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“I love it, and the comparisons with Baseball are really making the light bulbs go on…”

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Hi Michael, I hope all is good. I’ve listened to your Podcast for years, on an off, but I always end up coming back to it because it makes the most sense. This is in terms of investing, philosophy and pretty much everything else, as your guests are top quality. I finally bought your Trend Following book and I’m around halfway through the beast of information that’s in there (5th edition). I love it, and the comparisons with Baseball are really making the light bulbs go on. I guess I’m at the stage now where I’m just figuring out and back-testing some mechanical trading systems in order to establish confidence, but I just though I’d email to say thanks for your work. (I’ll be picking up your Turtle Trader book next)

Have a good day!

Dave (from Wales, UK)

Thanks Dave!

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Ep. 961: Alexander Elder Rewind with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio

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Please enjoy my monologue Alexander Elder Rewind with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio. This episode may also include great outside guests from my archive.

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“My biggest challenge? Explaining to people that my portfolio trend following market neutral system…”

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My biggest challenge? Explaining to people that my portfolio trend following market neutral system that is 100% rules based. I do not predict, I only follow my rules. People can’t wrap their heads around ‘Market Neutral’ and pretend to understand only Trend following.

I don’t understand your point, but trend beats neutral.

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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.

“My plan is to sit on my hands until I see the best trade setups…”

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Hey Mike,

My plan is to sit on my hands until I see the best trade setups. It’s the time between the best trade signals that I struggle with. I’m a member of this group which really helps with identifying the trends.

You don’t identify trends. You need:

  • Exact rules for selecting your tracking portfolio.
  • Exact rules for entering your trades at the right time.
  • Exact rules for exiting your trades with a loss.
  • Exact rules for exiting your trades with a profit.
  • Exact rules for how much money to bet on each trade.

Do I sound like a broken record? Yes.

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• Performance
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• Trading Technology
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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. 960: James Otteson Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio

Posted on by Michael Covel
James Otteson
James Otteson

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My guest today is James R. Otteson, the John T. Ryan Jr. Professor of Business Ethics in the Mendoza College of Business at the University of Notre Dame. He received his BA from Notre Dame and a PhD from the University of Chicago, and has taught at Wake Forest University, Yeshiva University, NYU, Georgetown, and the University of Alabama. His published work focuses on Adam Smith, eighteenth-century moral and political thought, liberalism, political economy, and business ethics.

The topic is his book Seven Deadly Economic Sins: Obstacles to Prosperity and Happiness Every Citizen Should Know.

In this episode of Trend Following Radio we discuss:

  • What is Morality?
  • Ethics and Metaethics
  • Correspondence Theory of Truth
  • Group Identity
  • Positive Sum and Zero Sum
  • Wealth and Prosperity
  • Covid 2020
  • Jealousy and Resentments
  • Seven Deadly Economic Sins
  • The Importance of Privacy
  • Blockchain Technology

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On the Nature and Origins of Trend Following by Stig Ostgaard

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On the Nature and Origins of Trend Following by Stig Ostgaard:

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Stig was an original Turtle.

Note: I thought to repost this after seeing this email: “Where, when & from who did Rich learn trend following? Where, when & from who did Bill Dunn learn trend following? Where was Trend Following before today’s oldest Trend Following CTAs? I’m not interested in the David Ricardo quote or Japanese rice farmers. More interested in Trend Following history between 1935 and 1975. Trying to understand the origins of inverse vol weighting and overall conviction in following price trends irrespective of any other input/logic of that era. It’s fascinating that a 16 year old kid goes to the Chicago pits, places trades through his father and essentially pick pockets guys who conceivably had been down there their entire careers. I don’t understand how that 16 year old kid has that start! No mentor, guidance? Who did he learn from?”

My fifth edition of Trend Following also has answers. The short answer is Richard Donchian.

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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• 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. 959: Hedge Fund Market Wizards Redux with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio

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Please enjoy my monologue Hedge Fund Market Wizards Redux with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio. This episode may also include great outside guests from my archive.

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