I thought I knew better than the system. At the time, I didn’t really trust that trend-following systems would work. There is plenty of literature “proving” they don’t. Also, it seemed a waste of my intellect and MIT education to just sit there and not try to figure out the markets. Eventually, as I became more confident of trading with the trend, and more able to ignore the news, I became more comfortable with the approach. Also, as I continued to incorporate more “expert trader rules,” my system became more compatible with my trading style.
