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The Original Turtle System. Most successful traders use a mechanical trading system. This is no coincidence. A good mechanical trading system automates the entire process of trading. The system provides answers for each of the decisions a trader must make while trading. The system makes it easier for a trader to trade consistently because there are a set of rules which specifically define what should be done. The mechanics of trading is not left up to the judgment of the trader. If you know that your system makes money over the long run it is easier to take the signals and trade according to the system during periods of losses.

If you have a mechanical trading system that works, and you follow it rigorously your trading will be consistent despite the inner emotional struggles that might come from a long series of losses, or a large profit. The confidence, consistency, and discipline that a thoroughly tested mechanical system affords is the key to many of the most profitable traders’ success. Turtle Rules. Review of Curtis Faith's Way Of The Turtle. Curtis Faith's Way of the Turtle is a significant contribution to the trading literature. It works on several levels: It is an engagingly written first-person narrative of one of the most interesting experiments in trading, but it is also a thoughtful presentation of the various ingredients of trading success. Faith spells out the Turtle trading method in detail, providing a template for a more general approach known as trend following.

Most helpful is the way he breaks down the method into components: entry criteria, criteria for adding to positions, position sizing, stops, and exits. A particularly interesting chapter draws upon his Trading Blox software to update trend following research and illustrate the results of several systems in recent markets. One of the impressive--and sobering--conclusions from this exercise is that one must weather large drawdowns on the way to large profits. The research results hammer this home, and the book weaves the psychological implications. ShareInvestor. Online Stock and Share Trading-POEMS. Stock Investing Advice | Stock Research. Stock Market Related. Suggested sequence for reading my books for real estate investor. Larry Williams, Futures Trading, Futures Newsletters, Short Term.

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