Continue reading

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