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Tag: psychology
- August 27, 2016Ray Dalio on Mistakephobia
Wisdom: Ray Dalio nails the education system well: “I believe that our society’s ‘mistakephobia’ is crippling, a problem that begins in most elementary schools, where we learn to learn what we are…
- August 26, 2016Three Ways to Be Like Jordan Spieth
Insights: 1. Split the Uprights: “We do target training,” explains Cameron McCormick, Spieth’s longtime swing coach. “Jordan’s go-to range drill is to pick a left and right boundary — say, a bush…
- August 20, 2016No Memory Trading Courtesy of TurtleTrader William Eckhardt
William Eckhardt, the great trend-following trader, has spoken forcefully about the idea of not having a memory in your trading: “Suppose two traders, A and B, are alike in most respects except…
- August 17, 2016Adopting a Proper Psychological Attitude: Michael Mauboussin Wisdom
Excerpt: In 2013, the Nobel Prize in economics went to three men. One of the recipients, Robert Shiller, is a professor at Yale University known for showing that markets are inefficient. Another…
- July 28, 2016Ep. 471: Emma Seppala Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio
Subscribe to Trend Following Radio on iTunes My guest today is Emma Seppala, the author of “The Happiness Track: How to Apply the Science of Happiness to Accelerate Your Success.” She is…
- June 12, 2016The Great Fundamentals Debate and Emotional Response
A recent email interchange: Hello there Michael, I’m a 20 year old Swede who really likes trading, as well as your work. First of all I would like to thank you dearly…
- May 15, 2016Ed Seykota Trend Following Wisdom
Some perspective from Ed Seykota taken from “Trend Following”: The following story passed along from an associate is “pure Seykota”: “I attended a day-long seminar in February 1995 in Toronto, Canada where…