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- April 16, 2014Ep. 229: William Adams Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio
My guest today is William Adams, a private trader and systems developer. He is based in Zurich and works with institutional clients. In this episode of Trend Following Radio we discuss: If…
- April 15, 2014The Mechanical System Light Bulb Moment!
A recent email: …read your book “Trend Following” on the plane. Your style of writing is amazing simple, clear, and direct. I used to be a journalist in the Marines so I…
- April 10, 2014Drawdown Instructions
Feedback: When a portfolio enters a drawdown (below 90%) and you need to reduce risk (by 20%) do you modify existing unit positions to fit the new risk profile or just the…
- April 9, 2014Ep. 227: Justin Fox Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio
My guest today is Justin Fox, an American financial journalist, commentator, and writer born in Morristown, New Jersey. He is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist and former editorial director of the Harvard Business…
- April 8, 2014Day Trading… Not My World
Feedback in: Hi Michael, I see a few weeks ago you were after a new laptop 13 inch Air. Just trying to work out do you use that laptop on your travels…
- April 7, 2014I Give You The Head Start Trend Following Advantage
A recent email exchange: Michael, How well does your system perform? What is the rate if wins over losses? What is the largest gain and largest loss on all your trades? What…
- April 4, 2014Trend Following and Controlled Baseball
Feedback in: This post [below in italics] brings up some thoughts on selling trend following. Selling the logic of how and why it works doesn’t seem to pump people up enough to…