Michael Covel's Trend Following

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. read less
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Ep. 1268: David Stockman Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio
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Ep. 1268: David Stockman Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio
My guest today is David Stockman, a former businessman and American politician. He served as a Republican U.S. Representative from the state of Michigan (1977–1981) and as the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (1981–1985) under President Ronald Reagan. Serving as budget director, he was one of the key architects of the Reagan Revolution plan to reduce taxes, cut spending and shrink the role of government. The topic is his book Trump's War on Capitalism. In this episode of Trend Following Radio we discuss: Trump's policies and its consequencesDeep state and its impact on politicsEconomic principles and fiscal responsibilityChallenges within the Republican PartyRole of RFK Jr. in current politicsHistorical perspective on American governanceImpact of political partisanship on governance 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!
Ep. 1266: Christopher Cruden Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio
Mar 11 2024
Ep. 1266: Christopher Cruden Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio
My guest today is Christopher Cruden, he originated and developed a number of FX based trading strategies utilising a unique, matrix-based approach to investment founded upon risk equivalency. He has worked alongside many of the worlds’ biggest and best-known banks and investment management groups on a number of investment strategies, structures and investment products. He has been actively involved in the research and development of algorithmic trading strategies for over 30 years.   The topic is Trend Following. In this episode of Trend Following Radio we discuss: COVID-19 impactEvolution of trend following to systematic tradingRole of fundamentalsTrust and verification in investment decisionsPossibility of ‘the impossible’ happeningStrategies for profiting from market fluctuationsHistorical perspectives on market data analysisLiquidity, transparency, and market integrityRole of cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin 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!
Ep. 1264: Brian Klaas Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio
Mar 4 2024
Ep. 1264: Brian Klaas Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio
My guest today is Brian Klaas, an expert on democracy, authoritarianism, US foreign policy, American politics more generally, political violence, and elections. He is a political scientist, contributing writer for The Atlantic, and an associate professor in Global Politics at University College London. Klaas has advised governments, US political campaigns, NATO, the European Union, multi-billion dollar investors, international NGOs, and international politicians. The topic is his book Fluke: Chance, Chaos, and Why Everything We Do Matters. In this episode of Trend Following Radio we discuss: Chaos and order in shaping life outcomesDeterministic models in economics and forecastingDecision-makingAcknowledging radical uncertaintyInfluence of humor in political decisionsUnpredictable nature of political outcomesEvolutionary theory's relevance to human choicesLong-term trends vs random events in shaping politics 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!
Ep. 1262: William Ury Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio
Feb 26 2024
Ep. 1262: William Ury Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio
My guest today is William Ury, an American author, academic, anthropologist, and negotiation expert. He co-founded the Harvard Program on Negotiation. Over the last 30 years, Ury has served as a negotiation adviser and mediator in conflicts ranging from corporate mergers to wildcat strikes in a Kentucky coal mine to ethnic wars in the Middle East, the Balkans, and the former Soviet Union. With former president Jimmy Carter, he co- founded the International Negotiation Network, a non-governmental body seeking to end civil wars around the world. The topic is his book Possible: How We Survive (and Thrive) in an Age of Conflict. In this episode of Trend Following Radio we discuss: Prevalence of conflict in modern timesNature of conflictHandling conflict constructivelyImportance of negotiation and conflict resolutionCamp David AccordsRole of ego and negotiation techniques in handling conflicts 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!
Ep. 1260: Eric Crittenden Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio
Feb 19 2024
Ep. 1260: Eric Crittenden Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio
My guest today is Eric Crittenden, the founder and Chief Investment Officer of Standpoint, an investment firm focused on bringing all-weather portfolio solutions to US investors. Eric plays an active role in the firm’s research, portfolio management, product innovation, business strategy, and client facing activities. He has over 20 years of experience researching, designing, and managing alternative asset portfolios on behalf of families, individuals, financial advisors, and other institutional investors. The topic is Trend Following. In this episode of Trend Following Radio we discuss: Health and dietGenerational differencesCultural shiftsImpact of technologyTaking risksEntrepreneurship challengesSurvivorship bias and statistical analysisLottery and gamblingPsychological factors influencing lifestyle choicesCrypto and BitcoinPersonal philosophies 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!
