The full Turtle rules from 1983, worked through: the 20 and 55-day breakouts, N, units, the 2N stop and the exits. Plus what changed, and what still holds.
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- Swing or day trading, with a day jobSwing trading or day trading? What the research on day traders shows, what time pressure does to decisions,…
- Trend followingTrend following joins moves that have already started and rides them. How it works, why it loses about…
- Real breakouts and false onesAbout half of all breakouts slip back within a week. 26 years of S&P 500 and gold data…
- Mean reversionMean reversion bets that a stretched market snaps back. 26 years of S&P 500 data show how often…
- Skill or luck: testing a strategyA coin-flipper can look brilliant over 50 trades. How to tell skill from luck, a losing streak from…
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About half of all breakouts slip back within a week. 26 years of S&P 500 and gold data show which ones held, and the 4 filters that sort real from…
Momentum trading buys what has risen most, and the research backs it. Here are the 2 types, the evidence, the crashes, and a simple 3-step check.
When to sell a stock, for traders and investors: cut it when you are wrong, take profit when you are right, and sell when the reason changes.
Choppy and volatile are 2 different problems. 26 years of S&P 500 data on how often each happens, and the 3 dials to turn when the market stops cooperating.