Trend Following With Michael Covel

My guest today is Dan Collins, a senior producer for CBS News.com. Previously, he was a New York correspondent for U.S. News & World Report and a reporter for the New York Daily News. The topic is the article Quant Hedge Funds Hit By US Bonds Sell-Off. In this episode of Trend Following Radio we discuss: Why trend followers are speculators rather than investors Why the Financial Times article showed a misunderstanding of trend following in general Headlines and what drives them Equity-centric writers Why long term trend following is disrespected and why there is a bias towards higher frequency, shorter term traders Why keeping it simple is a good strategy Fees in the managed futures and options industry "Volatility value trading" "Style drift" Why quality trend following traders under the umbrella of "managed futures" allow some lesser strategies to "free ride" on their success Different time horizons in trend following Why trend following is declared "dead" so often Jump in! --- I'm MICHAEL COVEL, the