Charles Faulkner is an American, currently living in England,
who is a master NLP (Neuro-linguistic Programming) practitioner and
trainer, life coach, motivational speaker, trader and author.
Faulkner became a futures trader in the early 90's as a way to
apply his NLP-based models for peak performance, a trend follower
technique. He encouraged fellow traders who were breaking into the
industry to use positive statements when journaling. Otherwise, a
trader may wind up unconsciously setting in negative trading
patterns. He discusses a more abstract than detailed way of
following trends, taking into account anthropological and
sociological observations, balanced with occasional specific
insights. His approach often touches on counter-intuitive ways of
making sense of trends.
Michael W. Covelserves as
President of Trend Following (TurtleTrader), a privately owned
research firm. In 1996, Covel colaunched TurtleTrader.com. It has
attracted millions of visitors.
His first book is
Trend Following: How Great Traders Make Millions in Up or
Down Markets(FT Press, Apr. 04, Nov. 05, Feb. 07, and
Feb. 09). This must-have classic has been translated in German,
Japanese, Chinese (Traditional and Simplified), Korean, French,
Arabic, Turkish, Portuguese, and Russian.
His second book,
The Complete TurtleTrader: The Legend, the Lessons, the
Results(Collins, Oct. 07 and Feb. 09), is the only
narrative account of trader Richard Dennis and his student traders,
the Turtles. It has become the definitive book on the subject and
has been translated in German, Japanese, Chinese (Traditional and
Simplified), Korean, and Russian.
His first documentary film is
Broke: The New American Dream. It explores
human behavior and trend following during the 2007-2009 market
crash and premiered on The Documentary Channel fall 2009. The film
was shot in 13 major cities on three continents. Top traders Larry
Hite, Jim Rogers, David Harding, Mark Mobius, and Bill Miller
appear. Nobel Prize winners Harry Markowitz and Vernon Smith also
appear.