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“I have slowly arrived at podcast 138…”

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Feedback in from an email conversation spanning over a few months:

Dear Michael Covel,

Thank you for your work. I recently found your podcast, and I’m listening to each one from the beginning in chronological order. So far I am up to number 28, Entrepreneurism: The Importance Of Not Doing What You’re Told. Excellent work, excellent podcast.

Best wishes,
[Name]

Thanks!

I’m still making my way through the podcast archives, and finding much value there. I note that you sometimes make references to films (delighted with the mention of Reservoir Dogs), and I wonder, have you seen the John Carpenter film, “They Live”? If you haven’t, I am sure you will enjoy it, it is a “them and us” satire on the state of capitalism, with most of “the people” in a dream-like state. Great soundtrack, too.

Is that the one with all the messaging? And Roddy Piper?

That’s the very one! I have slowly arrived at podcast 138. Up until now I tried not to email about the fact that I am a repeat visitor to Thailand, yes, I love the energy of Bangkok, and it just so happens that I will be spending two weeks in Krabi in the next couple of weeks, but you went and did a Pulp Fiction thing. I had to email. That’s it. I have an email following system. There are rules. That’s it.

Much love,
[Name]

Thanks!

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Ep. 573: Jon Gordon Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio

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Jon Gordon
Jon Gordon

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My guest today is Jon Gordon, an author and speaker on leadership, culture, sales, and teamwork. He has worked with numerous athletic organizations, academic institutions, and corporations. His latest book is “The Power of Positive Leadership.” He teaches people how to focus on weeding out the negative and not letting that energy poison the team.

The topics are his books The Power of Positive Leadership: How and Why Positive Leaders Transform Teams and Organizations and Change the World and The Energy Bus: 10 Rules to Fuel Your Life, Work, and Team with Positive Energy.

In this episode of Trend Following Radio we discuss:

  • Leadership skills
  • Energy vampires
  • Negativity is contagious
  • Grit is the biggest predictor of success
  • Overcoming challenges
  • Pushing forward through adversity

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“Systematic trend-following may well be the best kept secret in finance…”

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Hi Michael:

I’ve just submitted a brief review to Amazon UK [for Trend Following]. I’d do the same for Amazon.com but the site keeps redirecting to the UK website. If there’s some way round this I’d be happy to post it there too. Feel free to use this in any way that might be helpful.

“Systematic trend-following may well be the best kept secret in finance. A friend of mine recently crunched the numbers on the best funds in the world. To make the final cut, a fund had to have an audited 20 year track record, and over that period also had to have earned net annualised returns of at least 20%. That’s an almost impossible hurdle. 11 funds made the final cut. Six of them were trend-following funds.

It’s not just about returns, it’s also about diversification. Trend-following funds tend to zig when other, more traditional funds, zag. And in 2008, for example, one of the worst years for financial markets in living memory, trend-following funds generated high positive returns. Given the egregious overvaluation of most stock and bond markets today, trend-following funds almost certainly have a role to play in anyone’s portfolio.

Intrigued? Want to know more? This book will likely become the bible with regard to the trend-following sector. In writing it, Michael Covel has, once again, acted as the ambassador for the industry. A great job, and an excellent introduction to one of the most fascinating – and successful – forms of trading out there.”

Best
Tim Price

Thanks Tim!

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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Ep. 572: Quant Hysterics with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio

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Quant Hysterics with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio
Quant Hysterics with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio

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Please enjoy my monologue Quant Hysterics 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:

  • Warren Buffett
  • Black box trading

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Ep: 571: Jimmy Soni and Rob Goodman Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio

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Jimmy Soni and Rob Goodman
Jimmy Soni and Rob Goodman

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My guests today are Jimmy Soni and Rob Goodman.

Soni is an American author and former managing editor of The Huffington Post. He is best known for A Mind at Play, his award-winning biography of Claude Shannon. Soni became the managing editor at The Huffington Post in January 2012. Previously he had worked as a strategy consultant at McKinsey and Company, as well as a speech writer at the office of the Mayor of the District of Columbia.

Goodman is a political theorist joining the Department of Politics and Public Administration. He received his PhD in political science from Columbia University and was previously a Mellon postdoctoral researcher at McGill University.

The topic is their book A Mind at Play: How Claude Shannon Invented the Information Age.

In this episode of Trend Following Radio we discuss:

  • Information theory
  • Turning complex into simplicity
  • Complexity is the enemy
  • Bell Labs
  • How to deal with freedom in the work space
  • Short-term-ism in our economy
  • Dealing with critics and competitors

“It’s not about talking louder, its about talking smarter.” – Jimi Soni and Rob Goodman

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On Andrew Lo: “Great interview. One of the best you’ve had.”

Posted on by Michael Covel

Feedback in:

Congrats on the big win getting Andrew Lo. Great interview. One of the best you’ve had. And yes I’ve listened to them all.

Thanks!

More on his work here and here.

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.

Ep. 570: Snowflakes Suck with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio

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Snowflakes Suck with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio
Snowflakes Suck with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio

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Please enjoy my monologue Snowflakes Suck 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:

  • Cognitive Dissonance
  • Trend Following

“All a company report and balance sheet can tell you is the past and the present. They cannot tell future.” – Nicolas Darvas

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