My guest today is Jane McGonigal, a future forecaster and designer of reality games created to improve real lives and solve real problems. She is also the author of two New York Times bestselling books, Reality Is Broken: Why Games Make Us Better and How They Can Change the World and SuperBetter: The Power of Living Gamefully. She is the Director of Games Research & Development at the Institute for the Future, a non-profit research group in Palo Alto, California, currently teaches the course...
Feb 21, 2022•58 min
Please enjoy my monologue They Are Coming for the Market 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...
Feb 18, 2022•20 min
My guest today is Vitaliy Katsenelson, a respected value investor, Vitaliy was dubbed “The New Benjamin Graham” by Forbes. He shares his often contrarian views on investing in Barron’s, Financial Times, Forbes, Christian Science Monitor and other premier financial publications. He has published “The Little Book of Sideways Markets” and “Active Value Investing.” The topic is global macro views. In this episode of Trend Following Radio we discuss: Great Recession COVID-19 and Human Behavior Face M...
Feb 14, 2022•47 min
Please enjoy my monologue Wide Thinking 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...
Feb 11, 2022•2 hr 21 min
My guest today is Dan Ferris, the editor of Extreme Value, a monthly investment advisory that focuses on some of the safest and yet most profitable stocks in the market: great businesses trading at steep discounts. Dan joined Stansberry Research in 2000. He became editor of Extreme Value in 2002. His strategy of finding safe, cheap, and profitable stocks has earned him a loyal following – as well as one of the most impressive track records in the industry. The topic is global macro views. In thi...
Feb 07, 2022•47 min
Please enjoy my monologue Control 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 advic...
Feb 04, 2022•19 min
My guest today is Dr. John Abramson. He has been on the faculty of Harvard Medical School for twenty-five years, where he teaches health care policy. He also served as a family physician for 22 years, during which he was named a “top doctor” six times in local, state, and national surveys. He served as an unpaid consultant to the FBI and Department of Justice, including in a case that resulted in the largest criminal fine in U.S. history. The topic is COVID-19. In this episode of Trend Following...
Jan 31, 2022•53 min
Please enjoy my monologue Hold Forever 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 ...
Jan 28, 2022•20 min
My guest today is Holly Ann Burns. She is an artist, designer and author, who happens to also be the wife of my long time guest Steve Burns. Steve and I were engaged in an ongoing conversation about Web 3.0. He recommended a good teacher–his wife. He was right. The topic is NFT. In this episode of Trend Following Radio we discuss: Non-fungible token Web 3.0 Blockchain Technology Amazon Books Buying an NFT Play To Earn Games The Metaverse World Jump in! --- I’m MICHAEL COVEL, the host of TREND FO...
Jan 24, 2022•50 min
Please enjoy my monologue High Performance 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...
Jan 21, 2022•15 min
My guest today is Nate Zinsser, a renowned performance psychology expert who has taught three generations of soldiers, athletes, and executives to master the art of confidence and mental toughness. Zinsser is the director of the Performance Psychology Program at the United States Military Academy at West Point, the most comprehensive mental-training program in the country, where, since 1992, he has helped prepare cadets for leadership in the U.S. Army. He also has been the sport-psychology mento...
Jan 17, 2022•55 min
Please enjoy my monologue Don't Jump 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 ad...
Jan 14, 2022•1 hr
My guest today is Ayelet Fishbach, PhD. She is the Jeffrey Breakenridge Keller Professor of Behavioral Science and Marketing at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, and the past president of the Society for the Study of Motivation. The topic is her book Get It Done: Surprising Lessons from the Science of Motivation. In this episode of Trend Following Radio we discuss: Motivation and Exercise Exercise and Healthy Eating Why People Don’t Listen Obesity in America Motivation of Peopl...
Jan 10, 2022•1 hr 3 min
Please enjoy my monologue Bring Humanity Back 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...
Jan 07, 2022•1 hr 1 min
My guest today is Moritz Seibert. He started investing in 1998 and began his professional career as a derivatives trader at HSBC in Germany. Later, he worked for RBS in the UK as well as in the USA, where he was responsible for the bank’s equity derivatives structuring business. Subsequent to RBS, Moritz co-founded Aquantum, a Munich-based systematic CTA focused on short-term trend following and commodity spread trading strategies. Today, Moritz is the CEO/CIO of Munich Re Investment Partners, a...
