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Michael Covel
Bestselling author Michael Covel is the host of Trend Following Radio with 15+ million listens. Investments, economics, psychology, politics, decision-making, human behavior, entrepreneurship and trading -- all passionately explored and debated. Guests include Nobel Prize winners: Robert Aumann, Angus Deaton, Daniel Kahneman, Oliver Hart, Harry Markowitz & Vernon Smith. More guests: Jack Canfield, Howard Marks, James Altucher, Dan Ariely, Jean-Philippe Bouchaud, Kathleen Eisenhardt, Marc Faber, Tim Ferriss, Jason Fried, Gerd Gigerenzer, Larry Hite, Sally Hogshead, Ryan Holiday, Jack Horner, Ewan Kirk, Steven Kotler, Michael Mauboussin, Tucker Max, Barry Ritholtz, Jim Rogers, Jack Schwager, Ed Seykota, Philip Tetlock & Walter Williams. 1200+ episodes.
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Sep 19, 2014 • 51min
Ep. 275: Joel Mokyr Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio
My guest today is Joel Mokyr, an economic historian at Northwestern University. He focuses on technological progress, and how it affects growth. From Mokyr's perspective, we haven't seen anything yet. He's not trying to predict what will happen next; he's just confident and ready that big things will continue to happen. The topic is technology. In this episode of Trend Following Radio we discuss: Define technology The notion of playing God with technology How technology and economic growth are intertwined Why screwing up is part of technology The acceleration of technology New ways of measuring growth Anesthesia and antibiotics as technologies and imagining new technologies as revolutionary as them Moving from a wheat and steel economy into an information economy The factory, the separation between firm and household, and the Industrial Revolution The death of distance Why technology is often not reflected in the GDP Solving the language barrier through technology Why the global acceptance of the English language is driven by technology Why innovation isn't natural to us The declining respect of the writings of previous generations Why the median age will continue to increase Why we are moving into a mass-customization society Changes in material science The best way to think about the future Jump in! --- 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 your life and trading journey… cut your losses! You will find much more about that philosophy here: https://www.trendfollowing.com/trend/ You can watch a free video here: https://www.trendfollowing.com/video/ Can't get enough of this episode? You can choose from my thousand plus episodes here: https://www.trendfollowing.com/podcast My social media platforms: Twitter: @covel Facebook: @trendfollowing LinkedIn: @covel Instagram: @mikecovel Hope you enjoy my never-ending podcast conversation!

Sep 15, 2014 • 32min
Ep. 274: Guy Kawasaki Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio
My guest today is Guy Kawasaki. For those of you that pay attention to being an entrepreneur, Kawasaki's books have been invaluable over the last decade. Currently, he is the chief evangelist of Canva, an online graphic design tool. Formerly, he was an advisor to the Motorola business unit of Google and chief evangelist of Apple. The topic is entrepreneur. In this episode of Trend Following Radio we discuss: Why being a consultant or an investment banker are two of the worst first jobs you can get Working in sales, and Kawasaki's early experience in the jewelry business Some of the most valuable attributes of a good salesman Marketing, social media, and why you'd want to have a rabid fan with fifteen followers rather than just another blurb on the back of your book from the so-called big name Why a book review in The New York Times isn't as important as it used to be The Amazon and Hachette conflict, and why Amazon is still the best thing to happen to authors in a long time The two types of people in the world–baker vs. eater How Kawasaki manages his time Looking at your social media presence as core to your existence Disruptive high growth opportunities Introversion and getting better at standing on stage Jump in! --- 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 your life and trading journey… cut your losses! You will find much more about that philosophy here: https://www.trendfollowing.com/trend/ You can watch a free video here: https://www.trendfollowing.com/video/ Can't get enough of this episode? You can choose from my thousand plus episodes here: https://www.trendfollowing.com/podcast My social media platforms: Twitter: @covel Facebook: @trendfollowing LinkedIn: @covel Instagram: @mikecovel Hope you enjoy my never-ending podcast conversation!

