Please enjoy my monologue The Cheat Sheet with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio. This episode may also include great outside guests from my archive. --- I’m MICHAEL COVEL, the host of TREND FOLLOWING RADIO, and I’m proud to have delivered 10+ million podcast listens since 2012. Investments, economics, psychology, politics, decision-making, human behavior, entrepreneurship and trend following are all passionately explored and debated on my show. To start? I’d like to give you a great piece ...
Dec 23, 2012•28 min
Please enjoy my monologue The Six Inches Between Your Ears with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio. This episode may also include great outside guests from my archive. --- I’m MICHAEL COVEL, the host of TREND FOLLOWING RADIO, and I’m proud to have delivered 10+ million podcast listens since 2012. Investments, economics, psychology, politics, decision-making, human behavior, entrepreneurship and trend following are all passionately explored and debated on my show. To start? I’d like to give y...
Dec 22, 2012•24 min
My guest today is Richard Weissman, a professional trader with over 25 years of experience and an author. Weissman considers himself a "swing trader". He is one of the world’s foremost authorities and thought leaders in the fields of derivatives, risk management and technical analysis. The topic is his book Trade Like a Casino: Find Your Edge, Manage Risk, and Win Like the House. In this episode of Trend Following Radio we discuss: Weissman's path from how he started trading with his father in 1...
Dec 21, 2012•52 min
My guest today is Tadas Viskanta, the founder and editor of the Abnormal Returns blog and a private investor with 20-plus years of experience. Viskanta calls his blog a "forecast free investment blog". The topic is his book Abnormal Returns: Winning Strategies from the Frontlines of the Investment Blogosphere. In this episode of Trend Following Radio we discuss: Investment philosophies and strategies to the challenges authors and bloggers face in the world today Disadvantage given to those who f...
Dec 14, 2012•59 min
My guest today is Jonathan Davis, one of the UK's leading writers on investing. Davis has written 3 books, is a regular writer for the Financial Times, and is the director for three investment companies. Davis has been following the markets for over thirty years, first as a journalist, and has had quite a history. He was fortunate enough to spend some time at MIT studying and writing a thesis about Warren Buffet, whom he met on several occasions. The topic is his book Professional Investor Rules...
Dec 12, 2012•50 min
Please enjoy my monologue Money Is The Root Of All Evil with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio. This episode may also include great outside guests from my archive. --- I’m MICHAEL COVEL, the host of TREND FOLLOWING RADIO, and I’m proud to have delivered 10+ million podcast listens since 2012. Investments, economics, psychology, politics, decision-making, human behavior, entrepreneurship and trend following are all passionately explored and debated on my show. To start? I’d like to give you ...
Dec 07, 2012•22 min
Please enjoy my monologue The Unexpected Is Life with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio. This episode may also include great outside guests from my archive. --- I’m MICHAEL COVEL, the host of TREND FOLLOWING RADIO, and I’m proud to have delivered 10+ million podcast listens since 2012. Investments, economics, psychology, politics, decision-making, human behavior, entrepreneurship and trend following are all passionately explored and debated on my show. To start? I’d like to give you a great...
Dec 04, 2012•26 min
My guest today is Barry Ritholtz, an author, newspaper columnist, blogger, equities analyst, television commentator, and CEO of Fusion IQ. Ritholtz is deep down a quant guy, but brings strong views and opinions. However, he won't sit around and "fight the tape". The topic is his book Bailout Nation: How Greed and Easy Money Corrupted Wall Street and Shook the World Economy. In this episode of Trend Following Radio we discuss: The price of paying attention and why you should be selective in what ...
Nov 29, 2012•55 min
Please enjoy my monologue The Incessant Search For The New New Thing with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio. This episode may also include great outside guests from my archive. --- I’m MICHAEL COVEL, the host of TREND FOLLOWING RADIO, and I’m proud to have delivered 10+ million podcast listens since 2012. Investments, economics, psychology, politics, decision-making, human behavior, entrepreneurship and trend following are all passionately explored and debated on my show. To start? I’d like...
Nov 28, 2012•20 min
My guest today is Tom Basso, the trend following trader famously featured in Jack Schwager's "New Market Wizards". Basso is a hedge fund manager. He was president and founder of Trendstat Capital Management. Trendstat was closed in 2003 when assets under management fell to $65M. He is the author of two books, Panic-Proof Investing and the self-published The Frustrated Investor. In 1998, he was elected to the board of the National Futures Association. He currently runs enjoytheride.world, a websi...
