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Author: Michael Covel

Author of Trend Following and TurtleTrader.

“Your podcast is one of the highlights of my week…”

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Dear Mr. Covel,

I’ve been listening to your podcast for about 4 months now and more than ever I really wanted to reach out to express my gratitude for putting together such a great show. I used to use technical analysis trade in college but since graduation I have been working in risk at a large asset manager in NYC so haven’t had much time. Around January of this year I decided I was going to get back into trading my own account and during my research I came across the turtle traders, which lead me to your book and subsequently your podcast.

Listening to your interviews with Michael Melissinos and Glenn Graham earlier this week really got me motivated to take my work to the next level. I am 25 so hearing from those guys about how they started out when they were about my age really got me excited. I don’t plan on dropping everything to open a fund, but it lends some credibility to this hobby that I keep pouring hours into. Top that off with your latest episode about how most of my generation base their decisions off a quick Google search and it makes me feel even more energized about the reading and research I enjoy to do (I apologize on my generation’s behalf, I have no idea how the hipster phenomenon took hold either).

Really I just wanted to say thank you for all the work you are doing. I have been listening for so long now I figured it was about time I let you know you have one more happy listener in the states. Your podcast is one of the highlights of my week and the guests you manage to bring on is simply amazing. Keep up the great work.

Best,
[Name]

Thanks!

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The Babe Ruth Effect in Venture Capital

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From Chris Dixon:

The best VCs funds truly do exemplify the Babe Ruth effect: they swing hard, and either hit big or miss big. You can’t have grand slams without a lot of strikeouts.

True.

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Ep. 353: Steve Burns Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio

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Steve Burns
Steve Burns

My guest today is Steve Burns. He has been investing in the stock market for over 20 years. He is the author of seven books, ranks near the top 500 of all reviewers on Amazon.com, and is one of the sites top reviewers for books about trading. Additionally, Burns has single-handedly developed an exceptional Twitter following.

The topic is trading.

In this episode of Trend Following Radio we discuss:

  • Self-publishing world
  • How one goes about making choices in social media
  • Getting over the obstacle of fundamentals
  • Mindfulness and the writings of Alan Watts
  • Backtesting processes
  • Brand new traders being introduced to a model that loses 60% of the time
  • Survivorship bias
  • Predictive vs. reactive technical analysis

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“Love the pod and I love following the trend…”

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Recent email conversation:

Listener: Great story about the smarmy motherfucker with a popular hipster podcast. That had to be [Name]. Love the pod and I love following the trend.

[Name] makes interesting observations and is definitely an intelligent guy. He is a charlatanical self-promoter, however, and after reading his books it is clear to me that he would sell anything to make a buck and I question his ethics and moral compass.

Keep up the great work!

Covel: Not [Name]! He was on my show.

Listener: I was wrong! Well, the culprit must not be on my radar. Love your books!

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• Frequently Asked Questions
• Performance
• Research
• Markets to Trade
• Crisis Times
• Trading Technology
• About Us

Trend Following is for beginners, students and pros in all countries. This is not day trading 5-minute bars, prediction or analyzing fundamentals–it’s Trend Following.

Ep. 352: Tim Larkin Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio

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Tim Larkin
Tim Larkin

My guest today is Tim Larkin, one of America’s leading Pro-Victim Rights and Personal Safety Advocates. He has had a 25 year career where he has trained over 10,000 clients in 52 countries in how to deal with imminent violence.

The topics are his books How To Survive The Most Critical 5 Seconds Of Your Life and Survive The Unthinkable.

In this episode of Trend Following Radio we discuss:

  • Virginia Tech killings and why it is important to study violence
  • Looking at sports injuries for the purpose of self-defense
  • Honor in fighting
  • The relation between prison gang leaders and CEOs
  • The importance of focusing on the man and his mind rather than the tool
  • Avoidable acts of violence
  • Why the United Kingdom did not allow Larkin into the country
  • Avoiding violence from a game theory perspective.

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“Episode 350: Great interviews”

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Michael: Episode 350: Great interviews. One thing mentioned in that was Dave Druz told Melissinos that the most important item was portfolio construction, i.e. selecting instruments that have tendency to trend, and trend often enough to produce meaningful juice. I agree with that. Any material you have from other people that to deeper into portfolio selection within trend following context, please send it my way. Also, I just heard that in 351 that you are heading to China. See if you could include voice clips from your talk over there and make it an episode.

Keep up the good work.

Thanks,
[Name]

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Ep. 351: Logical Fallacies and Zero Sum with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio

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Michael Covel offers a reminder of how to think and act when responding to certain types of questioning and the translation to markets. Covel can think of no more perfect example than the “greed” exchange between Milton Friedman and Phil Donahue. Covel discusses Milton Friedman more and brings and expands the discussion into the general take-down of bullshit. Covel also discusses the importance of 'losers' (see: zero sum) in the market and why people acting irrationally offers perpetual opportunities for trend following traders. Next, a personal anecdote regarding a pre-interview for a podcast, Maria Bartiromo, and the fundamental question: “Why will trend following continue to excel?” Finally, Covel moves onto a healthy bit of advice in risk management for your trading.

Please enjoy my monologue Logical Fallacies and Zero Sum with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio. This episode may also include great outside guests from my archive.

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