Michael Covel's Trend Following
1,363 episodes - English - Latest episode: 30 days ago - ★★★★★ - 567 ratingsBestselling author Michael Covel is the host of Trend Following Radio with 15+ million listens. Investments, economics, psychology, politics, decision-making, human behavior, entrepreneurship and trading -- all passionately explored and debated. Guests include Nobel Prize winners: Robert Aumann, Angus Deaton, Daniel Kahneman, Oliver Hart, Harry Markowitz & Vernon Smith. More guests: Jack Canfield, Howard Marks, James Altucher, Dan Ariely, Jean-Philippe Bouchaud, Kathleen Eisenhardt, Marc Faber, Tim Ferriss, Jason Fried, Gerd Gigerenzer, Larry Hite, Sally Hogshead, Ryan Holiday, Jack Horner, Ewan Kirk, Steven Kotler, Michael Mauboussin, Tucker Max, Barry Ritholtz, Jim Rogers, Jack Schwager, Ed Seykota, Philip Tetlock & Walter Williams. 1200+ episodes.
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Ep. 269: Robert Aumann Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio
August 29, 2014 02:00 - 40 minutes - 37.2 MBMy guest today is Robert Aumann, the fourth Nobel Prize winner to appear on this podcast. Aumann is an Israeli-American mathematician, and a member of the United States National Academy of Sciences. He is a professor at the Center for the Study of Rationality in the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in Israel. The topic is game theory. In this episode of Trend Following Radio we discuss: Conflict and cooperation through game theory analysis World via his game theory perspective Meeting...
Ep. 268: Gregory Morris Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio
August 25, 2014 02:00 - 41 minutes - 38.3 MBMy guest today is Gregory Morris, the Sr. Vice President, Chief Technical Analyst, and Chairman of the Investment Committee for Stadion Money Management, LLC. He also serves as the chairman of the Station Trust Board. In this capacity Greg educates institutional and individual clients on the merits of technical analysis and why Stadion utilizes a technical rules-based model. Greg oversees the management of over $5.5 Billion in assets in six mutual funds, separate accounts, and retirement pla...
Ep. 267: Dennis Gartman Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio
August 22, 2014 05:29 - 31 minutes - 29.3 MBMy guest today is Dennis Gartman, the editor and publisher of The Gartman Letter. Gartman appears on CNBC, ROB-TV and Bloomberg television, discussing commodities and the capital markets, and speaks before various associations and trade groups around the world. The topic is outside the box market perspectives. In this episode of Trend Following Radio we discuss: How Gartman first got started Chicago trading in the late 70’s to the mid 80’s Why you should never add to a losing positi...
Ep. 266: Misinformed View On Trend Following with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio
August 18, 2014 02:00 - 22 minutes - 20.8 MBPlease enjoy my monologue Misinformed View On Trend Following with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio. This episode may also include great outside guests from my archive. --- 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 l...
Ep. 265: Leo Melamed Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio
August 15, 2014 02:00 - 40 minutes - 37.6 MBMy guest today is Leo Melamed, a pioneer of financial futures, currencies, and stock indexes. Melamed became Chairman of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange in 1969. In 1972, under his leadership, the CME created the International Monetary Market (IMM), the world’s first financial futures exchange, and launched currency futures. He is currently Chairman Emeritus of CME Group (formerly the Chicago Mercantile Exchange). The topic is his book Leo Melamed: Escape to the Futures. In this episode ...
Ep. 264: John H. Cochrane Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio
August 11, 2014 02:00 - 29 minutes - 26.8 MBMy guest today is John H. Cochrane, the AQR Capital Management Distinguished Service Professor of Finance at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. The topic is Chicago school economics. In this episode of Trend Following Radio we discuss: Warren Buffett’s quote that he “would have made a fortune” if the banks weren’t bailed out Crony capitalism Why “a good Bear failure may have saved us from a bad Lehman failure” The cost of regulation Uber, taxi service, and regul...
Ep. 263: Meir Statman Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio
August 08, 2014 02:00 - 32 minutes - 30.1 MBMy guest today is Meir Statman, the Glenn Klimek Professor of Finance at the Leavey School of Business, Santa Clara University. His research focuses on behavioral finance. He attempts to understand how investors and managers make financial decisions and how these decisions are reflected in financial markets. Meir's latest book, "Finance for Normal People: How Investors and Markets behave" has been published by Oxford University Press. The topic is his book What Investors Really Want: Know ...