Sep 12, 2014 • 29min
Ep. 273: Rande Howell Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio
My guest today is Rande Howell. Howell has a therapeutic background combined with personal coaching in the fields of human potential and leadership. He has fifteen years of practice as a licensed professional counselor with a Masters in Counseling. The topic is counseling. In this episode of Trend Following Radio we discuss: What the performance mind is in regards to trading Trading, emotions, and uncertainty Why irrational pessimism is deadly in trading Emotional regulation and mastering emotions The blurry line between the casino and trading, particularly in Asia Euphoria vs. fear in a trading context Why what you're afraid of owns you Jungian archetypes The Myers-Briggs instrument Biological threat vs. psychological discomfort The mistake of using trading to measure your worth Getting your emotions right but your strategy wrong Why success in one endeavor doesn't necessarily mean success in trading The importance of patience The panther vs. the African lion Jump in! --- 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 your life and trading journey… cut your losses! You will find much more about that philosophy here: https://www.trendfollowing.com/trend/ You can watch a free video here: https://www.trendfollowing.com/video/ Can't get enough of this episode? You can choose from my thousand plus episodes here: https://www.trendfollowing.com/podcast My social media platforms: Twitter: @covel Facebook: @trendfollowing LinkedIn: @covel Instagram: @mikecovel Hope you enjoy my never-ending podcast conversation!

Sep 8, 2014 • 55min
Ep. 272: The Health and Longevity Episode with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio
Please enjoy my monologue The Health and Longevity Episode 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 you can use in your life and trading journey… cut your losses! You will find much more about that philosophy here: https://www.trendfollowing.com/trend/ You can watch a free video here: https://www.trendfollowing.com/video/ Can't get enough of this episode? You can choose from my thousand plus episodes here: https://www.trendfollowing.com/podcast My social media platforms: Twitter: @covel Facebook: @trendfollowing LinkedIn: @covel Instagram: @mikecovel Hope you enjoy my never-ending podcast conversation!

Sep 5, 2014 • 22min
Ep. 271: The S&P 500 Trading System with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio
Please enjoy my monologue The S&P 500 Trading System 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 you can use in your life and trading journey… cut your losses! You will find much more about that philosophy here: https://www.trendfollowing.com/trend/ You can watch a free video here: https://www.trendfollowing.com/video/ Can't get enough of this episode? You can choose from my thousand plus episodes here: https://www.trendfollowing.com/podcast My social media platforms: Twitter: @covel Facebook: @trendfollowing LinkedIn: @covel Instagram: @mikecovel Hope you enjoy my never-ending podcast conversation!

Sep 1, 2014 • 33min
Ep. 270: Laurie Santos Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio
My guest today is Laurie Santos, a professor of psychology and cognitive sciences at Yale University. Her research explores the evolutionary origins of the human mind by comparing the cognitive abilities of human and non-human primates. Santos is able to look at monkeys and their behavior in markets and money, and see the similarities with humans. The topic is cognitive abilities. In this episode of Trend Following Radio we discuss: Santos' early "ah-ha" moments Teaching monkeys about currencies Whether the monkey economy is as irrational as ours The endowment effect How monkeys' behavior in markets quantitatively matches human behavior Whether some monkeys took to the experimental economy better than others Mistakes and predictable errors Why humans might be uniquely irrational when it comes to enjoying what we pay more for Vernon Smith's work Relationships between Santos' work and the financial crisis of 2008 Bubbles, monkeys, and Daniel Kahneman The "G.I. Joe fallacy" Why we have trouble accepting cognitive limitations rather than our biological limitations Jump in! --- 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 your life and trading journey… cut your losses! You will find much more about that philosophy here: https://www.trendfollowing.com/trend/ You can watch a free video here: https://www.trendfollowing.com/video/ Can't get enough of this episode? You can choose from my thousand plus episodes here: https://www.trendfollowing.com/podcast My social media platforms: Twitter: @covel Facebook: @trendfollowing LinkedIn: @covel Instagram: @mikecovel Hope you enjoy my never-ending podcast conversation!

