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Ep. 510: Milton Friedman Returns with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio

Posted on by Michael Covel
Milton Friedman Returns with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio
Milton Friedman Returns with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio

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My guest today is Milton Friedman, one of Michael’s favorite dead guests to bring on the podcast. Milton foreshadows Uber, talks about the deep state (without mentioning the deep state), brings up airline service and monopoly. His solutions to problems in government 35 years ago were to cut government spending, hold monetary growth back and cut regulations. The same solutions to government are at the forefront of American politics today. Today, Michael curates two interviews between Phil Donahue and Milton Friedman. These interviews were recorded back in the 1980’s, but many of the points made are more relevant today than ever.

The topic is airline service and monopoly.

In this episode of Trend Following Radio:

  • Government spending
  • Liberty in trading
  • Government regulation
  • Unknowingly supporting private interests
  • How to prevent monopoly
  • Legalizing drugs
  • Prohibition

“I don’t believe government is the mother of children, I don’t believe it is the father of children, I believe government is a way in which you and I and our fellow citizens achieve certain things jointly that we can’t achieve separately.” – Milton Friedman

“The private market system is a system of profit and loss. And the loss part is just as essential as the profit part.” – Milton Friedman

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Milton Friedman
Milton Friedman

Ep. 509: Van Tharp Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio

Posted on by Michael Covel
Van Tharp
Van Tharp

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My guest today is Van Tharp. He runs the Van Tharp Institute and is the author of four acclaimed books published by McGraw Hill: Super Trader, Trade Your Way to Financial Freedom, Safe Strategies for Financial Freedom, and Financial Freedom Through Electronic Day Trading. His new book is called Trading Beyond the Matrix. He was also featured in Jack Schwager’s Market Wizard’s: Interviews with Great Traders. Van Tharp received his Ph.D. in psychology, is a certified Master Practitioner of Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP), a Certified Master Time Line Therapist, a certified Modeler of NLP, and an Assistant Trainer of NLP.

The topic is his book Trading Beyond the Matrix: The Red Pill for Traders and Investors.

In this episode of Trend Following Radio we discuss:

  • Systems theory
  • Money management vs. Position sizing
  • Ed Seykota’s trading and psychology strategies
  • Tom Basso’s trading and psychology strategies
  • Yoga
  • Training your brain how to think

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“Just keeps getting better…”

Posted on by Michael Covel

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Hi Michael, what a great combination of conversations with Charles! I am about 4 hours in and the information just keeps getting better. Wanted to say thank you for the great and varied content. I would also like to share what I have learned since starting to follow you over the past 6 months or so. The power of language and more significantly the importance of right language and what that represents to my interpretation is truly insightful. What I realize is that:

– I have a long way to go (and 15 years in FX management means i have to unlearn many things as well)
– There is an absolute need for clarity of language
– Limiting the negative self-talk to very specific timely events, not large general broad sweeping ones

So thank you for the journey so far. As a side note, do you list the books that yourself and your guests recommend or mention on the podcasts on your website? Michael I will be honest I am leaving the above sentence in as a example of picking up my own system one thinking and the way search engines are making us look for easy and immediate answer. My mindset went straight to typing for an answer rather than doing search for one. A little research goes a long way.

Keep up the great work.

Thank you,
[Name]

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“500th episode with Charles Faulkner was eye opening…”

Posted on by Michael Covel

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Dear Michael,

First of all I have to say a big thank you! Your podcasts broadened my knowledge base and moreover, it provided me the impulse to change the way I’m thinking about markets, market participants and my own work.

I’m currently managing 2bn € AuM for institutional investors and the job is really embarrassing to me. The way money is managed in the industry is pro cyclical. You’re hiding behind benchmarks & marketing brochures and worse – due to regulations – you’re just paid for avoiding risks. I have enough and to spare!

Your 500th episode with Charles Faulkner was eye opening to me. It started a mental firework in my brain! I really want to change something in my life. As I was always a great fan of behavioral economics, and I would love to combine this direction with NLP and do coaching work in the finance space. Especially in Europe, we’re decades behind in comparison to the US.

As NLP is very criticized in [other country] for not being a “real science”, I wanted to ask you what do you think about NLP? At the moment I look at different coaching techniques. As I now that you are very open minded and a great thinker I really appreciate your feedback!

Best regards,
[Name]

NLP has a great many benefits. Any effort that brings a greater understanding to us irrational humans is alright by me.

Not Rational
Not Rational

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Ep. 508: Hysteria with Michael Covel on Trend Following

Posted on by Michael Covel
Hysteria with Michael Covel on Trend Following
Hysteria with Michael Covel on Trend Following

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Please enjoy my monologue Hysteria 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:

  • Trump as President-elect
  • Trading off of price, not politics
  • Nazi’s in America
  • David Harding
  • Efficient market theory

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Ep. 507: Lanny Bassham Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio

Posted on by Michael Covel
Lanny Bassham
Lanny Bassham

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My guest today is Lanny Bassham, an Olympic gold medalist. After falling short in the 1972 Olympics winning the silver medal rather than gold, Lanny went home and re-applied himself. He returned to the 1976 Olympics and won the gold medal in rifle shooting. For the past 40 years, he has provided “Mental Management” training programs to clients including PGA Tour golfers, Miss America finalists, CEOs, US Navy SEALs, SWAT teams, and the FBI. In addition, Bassham briefly headed the U.S. Olympic shooting team and has operated the company Mental Management Systems with his wife Helen in Flower Mound Texas since 1977.

The topic is his book With Winning in Mind.

In this episode of Trend Following Radio we discuss:

  • Creating a mental process
  • Changing your self image
  • How the top 5% think
  • Hard work in practice vs. Hard work in tournaments
  • Thinking of process not outcome
  • Valuing performance not just participation

“A lot of people chase the ‘skill’ thinking that is all they need.” – Lanny Bassham

“Outcome will always follow process.” – Lanny Bassham

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Ep. 506: Stepping Aside with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio

Posted on by Michael Covel
Stepping Aside with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio
Stepping Aside with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio

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Please enjoy my monologue Stepping Aside 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:

  • Meritocracy
  • Donald Trump as President
  • Trading off the trend, not fundamentals

“They said the market would crash if Trump won, and the market didn’t. But who are ‘they’? That should be the question.” – Michael Covel

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Tony Romo
Tony Romo