Trend following- Fifth edition PDF by Michael Covel (How to Make a Fortune in Bull, Bear and Black Swan Markets) did a superb job of covering the philosophy and thinking behind trend following (basically, why it works). You might call it the Market Wizards of Trend Following. —Van K. Tharp, PhD, profiled in Market Wizards
Author: Michael Covel
Language: English
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If you are a fan of trend follwing, you must read Trend Following’s series by Michael Covel
Praise for Trend following
“The way I see it, you have two choices—you can do what I did and work for 30-plus years, cobbling together scraps of information, seeking to create a money-making strategy, or you can spend a few days reading Covel’s Trend Following and skip that three-decade learning curve.”
—Larry Hite, profiled in Market Wizards
“Michael Covel’s Trend Following: Essential.”
—Ed Seykota, profiled in Market Wizards “Trend Following by Michael Covel?
“I’m long this book.”
—Bob Spear, Mechanica“
[Trend Following] did a superb job of covering the philosophy and thinking behind trend following (basically, why it works). You might call it the Market Wizards of Trend Following.”
—Van K. Tharp, PhD, profiled in Market Wizards
“[Trend Following] documents a great deal of what has made trend following managers a successful part of the money management landscape (how they manage risk and investment psychology). It serves as a strong educational justification on why investors should consider using trend following managers as a part of an overall portfolio strategy.”
—Tom Basso, profiled in The New Market Wizards
“I am very pleased to see Michael Covel’s updated version of Trend Following; one of my favorite trading books out of the hundreds that I have read. He has doubled the size of this edition and expounded on the process used by legendary trend following traders. The traders in this book made millions by getting on the right side of trends and managing risk in diversified markets. This book should be studied by any serious trader or investor.”
—Steve Burns, NewTraderU.com
“Covel has created a very rare thing—a well-documented and thoroughly researched book on trend following that is also well written and easy to read. This is one book that traders at all levels will find of real value.”
—John Mauldin, Mauldin Economics
“I think that Michael’s Trend Following is an outstanding read from which all investors can learn to trade markets better by limiting their risks and maximizing their profits through a more disciplined approach to investments.”
—Marc Faber Managing Director, Marc Faber Limited Editor, “Gloom, Boom & Doom Report”
Contents- Trend following- Fifth edition PDF
Foreword
Preface
Section I Trend Following Principles
1 Trend Following
2 Great Trend Followers
3 Performance Proof
4 Big Events, Crashes, and Panics
5 Thinking Outside the Box
6 Human Behavior
7 Decision Making
8 The Scientific Method
9 Holy Grails
10 Trading Systems
11 The Game
Section II Trend Following Interviews
12 Ed Seykota
13 Martin Lueck
14 Jean-Philippe Bouchaud
15 Ewan Kirk
16 Alex Greyserman
17 Campbell Harvey
18 Lasse Heje Pedersen
Section III Trend Following Research
19 A Multicentennial View of Trend Following
20 Two Centuries of Trend Following
21 Trend Following
22 Evaluating Trading Strategies
23 Black Box Trend Following—Lifting the Veil
24 Risk Management
25 How to GRAB a Bargain Trading Futures . . . Maybe
26 Why Tactical Macro Investing Still Makes Sense
27 Carry and Trend in Lots of Places
28 The Great Hypocrisy
Epilogue
Afterword
Trend Following Podcast Episodes
Endnotes
About the author
Michael Covel (born September 1, 1968) is a bestselling author, entrepreneur, and film director.In 1996, he co founded TurtleTrader.com, later expanded into TrendFollowing.com, a popular online resource focused on investment style known as trend following, which allows investors to profit in both up and down markets.
He is the author of the bestselling book Trend Following, now in its seventh printing and translated into six languages. Covel speaks regularly on the subject of trading and is managing editor of TurtleTrader.com, the leading news and commentary resource on insights into the Turtles. He lives in Virginia.