Talking Trends

In this episode, I outline my method for how I like to work with investors.

It doesn't always work.

There's the occasional bump in the road (investors want to add in when recent performance is hot and sell out when I've been losing; they forget the benefits of adding a strategy like mine in their portfolio in the first place; they forget the general performance behavior of trend following - namely, when it does and doesn't do well) but it has served me well in my short career so far.

My goal: shift the focus away from short-term returns to long-term discipline.

Honest pro-active communication is key.

Scrambling later when emotions are high doesn't work. Sooner or later, the manager and/or investors breaks their discipline and then all hell can break loose.

**To read this outline in blog and PDF form, please click on the link below.

http://www.melissinostrading.com/culture/how-we-work-with-investors/

Our behavior transcends our current setting.

How we invest is how we eat, how we are in relationships, how we work, etc.

Trend Followers don't limit their philosophy to one area. In all likelihood, they go with the flow, ride winners, cut losses and care a lot about survival in every facet of their lives.

http://www.melissinostrading.com/markets/episode-38-what-i-learn-from-fortnite/

On this episode I talk about my recent experience in the NYC Trading Tribe.

For those unfamiliar, I lay out the premise of Tribe before I get into it.

Specifically, I talk about my behavioral pattern of shyness - missed opportunity - frustration. For much of my life, this pattern has occured over and over again.

In Tribe, with the help of the guys, I go to work on my feelings, find the positive intention then replace my medicinal behaviors with proactive ones.

Since the Tribe meeting, things have been happening that I can attribute to changing my behavior and attitude.

For more information on Tribe - http://seykota.com/TT/FAQ_Index/default.html

On this episode I talk about my recent experience in the NYC Trading Tribe.

For those unfamiliar, I lay out the premise of Tribe before I get into it.

Specifically, I talk about my behavioral pattern of shyness - missed opportunity - frustration. For much of my life, this pattern has occured over and over again.

In Tribe, with the help of the guys, I go to work on my feelings, find the positive intention then replace my medicinal behaviors with proactive ones.

Since the Tribe meeting, things have been happening that I can attribute to changing my behavior and attitude.

For more information on Tribe - http://seykota.com/TT/FAQ_Index/default.html

Markets go through long periods of choppiness – often long enough for us to think that it’s the new normal.

Markets can trend for a long period of time and we feel the same way.

There have been many other instances in many other markets where they chop – trend – chop – trend.

Markets today are no different than they were back in the day.

http://www.melissinostrading.com/markets/markets-dont-get-choppier-over-time/

Markets go through long periods of choppiness – often long enough for us to think that it’s the new normal.

Markets can trend for a long period of time and we feel the same way.

There have been many other instances in many other markets where they chop – trend – chop – trend.

Markets today are no different than they were back in the day.

http://www.melissinostrading.com/markets/markets-dont-get-choppier-over-time/

You care for your garden in a similar manner you do your trend following portfolio.

You care for your garden in a similar manner you do your trend following portfolio.

Jerry Parker needs no introduction. He's been running a successful trend following firm, Chesapeake Capital, since the 1980's.

Today, we talk about a number of different things including:

1) Winton Capital "stepping away" from trend following

2) Morningstar's study on fund manager performance

3) The Dr. Copper myth

4) Earnings growth vs. stock market returns

We plan on having these discussions every so often when we come across articles we like and when important market events occur.