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Ep. 493: Adam Khoo with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio

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Adam Khoo
Adam Khoo

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My guest today is Khoo, a Singaporean serial entrepreneur, author, trainer and a professional stock and FX trader. Khoo became a self-made millionaire at the age of 26, making him one of the youngest millionaires in Singapore. Khoo is the Executive chairman and Chief Master Trainer of Adam Khoo Learning Technologies Group, one of Asia’s largest private educational institutions, which runs educational seminars for over 80,000 people annually in 7 countries.

The topics are Neuro-linguistic programming and Trend Following.

In this episode of Trend Following Radio we discuss:

  • Neuro-linguistic programming
  • Technical analysis
  • Finding the edge
  • Trend following
  • Market Wizards

“If you want to change your life in any area, you have to change those habits that are creating those specific results. No matter how many goals you set or how much you believe that you can achieve it, if you don’t change your habitual daily actions, your life will never get better.” –Adam Khoo

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Ep. 492: TurtleTrader Plus Lemmy with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio

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TurtleTrader Plus Lemmy with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio
TurtleTrader Plus Lemmy with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio

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Please enjoy my monologue TurtleTrader Plus Lemmy with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio. This episode may also include great outside guests from my archive.

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Ep. 491: Brian Christian with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio

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Brian Christian
Brian Christian

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My guest today is Brian Christian, an American non-fiction author, poet, programmer and researcher, best known for the two bestselling books The Most Human Human (2011) and Algorithms to Live By (2016).

The topic is his book Algorithms to Live By: The Computer Science of Human Decisions.

In this episode of Trend Following Radio we discuss:

  • Optimal stopping
  • What is an algorithm
  • Process vs. Outcome
  • The explore, exploit trade off
  • The multi-arm bandit problem
  • Win stay, lose shift
  • Regret minimization framework
  • Frequency and intensity of mistakes related to age
  • Upper confidence bound algorithm
  • Threading

“There is this argument that could be made, in a number of situations, where mess is not only the easy choice but it can be the optimal choice.” – Brian Christian

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Ep. 489: Chris Voss Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio

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Chris Voss
Chris Voss

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My guest today is Chris Voss, the author of, “Never Split The Difference: Negotiating As If Your Life Depended On It.” Chris is a former international hostage negotiator for the FBI. He has had an amazing career full of great experience and insights. Chris first entered the FBI in 1983 and has been involved with over 150 kidnapping cases. He started out working on a suicide hotline and quickly realized that his negotiating skills were applicable to all areas of life, not just hostage situations.

The topic is his book Never Split The Difference: Negotiating As If Your Life Depended On It.

In this episode of Trend Following Radio we discuss:

  • Aversion to negotiation
  • Negotiating skills
  • Never pretend people are rational
  • Business negotiations compared to hostage negotiations
  • Lying three times
  • “How” and “Why” questions

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Ep. 488: Never Forget the Lessons with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio

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Please enjoy my monologue Never Forget the Lessons 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:

  • How is the “price” made?
  • You will never know all the fundamentals
  • Speculation
  • Getting mad at the market gets you nowhere
  • Bull and bear markets
  • Entry and exit signals
  • 1920’s wisdom on numbers
  • Always be ready to catch that unexpected move
  • Follow the price action

“When the markets decide to deliver a cleansing flood, it comes without warning.” – Michael Covel

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Ep. 487: Robert Cialdini Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio

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Robert Cialdini's 'Pre-Suasion'
Robert Cialdini’s ‘Pre-Suasion’

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My guest today is Robert Cialdini, an American psychologist and academic. He is the Regents’ Professor Emeritus of Psychology and Marketing at Arizona State University and was a visiting professor of marketing, business and psychology at Stanford University, as well as at the University of California at Santa Cruz. He is best known for his 1984 book on persuasion and marketing, Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion. It was based on three “undercover” years applying for and training at used car dealerships, fund-raising organizations, and telemarketing firms to observe real-life situations of persuasion.

The topics are his books Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion and Pre-Suasion: A Revolutionary Way to Influence and Persuade.

In this episode of Trend Following Radio we discuss:

  • Establishing trust before asking for anything
  • Rational self interest
  • Anchoring a persons perception
  • Asking for advice rather than an opinion
  • Warren Buffett’s shareholder letter
  • Environmental responsibility

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Ep. 486: Individualism with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio

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Individualism with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio
Individualism with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio

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Please enjoy my monologue Individualism 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:

  • Creators vs. parasites
  • Human relationships
  • Altruism
  • The individual vs. The collective
  • Liberal and conservative trading perspectives
  • Price action is paramount

“Nothing is given to man on earth. Everything he needs has to be produced. Man can survive in only one of two ways; By the independent work of his own mind, or as a parasite fed by the mind of others.” – Ayn Rand, “The Fountainhead”

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