Figure 1. Graphical representation of the Price Channel.

Trend following has become a popular allocation in many investment portfolios, and is one of the largest alternative strategies with over $300 billion in assets under management.

Trend following does not beat the market all the time, but the evidence shows that it can produce solid returns and significantly reduce portfolio risk in a bear market. Importantly, trend ...

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Momentum vs. Trend-Following Results. It is certainly possible to use 12-month exponentially-weighted moving average return as a momentum factor, ranking all ETFs according to that factor, ...

Most trend-following indicators are ‘lagging’, meaning they generate a buy or sell signal after a trend or reversal is underway. The moving average is the most popular lagging trend-following ...

Trend following strategies have been under the limelight for its dismal performance in recent years. Whenever we think of trend following, we think about Commodity Trading Advisors (CTA) and as a ...

Trend-following can help cut risk while capturing most of the market's returns. That seems too good to be true, particularly for a market-timing strategy, but it has been undeniably effective.

There are many paths up the trading mountain. It’s a tough pursuit, and all consistently profitable traders deserve respect. But we think of one trader in particular — our friend Nathan O ...

Market Extra Trend-following hedge funds are off to a strong start in 2024. Does the strategy deserve a spot in your portfolio? They have more than doubled the gains of the S&P 500 this year ...