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- September 15, 2012Bailout Nation Started in 1998 with Long Term Capital Management
Bailout nation started in 1998 with the bailout of Long Term Capital Management (LTCM). Here was their annual report (PDF) that made them the darling of the investing world back in the…
- September 13, 2012Ep. 57: Dr. Alexander Elder Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio
Alexander Elder is on the podcast: My guest today is Dr. Alexander Elder, a trader, educator and author. Dr. Elder’s unique and inspiring story starts with his dissatisfaction with the system in…
- September 11, 2012Rapid shifts are the hallmark of climate change, epileptic seizures, financial crises, and fishery collapses…
From SEED: Nonlinear systems, however, are not so well behaved. They can appear stationary for a long while, then without anything changing, they exhibit jumps in variability—so-called “heteroscedasticity.” For example, if one…
- September 10, 2012All You Folks Who Still Get a Little Nervous at Hip Hop Success? Jay-Z Nails It.
From the news: Jay-Z says Occupy Wall Street had a fatal flaw: Its 99 messages. The legendary rapper, in a new interview, says he never threw his support behind the protest movement…
- September 8, 2012Ep. 56: Steve Brechtel Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio
My guest today is Steve Brechtel. Over the past 20 years Brechtel has worked as a trader for three of the top 100 hedge funds in the world: Trout Trading (now Tewksbury…
- September 7, 2012Ep. 55: The Human Marionette with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio
Please enjoy my monologue The Human Marionette with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio. This episode may also include great outside guests from my archive. Listen to this episode: Listen to this…
- September 5, 2012Ep. 54: Steve Burns Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio
My guest today is Steve Burns. Burns has been investing and trading in the stock market successfully for many years. He is the author of seventeen books about the stock market. He…