Our firm has assembled on our websites and in our courses the greatest collection of trend following resources available. Through books, videos, interviews, articles, PDFs, and websites — we offer a treasure trove of insight only found here. Philosophically, our economic views are stately clearly on Mises.org (”Michael Moore Kills Capitalism with Kool-Aid” by Michael Covel), but the essence of a great trend following foundation is found in this Milton Friedman interview:
If you can think like Friedman you are on the road to being able to accept the winning trend following mindset. Below you will find a wide assortment of trading resources. Dig in!
Trend Following™ White Papers
- Origins of Trend Following
- Covel Feature (PDF)
- Trend Following on Stocks
- Graham Capital: Trend Following Risk & Return
- David Hsieh & William Fung: Theory and Evidence
- A Tail of Two Worlds: Fat Tails and Investing
- Too Big to Fail?: Long-Term Capital Management
- Bet Sizing Article by Ed Seykota and David Druz
- Money Management Resources
Additionally, the following links outline the losers in the big market events of the last 20 years. Who won? The great zero-sum events profiled in the 2009 edition of the book ‘Trend Following’ are where trend followers won big:
- Broke: The New American Dream.
- PBS Special: Trillion Dollar Bet (Buy VHS Tape from Amazon)
- PBS Special: Dot.Con
- PBS Special: The Crash (1998)
- PBS Special: Blackout (California Energy Crises)
- PBS Special: The Wall Street Fix (WorldCom)
- PBS Special: Bigger Than Enron
Prerequisites
Our courses involve specific prerequisite readings, basic skills and research requirements. Be prepared to study whether you are a new or an advanced trader. Be prepared to ask for support when you need it. There is plenty of information in a textbook, but we add crucial value by answering your questions providing This is great for context and interpretation. The basics below can be followed concurrently while taking our course:
- Covel Book 1: “Trend Following”.
- Covel Book 2: “Complete TurtleTrader”.
- CBOE® LEAPS®.
- Decision-Making (PDF).
- CBOT® Mini-Contracts Introduction (PDF).
- Futures basics (PDF).
- Math basics (PDF).
- Favorite Books List
TurtleTrader Book Resources
- TurtleTrader Afterword
- Brett Steenbarger Review
- Bloomberg Review
- Your Trading Edge Review
- SFO Magazine Review (PDF)
- MTA Review (PDF)
- Hardback Cover (PDF)
- Paperback Cover (PDF)
Trend Following Book Resources
- SFO Magazine Review (PDF)
- Legg Mason Review (PDF)
- Paperback Cover (PDF)
- Hardback Cover (PDF)
