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Wrong Understanding of Trend Following Trading

Michael Covel (August 27, 2005)

A reader writes to "summarize" trend following trading:

Let me summarize the idea of Trend Following:
1. Wait for a trend to develop, either up or down.
2. Buy/sell short.
3. Hold and hope that someone is dumb enough to purchase/sell AFTER you.
4. Sell before ...

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