Ep. 1258: Daniel Goleman Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio
Feb 12 2024
Ep. 1258: Daniel Goleman Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio
My guest today is Daniel Goleman, a psychologist, author, and science journalist. For twelve years, he wrote for The New York Times, reporting on the brain and behavioral sciences. He has transformed the way the world educates children, relates to family and friends, leads, and conducts business. Daniel was twice nominated for the Pulitzer Prize, and received the American Psychological Association's Lifetime Achievement Award for his media writing. The topic is his book Optimal: How to Sustain Personal and Organizational Excellence Every Day. In this episode of Trend Following Radio we discuss: Emotional intelligenceBuddhist cultureImportance of communication skillsDistractions and concentration skillsCognitive, emotional and empathic concernLeadership qualitiesStress managementNeuroplasticity and learning 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!
Ep. 1256: Larry Hite Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio
Feb 5 2024
Ep. 1256: Larry Hite Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio
My guest today is Larry Hite, a hedge fund manager who is credited as one of the forefathers of system trading. He co-founded Mint Investments in 1981, which by 1990, had become the largest commodity trading advisor in the world in terms of assets under management. After forming a partnership with the Man Group in the same year, he pioneered the principal protected fund concept, leading to a number of successful structured products and financial engineering innovations. The topic is Trend Following. In this episode of Trend Following Radio we discuss: Trading philosophy and principlesPersonal anecdotes and experiencesBook publishingMarket WizardsProactive risk managementTaking calculated chancesEducation system and street-smart thinking 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!
Ep. 1254: Mike Massimino Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio
Jan 29 2024
Ep. 1254: Mike Massimino Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio
My guest today is Mike Massimino, a former NASA astronaut, is a professor of mechanical engineering at Columbia University and the senior advisor for space programs at the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum. Mike was selected as an astronaut by NASA in 1996, and is the veteran of two space flights, the fourth and fifth Hubble Space Telescope servicing missions in 2002 and 2009. Mike has a team record for the number of hours spacewalking in a single space shuttle mission, and he was also the first person to tweet from space. The topic is his book Moonshot: A NASA Astronaut’s Guide to Achieving the Impossible. In this episode of Trend Following Radio we discuss: The Wright Brothers and their achievementsOvercoming fear of failure and embracing the processPursuing an astronaut careerInfluence of "The Right Stuff" movie and bookSpace shuttle accident and its impactMemorable moments during first space launchHubble missions and discoveriesPotential for life in the universe 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!
Ep. 1252: Scott Fulford Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio
Jan 22 2024
Ep. 1252: Scott Fulford Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio
My guest today is Scott Fulford, a senior economist at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau where he led the development of the Making Ends Meet Survey. He has represented the U.S. at the OECD, and he regularly speaks at the Federal Reserve Board, Federal Reserve banks, the OCC, the Financial Stability Oversight Council, the FDIC, the NBER, and universities. The topic is his book The Pandemic Paradox: How the COVID Crisis Made Americans More Financially Secure. In this episode of Trend Following Radio we discuss: Economic growth and decline during the pandemicGovernment intervention and financial supportInflation and its causesPotential economic bubbleCounterfactuals in pandemic responseImpact on stock market and employmentThe potential for a better, fairer and more productive economy 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!
Ep. 1250: Mathew Passy Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio
Jan 15 2024
Ep. 1250: Mathew Passy Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio
My guest today is Mathew Passy, a Podcast Producer/Consultant at ThePodcastConsultant.com, a podcast agency that helps individuals, brands, and small businesses develop, launch, produce, and promote podcasts. He is also behind AuditMyPodcast and InstantPodcastAudit, a service offering a full review of podcasters production, search ability, discoverability, marketing and more. The topic is podcasting. In this episode of Trend Following Radio we discuss: Effective podcastingEditing techniques and the impact on audience engagementValue of time and outsourcing tasksEvolution of podcasting qualityAuthenticity and realness in podcastingEssential equipment for podcastingImportance of providing value to the audience 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!