ARTICLES Archives | Trade Long Term

Diluting Signal Luck

Published September 1st, 2020 As I’ve mentioned in a few of my recent video’s, now is a good to reflect, not only on life in general but also on your trading. What could I have done better?Am I missing anything?Are there risks I’m not seeing? The market will always keep you humble. It seemingly gives […]

Yeah, About Tesla

Published August 7th, 2020 I don’t think I’ve received so many emails about a trade since the GFC. Tesla (TSLA). You either love it, hate it or, after this week, loathe it. It’s been a roller-coaster for those on the trade or fierce FOMO for those that haven’t. Today I’d like to discuss emotions and […]

Where Nick Radge is Putting his Money in 2020

Published August 7th, 2020

Blueprint: Developing a Simple Trend Following System

Published August 7th, 2020 In this episode I return to the Chat With Traders podcast to dig deep into developing a trend following strategy. This includes details about strategy objectives and idea generation, portfolio testing and analyzing results, position sizing and risk management, and execution in a live market. This discussion should be helpful for […]

2019 Performance Review

Published August 7th, 2020 As at writing the Premium Portfolio has returned +3% for 2019, under-performing the S&P 500 which has returned +15%. At first glance it appears to be a poor result, especially when equities are having a strong year. However, for me, the more important question is WHY? Understanding why a strategy makes money […]

Leave Your Baggage at the Door

Published January 19th, 2021 Psychological fortitude is without doubt one of the strongest tools in my trading kit. The market throws curve balls constantly. And as I have said many times before, if you play this game long enough, you’re going to get slapped around occasionally. The secret to success is not avoiding the slap. […]

Nick Radge and Michael Covel on Trend Following

Michael Covel Podcast

Published August 7th, 2020 Michael Covel is renowned for digging deep into the world of trend following with insightful access to some of the worlds great traders. His book Trend Following has become the gold standard for anyone wanting to travel that journey. Back in 2012, for episode #5, Michael invited me onto his now […]

Getting Tactical

Published August 7th, 2020 In last week’s article I discussed my own portfolio allocations which cross the divide of both Tactical and Strategic strategies. But not everyone is interested in, or has the capabilities, to run multiple Tactical strategies. Time constraints. Capital constraints. Lack of knowledge. The list goes on. (As a side note, if […]

Radge Portfolio Allocations

Published August 7th, 2020 I don’t invest in a portfolio of stocks. I invest in a portfolio of technically driven and 100% systematic strategies. In other words, I don’t choose stocks. They choose me. I also don’t invest based on narratives or prediction. Evidence, or hard data if you like, is what I need. To […]

Hedging Portfolio Exposure

Published August 7th, 2020 ** Disclosure: I rarely, if ever, hedge. I am of the strong belief that a system designed to trade a certain style should be left to do its thing. Ideally you should be able to ride out the ups and downs of the strategy as per the backtest. If a hedge […]