Ep. 262: Terry Burnham Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio
August 04, 2014 02:00 - 44 minutes - 40.7 MBMy guest today is Terry Burnham, an economist who studies the biological and evolutionary basis of human behavior. He has a Ph.D. in Business Economics from Harvard University, a Masters from the MIT Sloan School with a concentration in finance. Terry was a professor at the Harvard Kennedy School, the University of Michigan, and the Harvard Business School. His non-academic experiences include working briefly for Goldman, Sachs & Co., being the chief financial officer for Progenics Pharmaceu...
Ep. 261: Andy Puddicombe Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio
August 01, 2014 02:00 - 28 minutes - 26.4 MBMy guest today is Andy Puddicombe, the founder of Headspace, an award-winning digital health platform that provides guided meditation sessions. Puddicombe is a former Buddhist monk with a degree in Circus Arts. The topic is meditation. In this episode of Trend Following Radio we discuss: Puddicombe’s background and how he came into the position he is in today Some traumatic events which may have had an influence on Puddicombe’s decision to become a monk Covel’s own meditation experi...
Ep. 260: Sally Hogshead Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio
July 27, 2014 23:00 - 40 minutes - 37.1 MBMy guest today is Sally Hogshead, a New York Times bestselling author, National Speakers Association Hall of Fame speaker, chief executive officer of How to Fascinate (Fascinate, Inc) and a former advertising executive. The topic is her book How The World Sees You: Discover Your Highest Value Through The Science of Fascination. In this episode of Trend Following Radio we discuss: Fascination and paying attention The seven different categories of things that fascinate us What those w...
Ep. 259: Bucky Isaacson Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio
July 24, 2014 12:31 - 42 minutes - 39.2 MBMy guest today is Bucky Isaacson, one of the early pioneers of managed futures. In 1969, he helped to develop one of the first computerized trading systems. He’s been involved in the managed futures industry ever since, particularly in Asia and the US. The topic is managed futures. In this episode of Trend Following Radio we discuss: Fractured state of conferences these days What it was like to be involved with a group developing a computerized trading system in 1969 Being with one ...
Ep. 258: Megan McArdle Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio
July 20, 2014 23:14 - 36 minutes - 33.4 MBMy guest today is Megan McArdle, a Bloomberg View columnist who writes on economics, business and public policy. She founded the blog “Asymmetrical Information”. The topic is her book The Up Side of Down: Why Failing Well Is the Key to Success. In this episode of Trend Following Radio we discuss: “Trophy kids” and taking the monkey bars away The idea of a regulator out there trying to guarantee our safety Why the companies that make it aren’t the ones with the best strategic plan–it...
Ep. 257: Cullen Roche Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio
July 17, 2014 00:34 - 56 minutes - 52.2 MBMy guest today is Cullen Roche, the founder of Orcam Financial Group, a financial services company based out of San Diego. He also runs a very well-known blog called Pragmatic Capitalism (pragcap.com). The topic is his book Pragmatic Capitalism: What Every Investor Needs to Know About Money and Finance. In this episode of Trend Following Radio we discuss: Entrepreneurism Investing in yourself The advantages of starting a blog Why the word “pragmatic” is a word that has become cen...
Ep. 256: Mike Harris Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio
July 14, 2014 02:13 - 30 minutes - 28.2 MBMy guest today is Mike Harris, the President of Campbell & Company (3B+ AUM), the systematic trading firm started by Keith Campbell (Campbell was featured in Covel’s first book Trend Following). The topic is Trend Following. In this episode of Trend Following Radio we discuss: Systematic trading in the early 70’s Education about managed futures Correlation with other markets and managers Trading diverse markets Focusing on data rather than the fundamentals Why “commodities” an...
Ep. 255: Tyler Cowen Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio
July 09, 2014 22:26 - 24 minutes - 22.4 MBMy guest today is Tyler Cowen, an American economist, columnist and blogger. He is a professor at George Mason University, where he holds the Holbert L. Harris chair in the economics department. He hosts the economics blog Marginal Revolution, together with co-author Alex Tabarrok. The topic is economics. In this episode of Trend Following Radio we discuss: Sabermetrics and the new idea that we will be judged by numbers Cowen’s early experience studying under Nobel Prize winner Thomas...
Ep. 254: William Poundstone Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio
July 06, 2014 05:13 - 36 minutes - 33.8 MBMy guest today is William Poundstone, an American author, columnist, and skeptic. He has written a number of books including the Big Secrets series and a biography of Carl Sagan. The topic is his book Fortune's Formula: The Untold Story of the Scientific Betting System That Beat the Casinos and Wall Street. In this episode of Trend Following Radio we discuss: Claude Shannon The connection between Al Capone The Kelly formula, bookmaking, and the telephone industry Bell Labs and inf...
Ep. 253: Perry Kaufman Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio
July 02, 2014 14:07 - 41 minutes - 38.6 MBMy guest today is Perry Kaufman, an American systematic trader, index developer, and quantitative financial theorist. He is considered a leading expert in the development of fully algorithmic trading programs. The topic is systematic trading. In this episode of Trend Following Radio we discuss: How Kaufman came to the idea of 100% algorithmic trading systems The difference between being systematic and being automated Optimization vs. validation The biggest advantages of testing ...
Ep. 252: Ben Hunt Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio
June 30, 2014 09:58 - 43 minutes - 40.4 MBMy guest today is Ben Hunt, the Chief Risk Officer at Salient Partners. Salient is a 19B AUM manager based in Houston, Texas. As Chief Risk Officer, Hunt writes the Epsilon Theory, viewing capital markets through the lenses of game theory and history. The topic is Epsilon Theory. In this episode of Trend Following Radio we discuss: Power of the crowd watching the crowd Game theory Having a profound agnosticism about what the future holds The difference between risk and uncertainty...
Ep. 251: Andrew Huszar Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio
June 24, 2014 04:04 - 34 minutes - 32 MBMy guest today is Andrew Huszar, a Senior Fellow at Rutgers Business School and also a former Morgan Stanley managing director. In 2009, he managed the Federal Reserve’s 1.25 trillion dollar mortgage-backed security purchase program. The topic is the direction of the Federal Reserve. In this episode of Trend Following Radio we discuss: Looking at the short term Black swans Huszar’s history and how he came to work for the Federal Reserve The changing of the banking model in the US ...
Ep. 250: Hersh Shefrin and Arvid Hoffmann Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio
June 21, 2014 22:33 - 1 hour - 57.7 MBMy guests today are Hersh Shefrin and Arvid Hoffmann. Hersh Shefrin has done pioneering work in behavioral finance and is the author of Beyond Greed and Fear. Hoffmann is a colleague of Shefrin. He is a Professor of Finance at Maastricht University in the Netherlands. The topic is their paper, Technical Analysis and Individual Investors. In this episode of Trend Following Radio we discuss: Covel and Shefrin discuss how Shefrin came to know that behavioral finance was his path; the ...
Ep. 249: An Agenda Or An Acting Job with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio
June 19, 2014 23:33 - 15 minutes - 21.9 MBPlease enjoy my monologue An Agenda Or An Acting Job with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio. This episode may also include great outside guests from my archive. --- 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 gi...
Ep. 248: Mark Miller Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio
June 17, 2014 01:10 - 1 hour - 58 MBMy guest today is Mark Miller, an American computer scientist. He is known for his work as one of the participants in the 1979 hypertext project known as Project Xanadu; for inventing Miller columns; and the open-source coordinator of the E programming language. He also designed the Caja compiler. Miller is a Senior Research Fellow at the Foresight Institute. The topic is computer science. In this episode of Trend Following Radio we discuss: Property rights Hernando de Soto Bitcoin ...
Ep. 247: Van Tharp Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio
June 14, 2014 02:37 - 40 minutes - 37.6 MBMy guest today is Van Tharp, Tharp runs the Van Tharp Institute and is the author of four acclaimed books published by McGraw Hill: Super Trader, Trade Your Way to Financial Freedom, Safe Strategies for Financial Freedom, and Financial Freedom Through Electronic Day Trading. He was also featured in Jack Schwager’s Market Wizard’s: Interviews with Great Traders. Van Tharp received his Ph.D. in psychology, is a certified Master Practitioner of Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP), a Certified Ma...
Ep. 247: Van Tharp Interview #2 with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio
June 14, 2014 02:37 - 40 minutes - 37.7 MBMy guest today is Van Tharp, Tharp runs the Van Tharp Institute and is the author of four acclaimed books published by McGraw Hill: Super Trader, Trade Your Way to Financial Freedom, Safe Strategies for Financial Freedom, and Financial Freedom Through Electronic Day Trading. He was also featured in Jack Schwager’s Market Wizard’s: Interviews with Great Traders. Van Tharp received his Ph.D. in psychology, is a certified Master Practitioner of Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP), a Certified Ma...
Ep. 246: David Ryan Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio
June 11, 2014 19:24 - 28 minutes - 26.5 MBMy guest today is David Ryan. Ryan was famously first featured in Jack Schwager’s “Market Wizards” book. Ryan has been the U.S. Investing Champion for 3 times and also worked for William O’Neil. The topic is market wizards strategies. In this episode of Trend Following Radio we discuss: How Ryan got his start walking up to the front door of O’Neil’s offices How Ryan would describe his approach to trading today CAN SLIM trading, and buying the breakout vs. buying the dip Enjoying ...
Ep. 245: Jerry Parker Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio
June 09, 2014 20:01 - 27 minutes - 25.4 MBMy guest today is Jerry Parker, an original Turtle, trained by Richard Dennis. However, since then he has very successfully run a managed money firm called Chesapeake Capital. The topic is Trend Following. In this episode of Trend Following Radio we discuss: Mean reversion trading What the definition of momentum trading is compared to trend following Why “good enough” is more rigorous than any metric How the intervention of the Fed has broken up trends and made volatility drop in ...
Ep. 245: Jerry Parker Interview #3 with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio
June 09, 2014 20:01 - 27 minutes - 25.5 MBMy guest today is Jerry Parker, an original Turtle, trained by Richard Dennis. However, since then he has very successfully run a managed money firm called Chesapeake Capital. The topic is Trend Following. In this episode of Trend Following Radio we discuss: Mean reversion trading What the definition of momentum trading is compared to trend following Why “good enough” is more rigorous than any metric How the intervention of the Fed has broken up trends and made volatility drop in ...
Ep. 244: Walter Williams Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio
June 04, 2014 05:16 - 34 minutes - 32.2 MBMy guest today is Walter Williams, an American economist, commentator, and academic. He is the John M. Olin Distinguished Professor of Economics at George Mason University, as well as a syndicated columnist and author known for his libertarian views. The topics are liberty and economics. In this episode of Trend Following Radio we discuss: Why Williams calls himself a radical The morality of markets The welfare state and bailouts How Williams didn’t “think poor” growing up The n...
Ep. 243: John Mauldin Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio
June 02, 2014 05:14 - 26 minutes - 24.1 MBMy guest today is John Mauldin, a noted financial expert, a New York Times best-selling author, a pioneering online commentator, and the publisher of one of the most widely read investment newsletters in the world. The topic is finance. In this episode of Trend Following Radio we discuss: Credit card rates and zero interest rate policy The improper use of credit Debt spirals Central bank policies that keep whipsaw periods going The actions in Japan and how they can spread across...
Ep. 242: Jean-Philippe Bouchaud Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio
May 27, 2014 20:59 - 26 minutes - 24.2 MBMy guest today is Jean-Philippe Bouchaud, the Chairman of the multi-strategy quantitative hedge fund Capital Fund Management (5B+ AUM) and co-supervisor of the research team. He is a well known authority in the field of Econophysics, co-author of “Theory of Financial Risks and Derivative Pricing”, a Professor of École Polytechnique where he teaches Complex Systems and has his Ph.D in theoretical physics from École Normale Supérieure. The topic is Trend Following. In this episode of Trend...
Ep. 241: A Cult-Like Indoctrination with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio
May 22, 2014 21:28 - 22 minutes - 20.5 MBPlease enjoy my monologue A Cult-Like Indoctrination with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio. This episode may also include great outside guests from my archive. --- 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 gi...
Ep. 240: Nir Eyal Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio
May 20, 2014 23:04 - 39 minutes - 36.8 MBMy guest today is Nir Eyal, an educator, author, and entrepreneur who is all about connecting psychology, technology, and business. The topic is his book Hooked: How To Build Habit Forming Products. In this episode of Trend Following Radio we discuss: How behavior and habits can be engineered, and how technology changes our behavior The moral implications of habit forming activities The difference between habits and addictions Breaking “the hook” The four areas that “the hook” g...
Ep. 239: Brett Steenbarger Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio
May 17, 2014 17:07 - 41 minutes - 38.1 MBMy guest today is Brett Steenbarger, a Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at SUNY Upstate Medical University in Syracuse, NY. The topic is Trend Following. In this episode of Trend Following Radio we discuss: What a “flow state” is, and why it’s important How Steenbarger has seen flow connect to the trading world, and the importance of matching your level of difficulty and challenge Risk and risk tolerance The logical and psychological sides to risk...
Ep. 238: Larry Hite & Alex Greyserman Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio
May 12, 2014 20:06 - 47 minutes - 43.7 MBMy guests today are Larry Hite and Alex Greyserman. Hite is a hedge fund manager and is one of the forefathers of system trading. He was famously featured in the Market Wizards book. A few years ago he started ISAM with Stanley Fink. Greyserman has 25 years of experience in the CTA industry, and was originally hired by Larry Hite at Mint. Greyserman is Chief Scientist at ISAM (PhD in Statistics). He is also a professor at Columbia University. The topic is Trend Following. In this ep...
Ep. 237: Sharon Moalem Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio
May 11, 2014 20:39 - 33 minutes - 30.9 MBMy guest today is Sharon Moalem, a physician and author. Moalem’s previous book, “Survival Of The Sickest”, was a New York Times bestseller. The topic is his book Inheritance: How Our Genes Change Our Lives, and Our Lives Change Our Genes. In this episode of Trend Following Radio we discuss: Rafael Nadal as an example of digging deep in genetics How our bodies are constantly in a state of deconstruction and reconstruction How DNA is under constant modification Genetic personalized...
Ep. 236: Robin Hanson Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio
May 08, 2014 06:01 - 50 minutes - 46.1 MBMy guest today is Robin Hanson, an associate professor of economics at George Mason University and a research associate at the Future of Humanity Institute of Oxford University. The topic is outside the box economic perspectives. In this episode of Trend Following Radio we discuss: Prediction markets Vernon Smith and coming up with the “why” for booms and busts Dealing with a complex world based on our limited abilities Steering towards humanity’s future Hanson’s physics backgro...
Ep. 235: Harry Markowitz Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio
May 06, 2014 03:29 - 39 minutes - 36.4 MBMy guest today is Harry Markowitz, the third Nobel Prize winner to appear on this podcast. Markowitz is an American economist who received the 1989 John von Neumann Theory Prize and the 1990 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences. Markowitz is a professor of finance at the Rady School of Management at the University of California, San Diego. The topic is modern finance. In this episode of Trend Following Radio we discuss: Justin Fox and “The Myth Of The Rational Market” Markowitz’s...
Ep. 234: Ryan Holiday Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio
May 01, 2014 06:12 - 31 minutes - 28.8 MBMy guest today is Ryan Holiday, director of marketing for American Apparel; media strategist for Tucker Max, Dov Charney, and others. The topic is his book The Obstacle Is the Way: The Timeless Art of Turning Trials into Triumph. In this episode of Trend Following Radio we discuss: Marcus Aurelius’ philosophy and stoicism, and why it has such a hold on Holiday Distraction Why the impediment to action actually advances action The unpredictability of the world, and how we react to t...
Ep. 234: Ryan Holiday Interview #3 with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio
May 01, 2014 06:12 - 31 minutes - 28.9 MBMy guest today is Ryan Holiday, director of marketing for American Apparel; media strategist for Tucker Max, Dov Charney, and others. The topic is his book The Obstacle Is the Way: The Timeless Art of Turning Trials into Triumph. In this episode of Trend Following Radio we discuss: Marcus Aurelius’ philosophy and stoicism, and why it has such a hold on Holiday Distraction Why the impediment to action actually advances action The unpredictability of the world, and how we react to t...