Nov 28, 2012•4 hr 29 min
Please enjoy my monologue What If Money Was No Object with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio. This episode may also include great outside guests from my archive. --- I’m MICHAEL COVEL, the host of TREND FOLLOWING RADIO, and I’m proud to have delivered 10+ million podcast listens since 2012. Investments, economics, psychology, politics, decision-making, human behavior, entrepreneurship and trend following are all passionately explored and debated on my show. To start? I’d like to give you a ...
Nov 21, 2012•28 min
Please enjoy my monologue A Trend Following View of Hugh Hendry with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio. This episode may also include great outside guests from my archive. --- I’m MICHAEL COVEL, the host of TREND FOLLOWING RADIO, and I’m proud to have delivered 10+ million podcast listens since 2012. Investments, economics, psychology, politics, decision-making, human behavior, entrepreneurship and trend following are all passionately explored and debated on my show. To start? I’d like to g...
Nov 16, 2012•33 min
My guest today is Robert Greene, the bestselling author of the classic book, "The 48 Laws of Power", in addition to other bestsellers such as "The Art of Seduction", "The 33 Strategies of War", and "The 50th Law" with musician and entrepreneur, 50 Cent. The topic is his book Mastery. In this episode of Trend Following Radio we discuss: The influence "The 48 Laws of Power" had on Covel's own writing Using the 48 Laws as a defense strategy rather than as a cutthroat offense Some of Greene's early ...
Nov 12, 2012•52 min
Please enjoy my monologue It Was A Very Good Year with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio. This episode may also include great outside guests from my archive. --- I’m MICHAEL COVEL, the host of TREND FOLLOWING RADIO, and I’m proud to have delivered 10+ million podcast listens since 2012. Investments, economics, psychology, politics, decision-making, human behavior, entrepreneurship and trend following are all passionately explored and debated on my show. To start? I’d like to give you a grea...
Nov 12, 2012•25 min
Please enjoy my monologue Trend Following Style, Prechter, Godin, and Gawande with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio. This episode may also include great outside guests from my archive. --- I’m MICHAEL COVEL, the host of TREND FOLLOWING RADIO, and I’m proud to have delivered 10+ million podcast listens since 2012. Investments, economics, psychology, politics, decision-making, human behavior, entrepreneurship and trend following are all passionately explored and debated on my show. To start?...
Nov 11, 2012•22 min
My guest today is Michael Mauboussin, an author ("More Than You Know", "Think Twice: Harnessing the Power of Counterintuition"), investment strategist in the financial services industry, professor at the Columbia Graduate School of Business, and board of trustees at the Santa Fe Institute (an independent, nonprofit theoretical research institute). The topic is his book The Success Equation: Untangling Skill and Luck in Business, Sports, and Investing. In this episode of Trend Following Radio we ...
Nov 07, 2012•48 min
My guest today is Jack Schwager, a recognized industry expert in futures and hedge funds and the author of a number of widely acclaimed financial books. Schwager is one of the founders of Fund Seeder, a platform designed to find undiscovered trading talent worldwide and connect unknown successful traders with sources of investment capital. Previously, Schwager was a partner in the Fortune Group (2001-2010), a London-based hedge fund advisory firm. The topic is his book Market Sense and Nonsense:...
Nov 06, 2012•55 min
Please enjoy my monologue Understanding David Harding with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio. This episode may also include great outside guests from my archive. --- I’m MICHAEL COVEL, the host of TREND FOLLOWING RADIO, and I’m proud to have delivered 10+ million podcast listens since 2012. Investments, economics, psychology, politics, decision-making, human behavior, entrepreneurship and trend following are all passionately explored and debated on my show. To start? I’d like to give you a ...
Nov 02, 2012•51 min
Please enjoy my monologue Dancing With Yourself with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio. This episode may also include great outside guests from my archive. --- I’m MICHAEL COVEL, the host of TREND FOLLOWING RADIO, and I’m proud to have delivered 10+ million podcast listens since 2012. Investments, economics, psychology, politics, decision-making, human behavior, entrepreneurship and trend following are all passionately explored and debated on my show. To start? I’d like to give you a great ...
Oct 30, 2012•30 min
My guest today is Peter Brandt, a trader who has been in the commodity trading space since 1976. He's traded his own proprietary account from the late 1970s until today and is currently entering the hedge fund world by running a multi-CTA fund-of-funds. Brandt got his start in Chicago trading commodities and working at the Chicago Board of Trade for Continental Grain Company. The topic is his book Diary of a Professional Commodity Trader: Lessons from 21 Weeks of Real Trading. In this episode of...
