Monthly Archives: January 2016

Growth and Trend: A Simple, Powerful Technique for Timing the Stock Market

Suppose that you had the magical ability to foresee turns in the business cycle before they happened.  As an investor, what would you do with that ability?  Presumably, you would use it to time the stock market.  You would sell equities … Continue reading

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Trend Following In Financial Markets: A Comprehensive Backtest

“My metric for everything I look at is the 200-day moving average of closing prices.  I’ve seen too many things go to zero, stocks and commodities.  The whole trick in investing is: ‘How do I keep from losing everything?’  If … Continue reading

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