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It is amazing to me that, since starting this blog back in 2008, it has now received one million page hits.

The blog has morphed from initially being more of a diary of my own thoughts and my trading, to talking more about the general concepts involved in trend following.

While trading is one of the most popular keywords on any internet search, trend following is more of a niche area. To many, it is a marmite approach to the markets - you either love it or hate it.

Some words of wisdom from David Druz

David Druz is a long-time trend follower who was the first mentee of Ed Seykota. He has run Tactical Investment Management since the early 1980's. Here are some of his nuggets of wisdom:

Which car mirrors your trading approach?

A few weeks back I came across this quote from David Druz which is thought provoking (Hat tip to @JLTrader1 for posting up this gem):

Most traders seek comfort in high win rates and/or as smooth an equity curve as possible. Yet long-standing trend followers have been able to successfully deal with the up and downs and the general vagaries of the financial markets. How that this been possible?

Simple, by making their strategies as robust as they can. Because they are not tailored towards a particular market state, they are able to control their losses when dealing with the volatility and lack of trending phases thrown at them.