"The minute you think you have found the key to trading, I promise you the markets will change the lock."   - Linda Bradford Rasch...

Jesse Livermore aboard the Anita Venetian "Your definition of trend is the smoothing method you use. The methods you use to define tren...

David Druz is a long-time trend follower who was the first mentee of Ed Seykota. He has run Tactical Investment Management since the earl...

In the last couple of weeks we have seen an ever-increasing level of volatility within the context of a sharp drop in price in the major mar...

The past has happened. The future doesn't exist. Therefore, we can only react and respond to what is happening in the moment of now. ...

"We have a saying here: "It is incredible how rich you can get by not being perfect." We are not looking for the optimum m ...

When people talk about the four market states, typically they refer to these as trending, non-trending, stable (low volatility) and volatil...

A lot of the people who were profitable in 2008 became unstuck the following year. They seemed to get in their head that, once the markets s...

"We have a saying here: "It is incredible how rich you can get by not being perfect." We are not looking for the optimum meth...

In trading, as in any walk of life, it takes plenty of experience to evolve from being unconsciously incompetent to unconsciously compete...

By their very nature trend following systems or methods are relatively simple pieces of coding. Read about some of the most successful trend...

Below we have the current daily chart of the Dow. This is a classic example of a 'tale of two market states'. Up to the beginning o...

There is a school of thought amongst some traders which says you need to adapt and adjust your chosen method, in response to changes in the ...

Below I have shown a chart of the Dow which highlights the split personality of the markets in recent times. Up until the end of January, ...

In my own trading, I use fixed fractional position sizing - that is, while the monetary value of risk per trade varies as my equity goes up...

When it comes to trading, I like to think differently. I'm not afraid of being a bit of a heretic when it comes to thinking about the ma...

Rather than talk about the recent market shenanigans, the chart of the Dow covering the last few months offer us a good chance to compare a ...

Yesterday I was asked an interesting question by an aspiring trader based in India who I have corresponded with for several months. ...

T he last couple of weeks have been frustrating in that, while I have been able to identify plenty of interesting looking setups, they have ...

Today I came across an old analogy highlighting the dangers of curve fitting your approach too much: