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Michael Covel's Trend Following

1,363 episodes - English - Latest episode: 29 days ago - ★★★★★ - 567 ratings

Bestselling 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. 181: Fear, Snakes and Markets with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio

November 11, 2013 07:43 - 16 minutes - 14.9 MB

Please enjoy my monologue Fear, Snakes and Markets 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...

Ep. 180: Porter Erisman Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio

November 10, 2013 07:53 - 46 minutes - 43.1 MB

My guest today is Porter Erisman, a former Vice-President at Alibaba Group (2000-08), China's internet giant. He witnessed it grow from humble beginnings into the world's largest e-commerce company. The topic is his documentary Crocodile in the Yangtze. In this episode of Trend Following Radio we discuss: What it was like working with Jack Ma Short-term vs. long-term entrepreneurs The lack of knowledge/insight America has for China The perceived threat of China to America Whethe...

Ep. 179: Tim Price Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio

November 09, 2013 01:00 - 44 minutes - 40.9 MB

My guest today is Tim Price, a partner and director of investment at PFP Wealth Management in the UK, an independent asset management and financial planning practice. The topic is markets and investments. In this episode of Trend Following Radio we discuss: The subordination of freely discovered prices to policy goals Why the recent trading environment seems “wrong and dangerous” Why Price wouldn’t be able to speak freely working for a large bank Why Price and his colleagues aren’...

Ep. 178: Vernon Smith Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio

November 06, 2013 06:57 - 59 minutes - 54.6 MB

My guest today is Vernon Smith, the first Nobel Prize winner to appear on this podcast. Smith is an American economist and professor of business economics and law at Chapman University. He is formerly a professor of economics at the University of Arizona, a professor of economics and law at George Mason University, and a board member of the Mercatus Center. The topic is economics. In this episode of Trend Following Radio we discuss: Bubbles Some of Smith’s early experiments How “we’...

Ep. 177: Brad Rotter Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio

November 04, 2013 02:38 - 1 hour - 58.5 MB

My guest today is Brad Rotter, a speculator, and venture capitalist. He's not a trend follower per se, but he's made money in the trend following world. He was the first investor with Richard Dennis in the early 1980’s. The topic is Bitcoin. In this episode of Trend Following Radio we discuss: How Rotter became an entrepreneur from early years as a farmer in Iowa How he came to be Richard Dennis' first client when he started managing money Why the US is at 'peak civilization' Why ...

Ep. 176: Fabian Lim Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio

October 30, 2013 05:58 - 56 minutes - 51.7 MB

My guest today is Fabian Lim, an internationally acknowledged digital marketing expert and, in a sense, a life coach focused on helping individuals to discover their true selves. He is a serial entrepreneur, best-selling author, and licensed jet pilot. The topic is entrepreneur. In this episode of Trend Following Radio we discuss: Life in Singapore generally, and how Singapore has become "the gleaming city on the hill" Singapore's success despite its lack of natural resources, and how...

Ep. 175: Dylan Evans Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio

October 30, 2013 05:55 - 37 minutes - 34.7 MB

My guest today is Dylan Evans, a British former academic and author who has written books on emotion and the placebo effect as well as the theories of Jacques Lacan. The topic is risk intelligence. In this episode of Trend Following Radio we discuss: Definition of risk intelligence Optimism bias Correlations between IQ and risk intelligence The Brandywine Raceway in Delaware and unconscious statistical modeling Probabilities and the nuclear power risk issue Making decisions on...

Ep. 174: David Harding, Josh Brown and the Funny Phase with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio

October 28, 2013 23:32 - 18 minutes - 16.8 MB

Please enjoy my monologue David Harding, Josh Brown and the Funny Phase 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 st...

Ep. 173: Uncertainty, Prediction and Personal Responsibility with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio

October 26, 2013 01:42 - 36 minutes - 50.5 MB

Please enjoy my monologue Uncertainty, Prediction and Personal Responsibility 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. ...

Ep. 172: Getting Hurt is Part of the Game with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio

October 18, 2013 16:59 - 17 minutes - 15.8 MB

Please enjoy my monologue Getting Hurt is Part of the Game 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. 171: Nick Atkeson Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio

October 17, 2013 01:53 - 49 minutes - 45.7 MB

My guest today is Nick Atkeson, a founding partner of Delta Investment Management, LLC. Mr. Atkeson has over 17 years of industry experience. Prior to founding Delta Investment Management, Mr. Atkeson was a partner and portfolio manager of Delta Force Capital, LLC, a San Francisco based hedge fund from 2006 to April 2009. The topic is his book Win By Not Losing: A Disciplined Approach to Building and Protecting Your Wealth in the Stock Market by Managing Your Risk. In this episode of Tre...

Ep. 170: Bastardization of Trend Following with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio

October 14, 2013 01:46 - 19 minutes - 18.1 MB

Please enjoy my monologue Bastardization 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 lik...

Ep. 169: Lewis Howes Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio

October 12, 2013 22:27 - 43 minutes - 39.7 MB

My guest today is Lewis Howes, a lifestyle entrepreneur with a wealth of different experiences, from starting new businesses to pro-athletics. The topic is lifestyle entrepreneur. In this episode of Trend Following Radio we discuss: How his beginnings in athletics and an injury led to where Howes is today Sacrifice in the context of sports and business Howes' early influences and mentors Some of Howes' early successes The shift from success to impact Why "I want to make a bill...

Ep. 168: Larry Williams Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio

October 11, 2013 07:33 - 55 minutes - 50.8 MB

My guest today is Larry Williams, an American author, stock and commodity trader, and politician from the state of Montana. The topic is trading. In this episode of Trend Following Radio we discuss: IRS and Congress Targeting of individuals and groups by the government Facing the government in a court case and negotiating with the IRS How Williams approached trading at the beginning, and his motivations to do so How growing up in Montana affected Williams personally How Willia...

Ep. 167: Ryan Holiday Interview #2 with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio

October 07, 2013 23:57 - 36 minutes - 33.8 MB

My guest today is Ryan Holiday, an American author, public-relations strategist, bookstore owner and host of the podcast The Daily Stoic. He is a former director of marketing for American Apparel. The topic is his book Growth Hacker Marketing: A Primer on the Future of PR, Marketing, and Advertising. In this episode of Trend Following Radio we discuss: The definition of "growth hacking" The different forms of growth hacking Why many other marketing books pertain to big business rath...

Ep. 167: Ryan Holiday Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio

October 07, 2013 23:57 - 36 minutes - 33.7 MB

My guest today is Ryan Holiday, an American author, public-relations strategist, bookstore owner and host of the podcast The Daily Stoic. He is a former director of marketing for American Apparel. The topic is his book Growth Hacker Marketing: A Primer on the Future of PR, Marketing, and Advertising. In this episode of Trend Following Radio we discuss: The definition of "growth hacking" The different forms of growth hacking Why many other marketing books pertain to big business rath...

Ep. 166: Harry Binswanger Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio

October 06, 2013 07:11 - 1 hour - 58.3 MB

My guest today is Harry Binswanger, an American philosopher, writer, and Objectivist as a long-time associate of Ayn Rand. The topic is his article on the value of 1%. In this episode of Trend Following Radio we discuss: Being inspired by the 1%, and why his article caused such an uproar The nature of trade Envy and jealousy Understanding where entrepreneurs start and how wealth is created The bailouts of 2008 Wal-Mart and its many innovations Why money isn't the root of all...

Ep. 165: Tom O'Connell Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio

October 05, 2013 20:55 - 56 minutes - 51.9 MB

My guest today is Tom O'Connell of O'Connell Sports Management. Since 1997 O'Connell has represented over 70 professional baseball players and is a certified agent with the Major League Baseball Players Association.  The topic is entrepreneur. In this episode of Trend Following Radio we discuss: How O'Connell became the entrepreneur he is today, starting off in the club business His plans for the baseball offseason "Moneyball" and the use of statistics Salary arbitration Project...

Ep. 164: Richard Noble Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio

October 02, 2013 02:43 - 32 minutes - 30.1 MB

My guest today is Richard Noble, a Scottish entrepreneur who was holder of the land speed record between 1983 and 1997. He was also the project director of ThrustSSC, the vehicle which holds the current land speed record, set at Black Rock Desert, Nevada in 1997. The topic is entrepreneur. In this episode of Trend Following Radio we discuss: What 600 MPH feels like to someone who has never been there before The mental processes when you're going at high speeds Process vs. outcome ...

Ep. 163: Inequality Debates with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio

October 01, 2013 02:06 - 31 minutes - 28.8 MB

Please enjoy my monologue Inequality Debates 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...

Ep. 162: Tim Dyer Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio

September 28, 2013 19:28 - 35 minutes - 32.3 MB

My guest today is Tim Dyer, an RIA (Registered Investment Advisor) in La Jolla, CA. Dyer has also seen the brokerage side of the world too, shares insights regarding how these worlds work, and how clients navigate the waters of professional investing advice.  The topic is personal investments. In this episode of Trend Following Radio we discuss: What an RIA does for the average investor The difference between trend following fund managers and the RIA world The difference between hir...

Ep. 161: Michael Konik Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio

September 26, 2013 07:05 - 50 minutes - 46.1 MB

My guest today is Michael Konik, the author of many books of fiction, non-fiction, and essays. Konik has had a fantastic experience in the world of sports betting, and the parallels between his world and the trend following world are off the charts.  The topic is his book The Smart Money: How the World's Best Sports Bettors Beat the Bookies Out of Millions. In this episode of Trend Following Radio we discuss: Similarities between Konik's world and the Turtle story Konik's background a...

Ep. 160: Peter Borish Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio

September 24, 2013 02:00 - 54 minutes - 50.2 MB

My guest today is Peter Borish, founder, chairman, and CEO of Computer Trading Corporation. He's also a founding board member of the Robin Hood Foundation, one of the great American charities. Borish has seen much in the financial world over several decades and is a wealth of insights. The topics are charity work, political side of money, and trading side. In this episode of Trend Following Radio we discuss: Roots and successes of Borish's charity work Dealing with the fact that you c...

Ep. 159: History's Greatest Hedge Fund with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio

September 22, 2013 23:10 - 17 minutes - 16.6 MB

Please enjoy my monologue History's Greatest Hedge Fund 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...

Ep. 158: Simple Heuristics with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio

September 19, 2013 00:00 - 37 minutes - 34.6 MB

Please enjoy my monologue Simple Heuristics 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 ...

Ep. 157: Mike Bellafiore Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio

September 14, 2013 23:45 - 56 minutes - 51.5 MB

My guest today is Mike Bellafiore, the co-founder of SMB Capital, a proprietary trading firm in New York City, and SMBU, its trader education company. Bellafiore also writes regularly for the globally popular SMBU blog, where he shares ideas on how to improve trading performance. The topic is his book The Playbook: An Inside Look at How to Think Like a Professional Trader. In this episode of Trend Following Radio we discuss: Real rewards to being a successful trader Passion in trading...

Ep. 156: Patrick Boyle Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio

September 13, 2013 07:30 - 47 minutes - 43.3 MB

My guest today is Patrick Boyle, a fund manager, academic, and author. Boyle is the Founder of Palomar Capital Management, a UK-based hedge fund. The topic is fund management. In this episode of Trend Following Radio we discuss: Directional trading Timeframes in trading and short-term trading Boyle's background and how he came to be a founding partner of Palomar Boyle's time working with Victor Niederhoffer Niederhoffer and his teaching lineage David Harding and Bill Dunn Bo...

Ep. 155: Boom-Bust Cycles with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio

September 11, 2013 00:28 - 32 minutes - 29.7 MB

Please enjoy my monologue Boom-Bust Cycles 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 g...

Ep. 154: Gerald Celente Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio

September 04, 2013 20:16 - 32 minutes - 30 MB

My guest today is Gerald Celente, an American trend forecaster, publisher of the Trends Journal, business consultant, and author who makes predictions about the global financial markets and other important events. The topic is global financial markets. In this episode of Trend Following Radio we discuss: How nefarious the zero interest rate policy really is Forced gambling in the equity markets The desensitization of the American public The situation with Syria today Post-dot-co...

Ep. 153: Trend Following In An Insane World with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio

September 01, 2013 18:57 - 22 minutes - 20.8 MB

Please enjoy my monologue Trend Following In An Insane World 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 li...

Ep. 152: Dan Andrews Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio

August 26, 2013 16:16 - 1 hour - 64.5 MB

My guest today is Dan Andrews, the founder of The Lifestyle Business podcast. He is the host of the Tropical MBA. The topic is entrepreneurship, travel and lifestyle. In this episode of Trend Following Radio we discuss: Location independence Optimizing for time and mobility Andrews' beginnings as a teenager to where he is today Artists and entrepreneurs Andrews' beginnings How being in an entirely different atmosphere can bring out your creativity How Paris in the 1920's rel...

Ep. 151: Eric Wong Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio

August 24, 2013 19:13 - 45 minutes - 41.9 MB

My guest today is Eric Wong. Wong established TCG on behalf of his family in 2003 as an asset management and financial advisory firm focused on investments with superior risk adjusted returns that are uncorrelated to major asset classes and advising family office and corporate clients. TCG’s Celera division was formed in 2012 to consolidate and spin out the markets, technology, and business infrastructure of TCG. The topic is entrepreneur. In this episode of Trend Following Radio we disc...

Ep. 150: Harry Dent Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio

August 22, 2013 19:30 - 42 minutes - 39.1 MB

My guest today is Harry Dent, a best-selling author and one of the most outspoken financial editors in America.  Using proprietary research, Harry developed a unique method for studying economies around the world, and uses his analysis to provide insights on what to expect in the future. The topic is his book Demographic Trends in Real Estate. In this episode of Trend Following Radio we discuss: How demographics and consumer spending help to determine what might happen tomorrow "The d...

Ep. 149: Knowing What We Don't Know with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio

August 19, 2013 04:51 - 23 minutes - 21.6 MB

Please enjoy my monologue Knowing What We Don't Know 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. 148: Jerry Parker Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio

August 16, 2013 20:45 - 30 minutes - 27.9 MB

My guest today is Jerry Parker, a trend following trader with over 25 years of experience. His firm is Chesapeake Capital and he was featured in Covel's book "The Complete TurtleTrader." The topic is Trend Following. In this episode of Trend Following Radio we discuss: Fitness The Hindenburg "omen" Objective entry/exit criteria Why you'd stay in a long position that you wouldn't want to enter into today The "oversleeping" hypothetical The idea that reducing volatility increase...

Ep. 148: Jerry Parker Interview #2 with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio

August 16, 2013 20:45 - 30 minutes - 28 MB

My guest today is Jerry Parker, a trend following trader with over 25 years of experience. His firm is Chesapeake Capital and he was featured in Covel's book "The Complete TurtleTrader." The topic is Trend Following. In this episode of Trend Following Radio we discuss: Fitness The Hindenburg "omen" Objective entry/exit criteria Why you'd stay in a long position that you wouldn't want to enter into today The "oversleeping" hypothetical The idea that reducing volatility increase...

Ep. 147: Rolf Dobelli Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio

August 16, 2013 06:09 - 38 minutes - 35.8 MB

My guest today is Rolf Dobelli, a Swiss author and entrepreneur. Dobelli is a member of Edge Foundation, Inc., PEN International and the Royal Society of Arts. He is the founder of the World Minds foundation. The topic is his book The Art of Thinking Clearly. In this episode of Trend Following Radio we discuss: Availability bias Statistics The sunk cost fallacy The difficulty of logical thinking Authority bias and outcome bias Process vs. outcome The irrelevancy and "white n...

Ep. 146: Mebane Faber Interview #2 with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio

August 12, 2013 23:33 - 54 minutes - 50.6 MB

My guest today is Mebane Faber, a co-founder and the Chief Investment Officer of Cambria Investment Management. Faber is the manager of Cambria’s ETFs and separate accounts. Mr. Faber is the host of The Meb Faber Show podcast and has authored numerous white papers and leather-bound books. He is a frequent speaker and writer on investment strategies and has been featured in Barron’s, The New York Times, and The New Yorker. The topic is his book Shareholder Yield: A Better Approach to Divide...

