Michael Covel's Trend Following

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Ep. 400: Special Tom Basso Compilation Episode with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio Nov 23, 2015

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Please enjoy this Special Tom Basso Compilation Episode with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio.

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I'm MICHAEL COVEL, the host of TREND FOLLOWING RADIO, and I'm proud to have delivered 10+ million podcast listens since 2012. Investments, economics, psychology, politics, decision-making, human behavior, entrepreneurship and trend following are all passionately explored and debated on my show.

To start? I'd like to give you a great piece of advice you can use in your life and trading journey… cut your losses! You will find much more about that philosophy here: https://www.trendfollowing.com/trend/

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Ep. 399: Brett Steenbarger Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio Nov 20, 2015

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My guest today is Brett Steenbarger, a Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry at New York State University, author of "The Daily Trading Coach," "The Psychology of Trading," and "Enhancing Trader Performance." His newest work is "Trading Psychology 2.0: From Best Practices to Best Processes." He is a trading coach, psychologist, author, blogger, and stock index trader.

The topic is trading psychology.

In this episode of Trend Following Radio we discuss:

The emotional "buy in"
Checklists
Finding a smooth equity curve
Repeated performance vs. deliberate practice
The role of fitness and health in trading
The moment of now
Systems trading vs. discretionary trader
Relationship between volatility and volume

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Ep. 398: Investing and Sports Parallels with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio Nov 16, 2015

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Please enjoy my monologue Investing and Sports Parallels with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio. This episode may also include great outside guests from my archive.

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You can watch a free video here: https://www.trendfollowing.com/video/

Can't get enough of this episode? You can choose from my thousand plus episodes here: https://www.trendfollowing.com/podcast

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Hope you enjoy my never-ending podcast conversation!

Ep. 397: Jim Rickards Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio Nov 13, 2015

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My guest today is Jim Rickards. Jim was front and center during the 1998 LTCM blow-up. He was a partner and general counsel for Long Term Capital Management. Following their blowup, he was principal negotiator in the 1998 bailout of LTCM by the Federal Reserve. He has had a bird's eye view of some of the most interesting events in the economy over the last 20 years.

The topic is all that is finance.

In this episode of Trend Following Radio we discuss:

Jim talks about the three elements that his model is based on: behavioral finance, complexity theory and inverse probability. He goes into great depth on what all of those models are and gives real life examples for them.

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Ep. 396: Kathleen Eisenhardt Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio Nov 09, 2015

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My guest today is Kathleen Eisenhardt, the Stanford W. Ascherman M.D. Professor and a faculty member in the Stanford Technology Ventures Program. Professor Eisenhardt is also author of over 100 articles in research and business journals, and the first author featured in Harvard Business Review's OnPoint collection. She has been a Distinguished Visiting Professor with Insead's Entrepreneurship and Family Enterprise area.

The topic is her book Simple Rules: How to Thrive in a Complex World.

In this episode of Trend Following Radio we discuss:

Bottleneck concept
Complexity is not always best
Tax code for political gain
Simplifying government
Improving your probabilities with rules
The Federal Reserve

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Hope you enjoy my never-ending podcast conversation!

Ep. 395: Rob Walling Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio Nov 06, 2015

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My guest today is Rob Walling. Rob may not be a trader, but he is a serial entrepreneur. And trading at its heart, after all, is an entrepreneurial activity. He is an author, podcaster, and angel investor. He is the author of Start Small, Stay Small: A Developer's Guide to Launching a Startup, which was published in 2010. Walling is the founder of email marketing software Drip that was acquired in a life-changing exit by Leadpages in July 2016.

The topic is serial entrepreneur.

In this episode of Trend Following Radio we discuss:

Rob Walling's "Stair-Step Approach"
Growth hackers
The act of creating
Focusing on the "Unicorn" rather than reality
Filtering your information
Skin deep information

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Hope you enjoy my never-ending podcast conversation!

Ep. 394: Everyone Needs a Trading System to Profit with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio Nov 02, 2015

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Please enjoy my monologue Everyone Needs a Trading System to Profit with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio. This episode may also include great outside guests from my archive.

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You can watch a free video here: https://www.trendfollowing.com/video/

Can't get enough of this episode? You can choose from my thousand plus episodes here: https://www.trendfollowing.com/podcast

My social media platforms: Twitter: @covel Facebook: @trendfollowing LinkedIn: @covel Instagram: @mikecovel

Hope you enjoy my never-ending podcast conversation!

Ep. 393: Emil van Essen Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio Oct 30, 2015

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My guest today is Emil van Essen. Michael first heard of Emil from former turtle, Lucy Wyatt. The first thing to note is that he is not a trend following trader. He is a commodity spread trader. Emil has been a CTA since 1997, but his first trading experience was at the early age of 12. Emil delivered papers when he was younger and would take the money and invest in rare coins. The owner of the coin store happened to be a commodity trader. He helped teach Emil about trading commodities and even put in trades for him. Emil's first trading job was in 1986 at the age of 21.

The topic is trading commodity.

In this episode of Trend Following Radio we discuss:

Growth of commodity ETFs
Diversification
Raising money vs. Making money
Quality Investors vs. Quantity of Investors
Beta and Alpha
Not all investors are created equal

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You can watch a free video here: https://www.trendfollowing.com/video/

Can't get enough of this episode? You can choose from my thousand plus episodes here: https://www.trendfollowing.com/podcast

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Hope you enjoy my never-ending podcast conversation!

Ep. 392: Earl Weaver, the Baltimore Orioles and the Power of the 3-Run Home Run with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio Oct 26, 2015

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Please enjoy my monologue Earl Weaver, the Baltimore Orioles and the Power of the 3-Run Home Run with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio. This episode may also include great outside guests from my archive.

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You can watch a free video here: https://www.trendfollowing.com/video/

Can't get enough of this episode? You can choose from my thousand plus episodes here: https://www.trendfollowing.com/podcast

My social media platforms: Twitter: @covel Facebook: @trendfollowing LinkedIn: @covel Instagram: @mikecovel

Hope you enjoy my never-ending podcast conversation!

Ep. 391: Charles Poliquin Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio Oct 23, 2015

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My guest today is Charles Poliquin. Charles is recognized as one of the worlds most successful strength coaches and has coached Olympic to professional athletes. Poliquin was Canada's second youngest black belt at the age of 14, has mastered 6 different martial arts, and is influenced strongly by Bruce Lee, karma and other eastern influences. After getting into karate at the age of 10, he moved into lifting weights at the age of 14 and fell in love instantly with the sport. He took on his first training client in his first year of college at the age of 17 and has named himself the "Strength Sensei".

The topic is strength coaching.

In this episode of Trend Following Radio we discuss: