173: Trend Trading Tactics – Brent Penfold

Is the trend REALLY your friend?

And if so, why do so many trend traders fail?

Global futures trader Brent Penfold joins us to discuss trend trading tactics, including:

• Why trend trading is so difficult for traders, • Why traders should be careful using indicators, • How to overcome challenging periods in trend trading, • The surprising robustness of really old strategies, • Why bright people struggle in the markets, • Drawdown, risk, position-sizing, volatility cycles, data mining, and much more.

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