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Ep. 543: Cass Sunstein Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio

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Cass R. Sunstein
Cass R. Sunstein

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My guest today is Cass R. Sunstein, the Robert Walmsley University Professor at Harvard Law School. He is also founder and director of the Program on Behavioral Economics and Public Policy and is the most referenced law professor in the United States. From 2009 to 2012 he served under the Obama administration as Administrator of the White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs.

The topic is his book #Republic: Divided Democracy in the Age of Social Media.

In this episode of Trend Following Radio we discuss:

  • Echo chambers
  • Limiting people’s horizons
  • Hamilton’s nightmare
  • The daily me
  • Censorship
  • Bernie Sanders followers
  • Donald Trump followers

“The diversity of America is astounding and any generalization about ‘we’ is going to be controversial.” – Cass R. Sunstein

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Ep. 542: Trading Psych Mega Episode with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio

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Trading Psych Mega Episode with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio
Trading Psych Mega Episode with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio

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Please enjoy my monologue Trading Psych Mega Episode 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:

  • Envy and happiness
  • Fear of losing vs Fear of missing out
  • Mental accounting
  • Expert discretion
  • Efficient market theory
  • Human ego
  • Warren Buffett and his trading strategy
  • Passive investing
  • Sigmund Freud’s impact on trading
  • Standard deviation as a proxy for risk
  • Matching “the benchmark”
  • 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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Ep. 541: Vanessa Van Edwards Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio

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Vanessa Van Edwards
Vanessa Van Edwards

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My guest today is Vanessa Van Edwards, author of Captivate. Vanessa jokes that she is a recovering awkward person and learned in college that she could apply systems thinking to people skills. Once she started making formulas around communicating with others, she found there was more people like her.

The topic is her book Captivate: The Science of Succeeding with People.

In this episode of Trend Following Radio we discuss:

  • Bringing the unconscious to the conscious
  • Confidence and lack of confidence
  • Introverts, extroverts and ambiverts
  • First impressions
  • Conversational spark
  • What makes a great presentation

“Expecting greatness creates greatness.” – Vanessa Van Edwards

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Ep. 540: Michael Covel Interviews on Trend Following Radio

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Michael Covel Interviews on Trend Following Radio
Michael Covel Interviews on Trend Following Radio

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Please enjoy Michael Covel Interviews on Trend Following Radio. This episode may also include great outside guests from my archive.

In this episode of Trend Following Radio:

  • Getting what you want out of markets
  • Trend following skeptics
  • The Turtles
  • Turtle Trading 101

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Ep. 539: Susan Peirce Thompson Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio

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Susan Peirce Thompson
Susan Peirce Thompson

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My guest today is Susan Peirce Thompson, the author of “Bright Line Eating.” This is a podcast all about “aha” moments. Most have no understanding of how their bodies take in, and absorb food. Susan’s BHAG (big hairy audacious goal) is to make sure that all those who want to put forth the effort of losing weight and keeping it off have a road map.

The topic is her book Bright Line Eating: The Science of Living Happy, Thin & Free.

In this episode of Trend Following Radio we discuss:

  • BHAG
  • Sugar is an addiction
  • How to handle withdrawal from sugar
  • Drinking calories vs. eating calories
  • The radish study
  • Willpower is a finite resource
  • Regulating task performance

“Hunger is not satisfied by eating.” – Susan Peirce Thompson

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Ep. 538: Global Opportunity with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio

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Global Opportunity with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio
Global Opportunity with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio

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Please enjoy my monologue Global Opportunity 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:

  • Price action
  • Momentum
  • Macro hedge fund
  • Trade everything
  • Ignoring the fundamentals

“All price action is, is human behavior manifested in the number. That’s it.” – Michael Covel

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Ep. 537: Isaac Lidsky Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio

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Isaac Lidsky
Isaac Lidsky

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My guest today is Isaac Lidsky. He graduated from Harvard with a degree in mathematics and computer science, was a successful practicing attorney and became the only blind person to have clerked at the U.S. Supreme Court. His story is one of overcoming a rough obstacle. Isaac’s book, “Eyes Wide Open,” is about making the choice to take control of the reality you create for yourself. To choose in every moment who you want to be and how you want to live your life. Holding yourself accountable is the starting point.

The topic is his book Eyes Wide Open: Overcoming Obstacles and Recognizing Opportunities in a World That Can’t See Clearly.

In this episode of Trend Following Radio we discuss:

  • Living in the “now”
  • Heightened senses
  • Luck and skill
  • Fear we create
  • Entrepreneurship

“You won’t get from A to Z without getting from A to B. And the world is going to change a million times between A and Z.” Isaac Lidsky

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