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Category: Psychology
- April 5, 2015Ep. 333: Gary Dayton Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio
My guest today is Gary Dayton. Dayton stands apart as a trading psychologist in his use of the Mindfulness-Acceptance-Commitment (MAC) approach to peak performance, a model of human behavior based on mindfulness.…
- April 5, 2015Trader W and Trader Q
Preparing for a podcast interview with Victor Ricciardi. Some excerpts from his book regarding trader “W” and trader “Q” that caught my eye: Trader W manages a small hedge fund involving more…
- April 4, 2015The Hard Part About Surfing
Feedback in: Hey Michael, Not sure if you caught Seth Godin’s most recent blog post, so I thought I’d pass it along: Surfing, the conceptual kind, is more essential than ever, it’s…
- April 3, 2015“The typical person is afraid of math…”
"The typical person is afraid of math, thus trend following." My wife. — Jerry Parker (@rjparkerjr09) March 31, 2015
- April 2, 2015This Is Your Brain on Magic
Psychologists and neuroscientists have an unlikely ally in their quest to understand human nature: professional magicians: “We want to explain at a fundamental level why you are so thoroughly vulnerable to sleights…
- March 19, 2015Ep. 328: Robert Seawright Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio
My guest today is Robert Seawright, the Chief Investment & Information Officer for Madison Avenue Securities, a boutique broker-dealer and investment advisory firm headquartered in San Diego, California. Seawright is also a…
- March 16, 2015Ep. 327: Susan Polgar Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio
My guests today are Susan Polgar and Douglas Goldstein. Susan Polgar, American chess grandmaster, and Douglas Goldstein, Certified Financial Planner, had the unique idea of looking at chess and applying the wisdom…