Ep. 233: Larry Doyle Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio
April 28, 2014 00:35 - 31 minutes - 29 MBMy guest today is Larry Doyle, a former JP Morgan banker. Larry embarked on his Wall Street career in 1983 as a mortgage-backed securities trader for The First Boston Corporation, and was involved in the growth and development of the secondary mortgage market from its near infancy. The topic is his book In Bed with Wall Street: How Bankers, Regulators and Politicians Conspire to Cripple Our Global Economy. In this episode of Trend Following Radio we discuss: Doyle’s background and why h...
Ep. 232: Tucker Max Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio
April 25, 2014 04:40 - 41 minutes - 38 MBMy guest today is Tucker Max, an American author and public speaker. He chronicles his drinking and sexual encounters in the form of short stories on his website TuckerMax.com, which has received millions of visitors since Max launched it as the result of a bet in 2000. The topic is success. In this episode of Trend Following Radio we discuss: Covel and Max talk about their first meeting, and Max’s brutally honest advice to Covel Diet and nutrition The NCAA, college athletics, explo...
Ep. 231: Two Centuries of Trend Following with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio
April 21, 2014 06:22 - 14 minutes - 13.3 MBPlease enjoy my monologue Two Centuries of Trend Following with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio. This episode may also include great outside guests from my archive. --- 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...
Ep. 230: Mark Minervini Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio
April 19, 2014 20:52 - 41 minutes - 38.2 MBMy guest today is Mark Minervini, a technical analyst, acclaimed author, instructor, and independent trader. He has over 30 years of experience in finance, and was featured in Jack Schwager's Stock Market Wizards; Conversations with America's Top Stock Traders. The topic is his book Trade Like a Stock Market Wizard: How to Achieve Super Performance in Stocks in Any Market. In this episode of Trend Following Radio we discuss: Importance of influences outside of the finance world Minerv...
Ep. 229: William Adams Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio
April 16, 2014 04:14 - 33 minutes - 30.6 MBMy guest today is William Adams, a private trader and systems developer. He is based in Zurich and works with institutional clients. Adams has over 17 years of experience in financial markets. The topic is trading. In this episode of Trend Following Radio we discuss: If Adams views himself as a trend following trader Why the word futures can be problematic Broad diversification and diversifying on a number of different tiers Risk-based diversification Why making sure you’re in t...
Ep. 229: William Adams Interview #2 with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio
April 16, 2014 04:14 - 33 minutes - 30.7 MBMy guest today is William Adams, a private trader and systems developer. He is based in Zurich and works with institutional clients. Adams has over 17 years of experience in financial markets. The topic is trading. In this episode of Trend Following Radio we discuss: If Adams views himself as a trend following trader Why the word futures can be problematic Broad diversification and diversifying on a number of different tiers Risk-based diversification Why making sure you’re in t...
Ep. 228: The Vocabulary of The Media with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio
April 13, 2014 21:07 - 27 minutes - 25.5 MBPlease enjoy my monologue The Vocabulary of The Media with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio. This episode may also include great outside guests from my archive. --- 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 g...
Ep. 227: Justin Fox Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio
April 09, 2014 23:39 - 37 minutes - 34.6 MBMy guest today is Justin Fox, an American financial journalist, commentator, and writer born in Morristown, New Jersey. He is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist and former editorial director of the Harvard Business Review Group and business and economics columnist for Time magazine. The topic is his book The Myth Of The Rational Market: A History of Risk, Reward, and Delusion on Wall Street. In this episode of Trend Following Radio we discuss: Harry Markowitz, Bayesian statistics, and making...
Ep. 226: The Whipsaw Guy with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio
April 04, 2014 20:59 - 58 minutes - 80 MBPlease enjoy my monologue The Whipsaw Guy with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio. This episode may also include great outside guests from my archive. --- 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 gr...
Ep. 226: Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio
April 04, 2014 20:59 - 58 minutes - 80 MBPlease enjoy my monologue Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio. This episode may also include great outside guests from my archive. --- 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 pi...
Ep. 225: Thomas Gilovich Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio
April 02, 2014 04:13 - 31 minutes - 29.2 MBMy guest today is Thomas Gilovich, an American psychologist who is the Irene Blecker Rosenfeld Professor of Psychology at Cornell University. He has conducted research in social psychology, decision making, behavioral economics, and has written popular books on these subjects. The topic is behavioral economics. In this episode of Trend Following Radio we discuss: How his world dovetailed into money and markets Basketball, streak shooting, and the “hot hand” Randomness and the cluste...