Ep. 239: Brett Steenbarger Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio

My guest today is Brett Steenbarger, a Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at SUNY Upstate Medical University in Syracuse, NY.

The topic is Trend Following.

In this episode of Trend Following Radio we discuss:

• What a “flow state” is, and why it’s important
• How Steenbarger has seen flow connect to the trading world, and the importance of matching your level of difficulty and challenge
• Risk and risk tolerance
• The logical and psychological sides to risk
• “What have you done for me lately” attitude for investors
• Why we don’t grow if we stay within our comfort zones
• Process vs. outcome
• The psychological burden of certain fee structures
• Some of the common characteristics of successful traders
• Slow thinking, deep thinking, and fast thinking
• Where we’re headed regarding prescription drugs related to the mind
• Trend trading vs. mean reversion
• Contextualism
• Trend following vs. momentum trading
• How people actually behave vs. how they describe their behavior

Jump in!

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