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Ep. 561: Jeff Goins Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio

Posted on by Michael Covel
Jeff Goins
Jeff Goins

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My guest today is Jeff Goins, the author of “Real Artists Don’t Starve: Timeless Strategies for Thriving in the New Creative Age.” Jeff dismantles the myth that being creative is a hindrance to success and reveals how an artistic temperament is an advantage in the competitive marketplace. Mindset, technique and understanding the right perspective is key, and Jeff helps get you there.

The topic is his book Real Artists Don’t Starve: Timeless Strategies for Thriving in the New Creative Age.

In this episode of Trend Following Radio we discuss:

  • Apprenticeship
  • What is your life’s work
  • Being an artist in today’s world
  • Owning the title that you want for yourself
  • You are what you say you are

“The starving artist strives to be original. The thriving artist steals from his influences.” – Jeff Goins

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Ep. 558: A Trend Following Back and Forth on Trend Following Radio

Posted on by Michael Covel
A Trend Following Back and Forth on Trend Following Radio
A Trend Following Back and Forth on Trend Following Radio

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Please enjoy my monologue A Trend Following Back and Forth on Trend Following Radio. This episode may also include great outside guests from my archive.

In this episode of Trend Following Radio:

  • Is trend following dead?
  • Warren Buffett
  • Catching the bottom of the market
  • Prediction as a business
  • Price action
  • Process vs. Outcome
  • CNBC
  • Fundamentals

“Not losing money is a great trading strategy.” – Michael Covel

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

Posted on by Michael Covel
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. 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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Ep. 549: Scott Hartley with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio

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Scott Hartley
Scott Hartley

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My guest today is Scott Hartley, a venture capitalist and startup advisor. He has served as a Presidential Innovation Fellow at the White House, a partner at Mohr Davidow Ventures, and a venture partner at Metamorphic Ventures. Prior to venture capital, Hartley worked at Google, Facebook, and Harvard’s Berkman Center for Internet & Society. He is a contributing author to the MIT Press book Shopping for Good, and has written for publications such as the Financial Times, Inc., Foreign Policy, Forbes, and the Boston Review. Hartley speaks on global entrepreneurship with MIT, the World Bank, Google, and the U.S. State Department. He holds an MBA and an MA from Columbia University, and a BA from Stanford University. He is a term member at the Council on Foreign Relations.

The topic is his book The Fuzzy and the Techie: Why the Liberal Arts Will Rule the Digital World.

In this episode of Trend Following Radio we discuss:

  • Ethical side of technology
  • Addictions on top of addiction
  • Artificial intelligence
  • Curiosity and skepticism
  • Frontier markets
  • Liberal arts in the technical world
  • Myth busting the standard path to a tech career

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