Michael Covel's Trend Following

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Ep. 70: Watching the Wheels with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio Oct 17, 2012

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Please enjoy my monologue Watching the Wheels with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio. This episode may also include great outside guests from my archive.

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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. 69: Frank Curzio Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio Oct 14, 2012

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My guest today is Frank Curzio, a recognized expert in the small cap sector, the voice behind S&A Investor Radio, as well as the editor of the Small Stock Specialist. Curzio has been featured on numerous radio and television programs, and wrote a newsletter for TheStreet.com before joining Stansberry.

The topic is markets and investments.

In this episode of Trend Following Radio we discuss:

Curzio's background coming up in New York, the influence of his father, and his introduction into the world of trading
Curzio's history with Jim Cramer, the info-tainment industry, and separating Cramer the analyst from Cramer the television personality
Stansberry's wide reach in the financial world and Covel's introduction to them through an event at Jekyll Island
How Curzio is still looking for big moves just like any trend following trader
How the "magic hand" of the Fed can affect strategies in both the fundamental and trend following worlds
Curzio's experiences with Jim Rogers, Jeff Macke, and Porter Stansberry
The drastically different ways in which trends can be dissected

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Ep. 68: Mark Shore Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio Oct 09, 2012

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My guest today is Mark Shore, a trader and educator whose main area of expertise is managed futures. Shore has an MBA from the University of Chicago, was the former head of risk at Octane Research (over a billion AUM), was the former COO of VK Capital (a subsidiary of Morgan Stanley), and now is an adjunct professor at DePaul University teaching the only accredited course on managed futures in the country.

The topic is his paper Decoding The Myths of Managed Futures.

In this episode of Trend Following Radio we discuss:

Shore's experience in getting the "a-ha" moments out of his students when teaching managed futures, and how he brings his students into the world of managed futures
How and why those working in the CTA/managed futures/trend following space have a firm grasp on risk management that exceeds the understanding of competitors (i.e. mutual funds)
How the term "managed futures" (which refers to the instrument and not the strategy) might be problematic
Skewness
Drawdowns
Why managed futures performance is famous for doing extremely well when chaos unfurls
Why the majority of the mutual fund industry hasn't adopted CTA strategies
The issue of survivorship bias
Why certain people can't wrap their arms around strategies not based on fundamental analysis
The emotional elements of trading
Other experiences while working at VK Capital

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Ep. 67: Rich Thoughts & Poor Thoughts with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio Oct 09, 2012

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Please enjoy my monologue Rich Thoughts & Poor Thoughts 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/

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Hope you enjoy my never-ending podcast conversation!

Ep. 66: Mark Melin Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio Oct 08, 2012

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My guest today is Mark Melin, managed futures expert, editor/writer for Opalesque, and author. Melin has his fingers on the pulse of the nasty things going behind the scenes; specifically, over-the-counter ("OTC") markets and the MF Global scandal.

The topic is managed futures.

In this episode of Trend Following Radio we discuss:

Possible solutions
If politicians can actually be held accountable if there are no repercussions beyond not being reelected
How the average American can digest this information and how it affects them
Debt crisis in Europe unfolds banks are going to expose the US government to unlimited loss potential
How people simply won't listen if the Dow is rigged to keep them happy
Why the average person who sees the Dow at a high level today should care about this, and what they can do to protect themselves beyond sitting around and waiting for the sky to fall

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Ep. 65: The Wishing/Doing Gap with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio Oct 05, 2012

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Please enjoy my monologue The Wishing/Doing Gap with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio. This episode may also include great outside guests from my archive.

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Ep. 64: The Pleasure Is To Play with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio Oct 03, 2012

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Please enjoy my monologue The Pleasure Is To Play with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio. This episode may also include great outside guests from my archive.

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Hope you enjoy my never-ending podcast conversation!

Ep. 63: Darren Kottle Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio Sep 27, 2012

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My guest today is Darren Kottle, the Chief Investment Officer of Caddo Capital Management LLC, and sub-advisor to an alternative/hedged strategy at Catalyst Funds.

The topic is hedge fund.

In this episode of Trend Following Radio we discuss:

Kottle's early experiences in the market, starting off in a discount stock brokerage
His experiences working with a Nobel laureate Kenneth Arrow at Stanford
The sources of trend following profit
George Soros' concept of reflexivity
The importance and believing in your system to the core
Thoughts on investment banks
The pivot point for Kottle to fully embrace a trend following system
What the Turtle story did for him when he first heard it
Uncertainty vs. being wrong
The percentage of people that truly understand that "it's all reflected in the price"

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Ep. 62: It Takes Two with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio Sep 27, 2012

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Please enjoy my monologue It Takes Two 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. 61: Your First Loss Is Your Best Loss with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio Sep 26, 2012

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Please enjoy my monologue Your First Loss Is Your Best Loss 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!