Ep. 544: Serenity with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio

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Introduction

00:00 • 4min

2

The Importance of Having a Strategy

04:09 • 4min

3

How to Be a Better Trader

08:00 • 2min

4

How to Be a Successful Trader

10:25 • 5min

5

How to Trade for Yourself

15:50 • 3min

6

The Importance of Experience in Trend Trading

19:07 • 4min

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The Importance of Time Management

22:58 • 3min

8

The Importance of Understanding Fundamentals

26:06 • 3min

9

Lessons I Learned About Life Outside of Trading

29:03 • 4min

10

How to Avoid Heat in Your Portfolio

32:54 • 3min

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The Desire to Make Sure Clients Could Stand the Heat

35:38 • 3min

12

The Psychology of Trading

39:06 • 4min

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How to Trade on an Even Keel

42:53 • 2min

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The Importance of Problem Solving

44:54 • 4min

15

The Importance of Risk Control

48:59 • 2min

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The Pros and Cons of Making One Home Run

50:57 • 4min

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The Light Ball Moment

54:33 • 2min

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How to Excel in Chaos

56:50 • 2min

19

How to Buy a Trend Follower on Sale

58:44 • 4min

20

The Psychology of Trend Followers

01:02:56 • 3min

21

The Importance of Singing

01:06:00 • 4min

22

How to Make Money Every Month

01:09:49 • 3min

23

The Importance of Understanding the Markets

01:12:21 • 3min

24

How to Survive in Retirement and Protect Your Assets

01:15:47 • 3min

25

The Potential for Large Moves

01:18:41 • 5min

26

The Unspoken Feeling of the Economy

01:24:07 • 2min

27

How to Be an Entrepreneur

01:25:52 • 4min

28

The Busiest Retirement Guy You Ever Saw

01:29:31 • 2min

29

The Power of Choice

01:31:10 • 3min

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How to Be a Successful Trend Follower

01:33:56 • 4min

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Enjoying the Ride

01:37:31 • 2min

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The Challenge to Enjoying the Ride in the Tunnel

01:39:24 • 2min

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How to Win and Lose Trades

01:41:42 • 3min

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How to Use Hedges to Reduce Losses in Downtrends

01:45:01 • 3min

35

What Metrics Give You Confidence in Your Strategy?

01:47:53 • 5min

36

How to Avoid a Large Drawdown

01:53:19 • 4min

37

How to Pyramid Your Money Management

01:57:26 • 3min

38

How to Start a System Tester

02:00:02 • 6min

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How to Deal With Skeptics in the World of Trend-Following

02:05:54 • 5min

40

The Importance of Putting Up With the Nonsense in Between

02:11:15 • 2min

41

How to Be a Successful Money Manager

02:13:03 • 5min

42

How to Structure Your Life Differently

02:18:27 • 3min

43

The Struggles of a CTA

02:21:37 • 2min

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The Negatives of a Trading Strategy and Money Management Business

02:23:37 • 2min

45

The Coin Flip Entry Method Experiment

02:26:03 • 4min

46

How to Make Money With a Coin Flip

02:29:58 • 4min

47

How to Diversify Your Portfolio

02:33:39 • 5min

48

What Would Cause Me to Stop Trading a Certain Strategy?

02:38:26 • 3min

49

The Uncertainty of Money Management

02:41:11 • 3min

50

How to Measure Return to Risk in a Trend Following Trade

02:43:57 • 4min

51

The Importance of Comfort Levels in Trading

02:47:53 • 2min

52

How to Be a Guru

02:49:51 • 2min

53

How to Get Long at Crude Oil

02:51:38 • 3min

54

How to Be a Successful Trader

02:54:42 • 3min

55

The Memory Problem With Podcasts

02:57:57 • 2min

56

The Good Nature of Tom Basso

02:59:34 • 4min

57

The Importance of Stoicism in Trading

03:03:19 • 2min

58

The Benefits of Mental Exercises

03:04:54 • 3min

59

How to Overcome Mental Errors in Trading

03:08:07 • 3min

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How to Make Money Trading Trends

03:11:11 • 2min

61

Why Trend Following Does So Well When the Black Swans Hit

03:13:28 • 2min

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How to Execute a Daily Routine

03:15:30 • 2min

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The Importance of Routine in Trading

03:17:17 • 3min

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The Importance of Time Management

03:20:43 • 2min

65

How to Be a Successful Trader

03:22:13 • 3min

66

The Differences Between Trading and Money Management

03:25:13 • 3min

67

The Different Environments for Currency Trading

03:28:01 • 3min

68

How to Deal With a Normal Drawdown

03:30:35 • 3min

69

How to Know When Things Tell You What to Do

03:33:23 • 2min

70

How to Be a Successful Trend Follower

03:34:56 • 3min

71

The Fed's Role in the Economy

03:37:43 • 5min

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The Importance of Separating Facts From Opinions

03:42:18 • 2min

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How to Find a Trend Following Trader in France

03:44:46 • 2min

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The Unpredictable Oil Drop

03:47:12 • 2min

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The Importance of Speculators in the Oil Market

03:48:45 • 3min

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How to Stay True to Trend Following

03:51:54 • 3min

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How to Plan for Catastrophic Events

03:55:22 • 4min

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The Most Catastrophic Move I Ever Saw in the Futures Markets

03:59:15 • 2min

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How to Be a Successful Trend Following Trader

04:01:23 • 2min

80

The Politics of Trading

04:03:19 • 2min

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How to Be a Successful Trend Follower

04:05:17 • 4min

82

The Importance of Trent Following

04:08:53 • 2min

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Trent Followers Make Money in the Markets

04:10:57 • 4min

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The Dependent Variable of Trend Following Trading

04:14:35 • 2min

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The Importance of Having Fun Trading

04:16:30 • 2min

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How to Improve Your Trend Following Performance

04:18:36 • 3min

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How to Be a Successful CTA Trader

04:22:05 • 3min

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How to Trade Your Own Money Successfully

04:25:13 • 2min

89

The Importance of Having a Panacea

04:27:28 • 2min

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How to Make Money Up Down and Surprise Markets

04:29:30 • 2min