Ep. 146: Mebane Faber Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio

August 12, 2013 23:33 - 54 minutes - 50.6 MB

My guest today is Mebane Faber, a co-founder and the Chief Investment Officer of Cambria Investment Management. Faber is the manager of Cambria’s ETFs and separate accounts. Mr. Faber is the host of The Meb Faber Show podcast and has authored numerous white papers and leather-bound books. He is a frequent speaker and writer on investment strategies and has been featured in Barron’s, The New York Times, and The New Yorker. The topic is his book Shareholder Yield: A Better Approach to Divide...

Ep. 145: Bubble Pop with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio

August 11, 2013 21:04 - 53 minutes - 49.1 MB

Please enjoy my monologue Bubble Pop 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 p...

Ep. 144: Jon Boorman Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio

August 08, 2013 01:20 - 1 hour - 55.2 MB

My guest today is Jon Boorman, CMT, a market technician, analyst, and trader with 25 years of experience in global equity, FOREX, and futures markets. Boorman employs trend following and momentum strategies to generate actionable trade ideas. Boorman has been with many big firms in the past 25 years, but now works on his own outside of the infrastructure of the big investment banks and brokerage firms.  The topic is Trend Following. In this episode of Trend Following Radio we discuss: W...

Ep. 143: Doing More With Less with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio

August 05, 2013 21:10 - 23 minutes - 32.8 MB

Please enjoy my monologue Doing More With Less 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...

Ep. 142: Alpesh Patel Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio

July 30, 2013 16:11 - 44 minutes - 41.4 MB

My guest today is Alpesh Patel, a hedge fund manager, Financial Times columnist and Bloomberg TV presenter. The topic is his book How to Win at Spread Betting: An Analysis of Why Some People Win at Spread Betting and Some Lose. In this episode of Trend Following Radio we discuss: Comparisons betweens stocks and futures What the winners have in common Trade frequency, and why active traders tended to do better in Patel's study Buy & holders vs. spread betters Academic vs. practic...

Ep. 141: Trading Places & Nature v. Nurture with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio

July 29, 2013 21:50 - 41 minutes - 38.2 MB

Please enjoy my monologue Trading Places & Nature v. Nurture 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 li...

Ep. 140: Tom Asacker Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio

July 25, 2013 02:44 - 55 minutes - 50.9 MB

My guest today is Tom Asacker, an artist, writer, inventor, and philosopher. He writes, teaches, and speaks about radically new practices and ideas for success in times of uncertainty and change. The topic is his book The Business of Belief: How the World's Best Marketers, Designers, Salespeople, Coaches, Fundraisers, Educators, Entrepreneurs, and Other Leaders Get Us To Believe. In this episode of Trend Following Radio we discuss: Choice and distraction/distrust Belief and its connec...

Ep. 139: Steve Burns Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio

July 19, 2013 07:40 - 51 minutes - 47.7 MB

My guest today is Steve Burns. Burns has been investing and trading in the stock market successfully for many years. He is the author of seventeen books about the stock market. He is one of the top reviewers for books about trading and investing, having read and reviewed several hundred books. The topic is trading. In this episode of Trend Following Radio we discuss: Risk management Position sizing The magic of compounding Why individual trades have very little meaning Turning d...

Ep. 139: Steve Burns Interview #2 with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio

July 19, 2013 07:40 - 51 minutes - 47.8 MB

My guest today is Steve Burns. Burns has been investing and trading in the stock market successfully for many years. He is the author of seventeen books about the stock market. He is one of this sites top reviewers for books about trading and investing having read and reviewed several hundred books. The topic is trading. In this episode of Trend Following Radio we discuss: Risk management Position sizing The magic of compounding Why individual trades have very little meaning Tur...

Ep. 138: Gimp Investing with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio

July 19, 2013 01:24 - 31 minutes - 29 MB

Please enjoy my monologue Gimp Investing 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 gre...

Ep. 137: Right & Wrong Answers with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio

July 15, 2013 07:06 - 40 minutes - 37 MB

Please enjoy my monologue Right & Wrong Answers 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 yo...

Ep. 136: Money, Money, Money with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio

July 07, 2013 21:14 - 19 minutes - 17.8 MB

Please enjoy my monologue Money, Money, Money 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 ...

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