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Ep. 557: Eric Barker Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio

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Eric Barker
Eric Barker

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My guest today is Eric Barker, the founder of the blog, Barking Up The Wrong Tree. He provides science based answers and expert insight on how to be awesome in life. His newest work is “Barking Up the Wrong Tree: The Surprising Science Behind Why Everything You Know About Success Is (Mostly) Wrong”.

The topic is his book Barking Up the Wrong Tree: The Surprising Science Behind Why Everything You Know About Success Is (Mostly) Wrong.

In this episode of Trend Following Radio we discuss:

  • The entrepreneurial feeling
  • What makes valedictorians succeed
  • Filter leaders
  • Obstacles for creative people
  • Structure of story telling
  • Failure tolerance
  • Creating meaningful mentorships

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Ep. 556: R.P. Eddy Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio

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R. P. Eddy
R. P. Eddy

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My guest today is R.P. Eddy, an American businessman, venture investor, former U.S. government official and former U.N. diplomat. He is currently the CEO of Ergo, a strategy and geo political intelligence firm. R.P. is also co-author of “Warnings: Finding Cassandras to Stop Catastrophes.” R.P. profiled in depth Cassandras ranging from: Fukushima, Katrina, Madoff, 2008 collapse, the rise of Isis, and the invasion of Kuwait.

The topic is his book Warnings: Finding Cassandras to Stop Catastrophes.

In this episode of Trend Following Radio we discuss:

  • Indicators and warning
  • Analysis and foresight
  • Pax Americana
  • Fukushima
  • Corruption vs. competence
  • Bernie Madoff
  • Black Swans
  • 2008 collapse

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Ep. 555: Denise Shull Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio

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Denise Shull
Denise Shull

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My guest today is Denise Shull, a performance and decision coach to traders and athletes. She is well known for her effectiveness in assessing performance under high pressure situations. Denise began her Wall Street career in 1994 as trader and desk manager on the Chicago Board Options Exchange. She was always fascinated by the psychology side of trading from the outset of her trading career. In 2015 she offered critical insight on how to put together one of the main characters of the hit show “Billions” on Showtime.

The topic is trading psychology.

In this episode of Trend Following Radio we discuss:

  • Bio-psychology
  • Attachment theory
  • Neurosciences
  • Conviction as data
  • Fractal emotions
  • Efficient market theory
  • Self blame as a positive

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Ep. 554: The Yale Model with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio

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The Yale Model with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio
The Yale Model with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio

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Please enjoy my monologue The Yale Model 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:

  • Yale Endowment
  • Portfolio management
  • Black box trading
  • Mean variance analysis
  • Harry Markowitz
  • Passive index
  • Forecasting

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Ep. 553: Andy Molinsky Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio

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Andy Molinsky
Andy Molinsky

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My guest today is Andy Molinsky, the author of “Reach: A New Strategy to Help You Step Outside Your Comfort Zone”. Everyone can learn better ways to push themselves and step outside of their comfort zone. Andy and Mike help show listeners how to get there.

The topic is his book Reach: A New Strategy to Help You Step Outside Your Comfort Zone.

In this episode of Trend Following Radio we discuss:

  • Stepping outside your comfort zone
  • Accepting failure
  • Creating challenges for yourself
  • Fear of failure as motivation
  • How to present in front of an audience

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Ep. 552: Mega Eclectic Number Two with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio

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Mega Eclectic Number Two with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio
Mega Eclectic Number Two with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio

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Please enjoy my monologue Mega Eclectic Number Two 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:

  • Humans and animals
  • International hacking
  • Game theory
  • Economics
  • World champions of peace
  • The book writing process
  • Flow state
  • Personal branding
  • Multi-disciplinary thinking
  • Luck vs. Skill
  • Outcome bias

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Ep. 551: Jack Schwager Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio

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Jack Schwager
Jack Schwager

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My guest today is Jack Schwager, the author of the Market Wizards series and just completed his second edition of A Complete Guide to the Futures Markets: Fundamental Analysis, Technical Analysis, Trading, Spreads, and Options. Jack has gone into great detail updating his 1984 original edition with over 600 pages of educational insights.

The topic is his book A Complete Guide to the Futures Markets: Fundamental Analysis, Technical Analysis, Trading, Spreads, and Options.

In this episode of Trend Following Radio we discuss:

  • Fundamentals vs. Technical analysis
  • Risk management
  • Contrarian view on fundamentals
  • Charting
  • Science vs. art in trading
  • Whipsaws
  • Exploiting trends
  • Sharpe ratio
  • Efficient market hypothesis

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