Strategies designed to capture sustained directional price movements.
This scope is designed to help you build a practical understanding of Trend Following. Lessons move from core definitions to real-world context and common failure points.
Reading in order is recommended, but each lesson stands on its own.
An in-depth explanation of why market trends persist and how trend following systems translate that persistence into structured, repeatable trading rules with disciplined risk management. The article covers behavioral, structural, and statistical drivers, practical design elements, and limitations.
A structured overview of multi-timeframe trend following, explaining the logic of aligning higher- and lower-horizon trends, design choices for systematic rules, and the risk management principles that support robustness without giving trade signals or recommendations.
A rigorous explanation of trend strength in trend following systems, including definitions, measurement frameworks, and how strength integrates with filters, position sizing, and risk controls in structured, repeatable workflows. No signals or recommendations are provided.
An academically grounded guide to defining and measuring trend direction, integrating it into structured trend following systems, and managing the practical risks that arise when markets change state and momentum decays or reverses. Suitable for readers building rule-based processes without prescribing trade entries or exits.
A structured overview of pullback concepts within trend following, including the core logic, system design elements, risk management considerations, and a high-level example of how the approach operates without prescribing specific trade signals or prices.
A rigorous treatment of how trend followers distinguish between continuation and breakdown states, why the distinction matters, and how to structure rules, risk controls, and evaluation to make the approach repeatable without relying on discretionary judgment.
A structured examination of how volatility shapes trend-following strategies, including definitions, core logic, risk management, and a high-level system example without trade signals or recommendations. The focus is on building repeatable processes that scale risk to changing market conditions.
A structured guide to risk management in trend-following systems, covering definitions, core logic, position sizing, stop frameworks, portfolio construction, drawdown control, and a high-level system example without trade recommendations or signal rules.
A rigorous explanation of whipsaws and trend failure within trend-following systems, including definitions, core logic, risk management, and high-level operational examples that fit structured, repeatable trading processes. No signals or recommendations are provided.
An in-depth examination of mechanical and discretionary approaches to trend following, including how each defines a trend, the logic that supports them, and the risk management structures that make them repeatable within a trading system framework. Practical illustrations clarify how these methods operate without prescribing signals or recommendati…