Aug 29, 2014 • 40min
Ep. 269: Robert Aumann Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio
My guest today is Robert Aumann, the fourth Nobel Prize winner to appear on this podcast. Aumann is an Israeli-American mathematician, and a member of the United States National Academy of Sciences. He is a professor at the Center for the Study of Rationality in the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in Israel. The topic is game theory. In this episode of Trend Following Radio we discuss: Conflict and cooperation through game theory analysis World via his game theory perspective Meeting John Nash and Aumann's early background What game theory is trying to accomplish The economic definition of rationality The idea of a strategy matrix The world champions of peace and the best way to maintain peace The 2008-09 bailouts from Aumann's perspective and a game theory outlook Behavioral economics Game theory, diplomats, and the Cuban Missile Crisis The existence of nuclear weapons and the Cold War Jump in! --- 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 your life and trading journey… cut your losses! You will find much more about that philosophy here: https://www.trendfollowing.com/trend/ You can watch a free video here: https://www.trendfollowing.com/video/ Can't get enough of this episode? You can choose from my thousand plus episodes here: https://www.trendfollowing.com/podcast My social media platforms: Twitter: @covel Facebook: @trendfollowing LinkedIn: @covel Instagram: @mikecovel Hope you enjoy my never-ending podcast conversation!

Aug 25, 2014 • 42min
Ep. 268: Gregory Morris Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio
My guest today is Gregory Morris, the Sr. Vice President, Chief Technical Analyst, and Chairman of the Investment Committee for Stadion Money Management, LLC. He also serves as the chairman of the Station Trust Board. In this capacity Greg educates institutional and individual clients on the merits of technical analysis and why Stadion utilizes a technical rules-based model. Greg oversees the management of over $5.5 Billion in assets in six mutual funds, separate accounts, and retirement plans. The topic is his book Investing with the Trend: A Rules-based Approach to Money Management. In this episode of Trend Following Radio we discuss: Morris' history as a US Navy fighter pilot The checklist and how foundational it is to trading How Morris had his first exposure and understanding of technical analysis Russian Roulette and trading Risk vs. uncertainty Process and predictions Having a set of daily actions Learning lessons through failure Jump in! --- 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 your life and trading journey… cut your losses! You will find much more about that philosophy here: https://www.trendfollowing.com/trend/ You can watch a free video here: https://www.trendfollowing.com/video/ Can't get enough of this episode? You can choose from my thousand plus episodes here: https://www.trendfollowing.com/podcast My social media platforms: Twitter: @covel Facebook: @trendfollowing LinkedIn: @covel Instagram: @mikecovel Hope you enjoy my never-ending podcast conversation!

Aug 22, 2014 • 32min
Ep. 267: Dennis Gartman Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio
My guest today is Dennis Gartman, the editor and publisher of The Gartman Letter. Gartman appears on CNBC, ROB-TV and Bloomberg television, discussing commodities and the capital markets, and speaks before various associations and trade groups around the world. The topic is outside the box market perspectives. In this episode of Trend Following Radio we discuss: How Gartman first got started Chicago trading in the late 70's to the mid 80's Why you should never add to a losing position Buying strength and selling weakness Systems from Gartman's perspective, and keeping your systems simple Being patient with winning trades and impatient with losers Gartman's daily grind and process Mass psychology, efficient markets, and behavioral economics Gartman's thoughts on the market today and geopolitical events How we hear about geopolitical events today compared to the past Jump in! --- 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 your life and trading journey… cut your losses! You will find much more about that philosophy here: https://www.trendfollowing.com/trend/ You can watch a free video here: https://www.trendfollowing.com/video/ Can't get enough of this episode? You can choose from my thousand plus episodes here: https://www.trendfollowing.com/podcast My social media platforms: Twitter: @covel Facebook: @trendfollowing LinkedIn: @covel Instagram: @mikecovel Hope you enjoy my never-ending podcast conversation!

Aug 18, 2014 • 23min
Ep. 266: Misinformed View On Trend Following with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio
Please enjoy my monologue Misinformed View On Trend Following 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 you can use in your life and trading journey… cut your losses! You will find much more about that philosophy here: https://www.trendfollowing.com/trend/ You can watch a free video here: https://www.trendfollowing.com/video/ Can't get enough of this episode? You can choose from my thousand plus episodes here: https://www.trendfollowing.com/podcast My social media platforms: Twitter: @covel Facebook: @trendfollowing LinkedIn: @covel Instagram: @mikecovel Hope you enjoy my never-ending podcast conversation!


