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Who Are the Trend Following Heretics?

Posted on by Michael Covel

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To Whom It May Concern, My name is Roger [name] and I am a senior at [name] University in Nashville, TN. Over the past year or so I have learned a great deal about trend following from Michael Covel’s podcasts and other sources. I have been actively trading the market for the last year, and by way of several mistakes and miscalculations I have arrived at trend following as the most comprehensive and profitable strategy that I have ever employed in the market. Having learned a great deal from Michael Covel, Jon Boorman and others, I have cultivated the desire to help others seek profitable opportunities in the market using a systematic trend following and risk management discipline.

As a senior in college, I am currently looking for employment opportunities in the field of trading. While I have had the privilege of meeting professionals who I have great respect for, I have noticed that trend following seems to be “heresy” among certain circles within what Mr. Covel describes as the “system”. While this makes the job search process difficult, it has ironically strengthened my commitment to continue doing what I have been doing. As popular as this methodology is among certain circles, trend following appears to be an untapped market in many ways.

With all of that being said, I appreciate all that you and your company are doing for trading education. I would be honored to be a guest on your podcast and believe that I would bring a unique perspective given my background, age, and my current quest to find a post undergraduate job. I look forward to further correspondence with you and hope to be considered for this great opportunity.

Kind regards,

Roger [name]

Thanks Roger. Maybe we try an episode this year.

BTW, who are the heretics?

Note: For those seeking employment in the trading field read Linchpin and maybe that goal of employment will dissipate.

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I Will Take Your Stage and Win Converts

Posted on by Michael Covel

A recent email exchange:

Name: Do you ever speak to buy side equity funds? [I] was thinking if you did, I would love for you to speak to my guys in Stamford. The constraint as I mentioned to you is that we’re using relative valuation to find the outlier stocks to buy and short, so fundamentals, albeit objectively driven in lieu of emotionally driven, are part of the process. Let me know.

Covel: I am always game to opportunities. In the States in January [and then off to Singapore].

Name: Great. Let me come back to you.

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Choosing a Fund Manager: Where to Start?

Posted on by Michael Covel

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Dear Michael, my name is Myles [name] and I am from Dublin, Ireland. I am 43 years old and my back ground is in construction. I have studied trading for the last 18 months, your books, podcasts and website have become the core of my research. Before I go any further, thank you for your work, it will be life changing for me and my family. I have recently purchased your latest system. So as you say yourself let me jump right in!

I came across your fantastic work while reading THE NEXT BIG INVESTEMENT BOOM by Mark Shipman. I think the story of how he started at 16 with almost no formal education and retired with a small fortune at 33 having borrowed £60k from family and friends would be a great story for your listeners. I would love to hear Mark interviewed on your podcast some day. Mark called the property crash in 2007 and also the commodity boom. Mark gives a couple of basic trend following systems using weekly charts.

Michael, I have read all your books and lots more that you have recommended. I realized I needed to educate myself further other than just reading books so I enrolled with the IIFT (Irish Institute Financial Trading) in Dublin, so I could understand the terminology and how to read charts, etc. IIFT are mainly Day Traders, and I realized that this was not for me over the long term, but I learned what I needed and also met two excellent teachers.

My intention is to continue developing my own trading plan and education through my enrollment in your training system. I feel more comfortable trading small until I progress over the years with help from your team. If I may please ask can you suggest any small to medium size trend following fund managers that I might engage with for the medium term with a view to investing 50/100K?

I understand the relevance of perhaps choosing a manager on a drawdown, and also the importance of understanding and agreeing the risk element of any investment, can you suggest other criteria particular to choosing professional fund managers? Finally, I should say that my inquiries may not be strictly within the bounds of your support package but this is where I am and I know I am solely and fully responsible for my own investments now and always. I am already extremely grateful for your guidance and I would very much like to meet you and have a snake heart in Saigon someday, or hopefully in Singapore this year, until then its fish and chips!

Sorry for rambling on, thank you.
Myles

I think the best option for finding a manager is to investigate the ones mentioned in my books. There are others of course and I implore you to investigate those too. In the context of my training we can also have some back/forth about the issues associated with selection.

Thanks for the nice feedback Myles.

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Ep. 201: Frank Curzio Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio

Posted on by Michael Covel

My guest today is Frank Curzio of Stansberry and Associates. Curzio is the voice behind S&A Investor Radio, as well as the editor of the Small Stock Specialist.

The topic is markets and investments.

In this episode of Trend Following Radio we discuss:

  • The CES (Consumer Electronics Show) and upcoming electronics trends
  • Connectivity
  • Narratives
  • Protecting your downside
  • The Federal Reserve and the gold market
  • Netflix, Best Buy, and 4K televisions as a trend
  • Apple
  • Being on the ground, physically going somewhere, and the importance of being there

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Trend Following Podcast Praise

Posted on by Michael Covel

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Hi Mike, I just wanted to say Happy New Year and thanks for responding with a quote for my post in 2013. I’ve seen some great growth in the first year of my blog and I really appreciate the support. I hope 2014 treats you well and thanks for all of the awesome podcast interviews as they’re incredibly valuable.

Best Regards,
Dan

Thanks Dan!

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Singapore and a Bottle of Trend Following Bubbly

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Feedback in on my proposed 2014 Singapore conference:

Mr. Covel, please make this conference happen. My wife and I will be there. If you get Jimmy Rogers to speak I’ll buy you a ridiculously expensive bottle of bubbly. Thank you for your podcasts and your blog. I hope to meet you in my favorite place outside the Promised Land. (Texas)

Regards and namaste,
Jerry R. McKenney

Jerry refers to this podcast.

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Breathe of Fresh Trend Following Air

Posted on by Michael Covel

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Mr. Covel, thank you for the breathe of fresh air. My goal this past year was to instructively listen to all your podcasts. Many, I have listened to twice. I have 5 more to go. I have seen your documentary and I am finally reading Trend Commandment[s], the last of the your books I need to read. I have been back-testing for many years now starting with Mr. Seykota’s Project page.

Sincerely,
Daniel

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Thanks Daniel.

How can you move forward immediately to Trend Following profits? My books and my Flagship Course and Systems are trusted options by clients in 70+ countries.

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• Frequently Asked Questions
• Performance
• Research
• Markets to Trade
• Crisis Times
• Trading Technology
• About Us

Trend Following is for beginners, students and pros in all countries. This is not day trading 5-minute bars, prediction or analyzing fundamentals–it’s Trend Following.