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Hello Michael, [Name] reaching out.

Your podcast has really interested me. I found it about 2 weeks ago, and I just cant stop listening.

I`m studying economics in Norway, and have started to look more into Finance. Trend following sounds really interesting and I would really like to learn more about this. Would you be so kind to send me some more information on this?

The markets really interest me, and I want to work With something like this. I`m wondering if i should try to take the CFA-exam, what do you think about this title, is it worth taking this?

With kind regards,
[Name]

CFA?

What’s your objective?

There is a never-ending supply of degrees and credentials you can obtain, but why?

Where to start on my website? Here.

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My guest today is Matthew Walker, a Professor of Neuroscience and Psychology at the University of California, Berkeley, and Founder and Director of the Center for Human Sleep Science. His new book is “Why We Sleep.” Matthew’s mission is to reunite humanity with sleep. He learned insufficient sleep is linked to ALL of the top killers in civilized countries. The average adult only sleeps 6 hours and 31 minutes. The disease and suffering that is present because of lack of sleep has become his motivator to instill change. So how much sleep do we need? If you are not getting at least 7-9 hours of sleep a day, you are not acting at optimal performance. Most who think they can operate at full capacity with 6 hours of sleep have become numb to the state they live in. They have forgotten, or perhaps have never known, what their optimal performance looks and feels like.

The topic is sleep science.

In this episode of Trend Following Radio we discuss:

• Sleep deprivation
• Alcohol and sleep
• Marijuana and sleep
• Insomnia
• Dream sleep
• School start times
• Daylight savings time
• Reproductive health and the relationship with sleep

“Dream sleep is a form of information alchemy.” – Matthew Walker

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• Matthew Walker
• www.Sleepdiplomat.com

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Hi Michael:

I stumbled upon your TurtleTrader book without knowing what I was walking into and read it with an open mind. The more pages I turned more hooked I got to the idea that the book was trying to send across.

A little background on myself, I have been in the tech side of the financial world since last 10 years. Worked for Goldman, Merrill and Bank of America during the stint. I used to work with the Commodities trading desk, even though didn’t get to trade myself, always tried to figure out the logic behind the orders that went through my system. Things that looked completely random at first started showing patterns when you looked at the market data (had no clue yet about trend following yet). But more and more I correlated the orders with the market it all started making sense. Working for banks always had the restriction on employee trading, so I left the banks and started on my trading journey.

Initial years were hard, trying to digest every piece of information that media threw at me. I was putting the time but my trades were not improving. I was about to give up thinking trading was not for me when I stumbled upon Turtle Traders. Your book was like a lifeline to a drowning man.

I tried some of the strategy you mentioned in the book and started seeing improvements. I was not great but certainly better. Then I came across your next book Trend Following which enlightened me more and made more adjustments to my process. I just finished the new edition of Trend Following and was blown. Really great insights in the book.

Regards
[Name]

Welcome!

You may also be interested in the translations of my Trend Following Book.

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• Trend Following Podcast Guests
• 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.

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My guest today is Philip Maymin, an Associate Professor of Analytics and Finance at the University of Bridgeport Trefz School of Business. He is the managing editor of Algorithmic Finance and the co-editor-in-chief of the Journal of Sports Analytics. He has been an analytics consultant with several NBA teams and is the Chief Analytics Officer for Vantage Sports.

The topic is “moneyball” to basketball.

In this episode of Trend Following Radio we discuss:

• Celtics basketball team
• Technology to measure players
• Statistical thinking
• Basketball stats
• Gut feelings
• Prediction
• Mock drafts

“The gut [feeling] is an excuse for rationalization.” – Philip Maymin

Mentions & Resources:

• Philip Maymin
• Moneyball
• Ray Dalio
• @pmaymin

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Mike,

I was looking to parlay some motivational quotes from one of your podcasts about asymmetric returns and the valuation of oneself into increased motivation to make a change… A Google result led me to this link, which not on the subject of Trend Following™, has similar threads of taking small losses to achieve the desired ‘big gains’: here. Maybe you can incorporate this into a podcast. Maybe this isn’t something that is publicly consumable. The parallels are interesting to me, none the less.

Best,
[Name]

Thanks. Episode 656.

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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.

Also jump in:

• Trend Following Podcast Guests
• 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.

Subscribe to Trend Following Radio on iTunes

Please enjoy my monologue Seduction and Horse Racing with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio. This episode may also include great outside guests from my archive.

In this episode of Trend Following Radio:

• Asymmetric distribution
• How to play the dating game
• Race track betting
• Blackjack
• Outside the box trading

Mentions & Resources:

• “The gambler who cracked the horse racing code”
• Ed Thorp

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My guest today is Roy Baumeister, a social psychologist known for his work on the self, social rejection, belongingness, sexuality, sex differences, self-control, self-esteem, self-defeating behaviors, motivation, aggression, consciousness, and free will. Roy has also authored over 20 books throughout his career. He likes to start his research with the premise that he doesn’t know the right answer–trying to have an open mind and clean slate.

The topic is social psychology.

In this episode of Trend Following Radio we discuss:

• Will power
• Self control
• Decision making
• Glucose as fuel for the body
• Self esteem
• Nature vs. nurture sex debate

Mentions & Resources:

• Roy Baumeister
• Anders Ericsson

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