Trend Following 101: A Concise Guide To Trading Long And Short

Trend following is one of the most popular trading strategies employed by traders and hedge funds around the world. It is the predominant trading style for Commodity Trading Advisors (CTA's) and managed funds around the world, yet it is also misunderstood by most ordinary traders.

This guide to trend following is a concise (30 pages long) look at this profitable trading strategy and answers such questions as: Is trend following dead? And, can trend following work on stocks?

This is the perfect first guide for a beginner who wants to know what trend following is all about and how to start implementing the strategy for themselves.

As a result, this book contains no get rich quick schemes or gimmicks. Just simple truths that allow the reader to get to the bottom of what good trend following is all about.

What's in the book:

Price is king
Not just technical analysis
Searching for the long tail
Trend-following basics
How to find a trend
Moving averages
Breakouts
Other approaches
Managing risk
Stops or not
Risk: Reward
Trend-trading systems
Curve-fitting and other biases
Does trend following work on stocks?
Famous trend followers
2008
Is trend following dead?
What do trend followers say?
Resources & Appendix