Oct 25, 2012•55 min
Please enjoy my monologue Price Is Easy with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio. This episode may also include great outside guests from my archive. --- I’m MICHAEL COVEL, the host of TREND FOLLOWING RADIO, and I’m proud to have delivered 10+ million podcast listens since 2012. Investments, economics, psychology, politics, decision-making, human behavior, entrepreneurship and trend following are all passionately explored and debated on my show. To start? I’d like to give you a great piece of...
Oct 25, 2012•27 min
Please enjoy my monologue The Lunatic Is On The Grass with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio. This episode may also include great outside guests from my archive. --- I’m MICHAEL COVEL, the host of TREND FOLLOWING RADIO, and I’m proud to have delivered 10+ million podcast listens since 2012. Investments, economics, psychology, politics, decision-making, human behavior, entrepreneurship and trend following are all passionately explored and debated on my show. To start? I’d like to give you a ...
Oct 19, 2012•19 min
Please enjoy my monologue Watching the Wheels with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio. This episode may also include great outside guests from my archive. --- I’m MICHAEL COVEL, the host of TREND FOLLOWING RADIO, and I’m proud to have delivered 10+ million podcast listens since 2012. Investments, economics, psychology, politics, decision-making, human behavior, entrepreneurship and trend following are all passionately explored and debated on my show. To start? I’d like to give you a great pi...
Oct 17, 2012•39 min
My guest today is Frank Curzio, a recognized expert in the small cap sector, the voice behind S&A Investor Radio, as well as the editor of the Small Stock Specialist. Curzio has been featured on numerous radio and television programs, and wrote a newsletter for TheStreet.com before joining Stansberry. The topic is markets and investments. In this episode of Trend Following Radio we discuss: Curzio's background coming up in New York, the influence of his father, and his introduction into the ...
Oct 14, 2012•56 min
My guest today is Mark Shore, a trader and educator whose main area of expertise is managed futures. Shore has an MBA from the University of Chicago, was the former head of risk at Octane Research (over a billion AUM), was the former COO of VK Capital (a subsidiary of Morgan Stanley), and now is an adjunct professor at DePaul University teaching the only accredited course on managed futures in the country. The topic is his paper Decoding The Myths of Managed Futures. In this episode of Trend Fol...
Oct 09, 2012•1 hr 2 min
Please enjoy my monologue Rich Thoughts & Poor Thoughts with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio. This episode may also include great outside guests from my archive. --- I’m MICHAEL COVEL, the host of TREND FOLLOWING RADIO, and I’m proud to have delivered 10+ million podcast listens since 2012. Investments, economics, psychology, politics, decision-making, human behavior, entrepreneurship and trend following are all passionately explored and debated on my show. To start? I’d like to give ...
Oct 09, 2012•24 min
My guest today is Mark Melin, managed futures expert, editor/writer for Opalesque, and author. Melin has his fingers on the pulse of the nasty things going behind the scenes; specifically, over-the-counter ("OTC") markets and the MF Global scandal. The topic is managed futures. In this episode of Trend Following Radio we discuss: Possible solutions If politicians can actually be held accountable if there are no repercussions beyond not being reelected How the average American can digest this inf...
Oct 08, 2012•36 min
Please enjoy my monologue The Wishing/Doing Gap with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio. This episode may also include great outside guests from my archive. --- I’m MICHAEL COVEL, the host of TREND FOLLOWING RADIO, and I’m proud to have delivered 10+ million podcast listens since 2012. Investments, economics, psychology, politics, decision-making, human behavior, entrepreneurship and trend following are all passionately explored and debated on my show. To start? I’d like to give you a great ...
Oct 05, 2012•31 min
Please enjoy my monologue The Pleasure Is To Play with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio. This episode may also include great outside guests from my archive. --- I’m MICHAEL COVEL, the host of TREND FOLLOWING RADIO, and I’m proud to have delivered 10+ million podcast listens since 2012. Investments, economics, psychology, politics, decision-making, human behavior, entrepreneurship and trend following are all passionately explored and debated on my show. To start? I’d like to give you a grea...
Oct 03, 2012•38 min
My guest today is Darren Kottle, the Chief Investment Officer of Caddo Capital Management LLC, and sub-advisor to an alternative/hedged strategy at Catalyst Funds. The topic is hedge fund. In this episode of Trend Following Radio we discuss: Kottle's early experiences in the market, starting off in a discount stock brokerage His experiences working with a Nobel laureate Kenneth Arrow at Stanford The sources of trend following profit George Soros' concept of reflexivity The importance and believi...
Sep 27, 2012•59 min
