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My guest today is Brandon J. Hurley, an American Youtuber, who to his Vietnamese audience is known as Phuc Map. He graduated with a double major in journalism and sports studies at the University of Iowa. He was a professional journalist for more than 10 years, a sports editor for the Jefferson Herald, and also an assistant sports editor for the Carrol Times Herald.

The topic is his life in Vietnam.

In this episode of Trend Following Radio we discuss:

• How he mastered a foreign language
• Being a teacher
• How he gained an audience on his YouTube and other social media platforms
• Lifestyle and infrastructure

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• Phuc Map
• Phuc Map on Twitter
• Phuc Map on Youtube

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Larry Hite’s “don’t give a shit” freedom of both age and money is delicious. Yes, make it a regular feature checking in with this old pro. A funny question would be his take on such non-subjects as the Will Smith slap, now that would be a hoot. My God, how delicious if you could nail Charlie Munger at his raw best of don’t give a shit. With his Expiration Date coming faster and faster, we so need “Munger, Raw”. Hell, become a vault for all the old pros who no longer giving a flying Elf. Please, if you ever discover a biographer of Alan Watts, go for it. Imagine, Watts died of all things alcoholism, for starters (according to Wikipedia).

The old pros unvarnished are the best.

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I’m just curious because I’m 550 episodes into the podcast and never heard you say anything about Mark Douglas. Was there a reason? He seemed to align with so much of what you talk about. I know he’s no longer with us. He was the first person I ever came across who talked about uncertainty and probability thinking. Then over hundreds of hours, you and your guests have really solidified so much of that. Was just listening to him again today and was just curious. Or have I not read and listened far enough?

Joshua C.

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He was scheduled for an interview, but he unfortunately passed on. R.I.P.

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Hi Michael, [I’m trying to] find a way to employ a trend following strategy within a market neutral framework with strict risk parameters.

Best regards,
Brian

Why?

I’ve been learning about trend following/swing trading for about 2 years now. Becoming increasingly frustrated with a fundamental approach, I’m trying to think through how to effectively employ trend following concepts within the framework I’m required to work within. Effectively, I can’t lean my longs more than 10% vs my shorts (and vice versa) along with other risk limits on concentration. I’m also limited to the Industrials industry (with some leeway into tech and materials). I’m thinking pair trades (viewing it like a single security) could be the way to go. I haven’t seen anyone write on or employ this trend following/market neutral approach before. I would love to hear any thoughts you might have on the approach or if you’re aware of any literature/other investors that have utilized this approach.

Go trend following. Don’t complicate it. Market neutral is not trend following.

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Please enjoy my monologue Kick Them in the Ass with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio.

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My guest today is Becca Levy, a Professor of Epidemiology at the Yale School of Public Health and Professor of Psychology at Yale University. She has received awards from the American Psychological Association, the Gerontological Society of America, and the International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics. Dr. Levy has given invited testimony before the US Senate on the adverse effects of ageism and has contributed to US Supreme Court briefs to fight age discrimination.

The topic is her book Breaking the Age Code.

In this episode of Trend Following Radio we discuss:

• Beliefs in aging and health
• Why creativity is much lower in older people who have higher levels of mental illness?
• Research about cultural age beliefs
• Research that compares and contrasts the use of antidepressants
• The advantage of people of different ages getting together
• Physiological factors about age beliefs
• How does Japanese culture view aging?
• How important are genetics in aging?

Mentions & Resources:

• Becca Levy
• Breaking the Age Code: How Your Beliefs About Aging Determine How Long and Well You Live
• Vernon Smith
• Kane Tanaka
• Gray Panthers
• Mikhail Gorbachev

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Are there any Brokers that are preferred by Trend that I can contact?

Thank you,
Rich F.

What is your exact strategy and time frame?

Initially, to day trade the mini’s primarily for income using contracts working from 60 min to 15 min to 5 min charts to determine the context in trend and curve. Testing the viability of trend change to determine entry. I have been testing for several months to prove this out with very positive results. I will start with one contract per trade to uncover any issues keeping my stops fairly close to reposition if the market turns against me in the short term yet continues to trend strongly.

I would stop that now. Will never work and is definitely not trend following. Have you considered trend following?

I have read your books over the years and would only trade with the trend. Where do you see the problems? I’m very curious.

How could you ever read my books and think trend following is a 5 min chart?

With day trading I find it works very well. I plan to extend my time horizons in due course. I find the principles work on any time horizon with any asset in my testing.

They don’t work the same and they are not the same. You will learn the hard way.

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How can you move forward immediately to Trend Following profits? My books and my Flagship Course and Systems are trusted options by clients in 70+ countries.

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• Trend Following Podcast Guests
• Frequently Asked Questions
• Performance
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• 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.