Jan 03, 2022•55 min
Please enjoy my monologue A Wish 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 advice...
Dec 31, 2021•1 hr 20 min
My guest today is Laurence Kotlikoff. He is a Professor of Economics at Boston University, Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Fellow of the Econometric Society, Research Associate of the National Bureau of Economic Research, President of Economic Security Planning, Inc., and Director of the Fiscal Analysis Center. He has written 19 books. The topic is his book Money Magic: An Economist’s Secrets to More Money, Less Risk, and a Better Life. In this episode of Trend Following Rad...
Dec 27, 2021•53 min
Please enjoy my monologue Long and Short Systematic 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 gr...
Dec 24, 2021•1 hr 18 min
My guest today is Gregory Zuckerman, the #1 New York Times bestselling author and award-winning Wall Street Journal investigative journalist lauded for his “bravura storytelling” (Gary Shteyngart) and “first-rate” reporting (The New York Times). He is the author of The Greatest Trade Ever, The Frackers, and The Man Who Solved the Market and is a Special Writer at the Wall Street Journal. At the Journal, Zuckerman writes about financial firms, personalities and trades, as well as hedge funds and ...
Dec 20, 2021•56 min
Please enjoy my monologue Clarity 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 advic...
Dec 17, 2021•21 min
My guest today is Russell Korgaonkar, the Chief Investment Officer of Man AHL, with overall responsibility for investment and research. He is also a member of Man AHL’s management and investment committees. Russell holds a BA/MA (First Class) in Physics from the University of Oxford. The topic is Trend Following. In this episode of Trend Following Radio we discuss: Trend Following Strategy Trend following in the time of COVID-19 Trend Following Firms Pokemon Card Analogy Understanding Trend Foll...
Dec 13, 2021•1 hr 9 min
Please enjoy my monologue Double-Barreled Trading Wisdom 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 10, 2021•1 hr 42 min
My guest today is Jonathan E. Hillman, a senior fellow with the economics program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, the director of the Reconnecting Asia Project, and the author of The Emperor’s New Road: China and the Project of the Century. The topic is his book The Digital Silk Road: China’s Quest to Wire the World and Win the Future. In this episode of Trend Following Radio we discuss: Digital Technology China Tech Industry EU Regulations Negative v. Positive About China...
Dec 06, 2021•40 min
Please enjoy Michael Covel Interview 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 advice you can use in...
Dec 02, 2021•30 min
My guest today is Brian VanDeMark. He teaches history at the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, where for more than twenty-five years he has educated midshipmen. He has also been a visiting fellow at Oxford University. VanDeMark was the research assistant on Clark Clifford’s bestselling autobiography Counsel to the President and the coauthor of Robert McNamara’s #1 bestseller In Retrospect. The topic is his book Road to Disaster. In this episode of Trend Following Radio we discu...
Nov 29, 2021•1 hr 15 min
Please enjoy my monologue Performance Data 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...
Nov 26, 2021•53 min
My guest today is Richard Brennan, a trader, risk manager and fund compliance professional. Given his leaning towards the quantifiable and verifiable, Richard is a strong advocate for systematic and diversified trading styles that avoid the need for discretionary decision making. He’s based in Australia. The topic is Trend Following. In this episode of Trend Following Radio we discuss: COVID-19 pandemic in Australia COVID-19 vaccines About Richard Brennan Trend Following Book Dunn Capital Track ...
Nov 22, 2021•58 min
Please enjoy my monologue Five Quick Trend Chapters 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 gr...
Nov 19, 2021•21 min
My guest today is Steve Burns, the author of seventeen books about the stock market. He is one of Amazon’s top reviewers for books about trading and investing having read and reviewed several hundred books. He has been interviewed for the Wall Street Journal blog, Trader’s Magazine, Chat with Traders, and Michael Covel. He has also been a contributor to Trader’s Planet, Trader’s Magazine and SeeitMarket.com. He lives in Nashville, TN with his wife and business partner, Holly, a Boston Terrier, C...
Nov 15, 2021•1 hr 3 min
Please enjoy my monologue Get Inside Your Mind 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 p...
Nov 12, 2021•6 hr 20 min
