Synopsis
Bestselling author Michael Covel is the host of Trend Following Radio with 6+ million listens. Investments, economics, decision-making, human behavior & entrepreneurship--all passionately explored. Guests include Nobel Prize winners Robert Aumann, Angus Deaton, Daniel Kahneman, Harry Markowitz & Vernon Smith. Also: 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. All 600+ eps at www.trendfollowing.com/podcast.
Episodes
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Ep. 1167: The Prince of the Pits with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio
31/03/2023 Duration: 47minPlease enjoy my monologue The Prince of the Pits 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 conversatio
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Ep. 1166: Edward Lee Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio
27/03/2023 Duration: 50minMy guest today is Edward Lee who teaches international intellectual property law, copyright law, and trademark law. He joined IIT Chicago-Kent's faculty in 2010 as a professor of law and director of the Program in Intellectual Property Law. His research focuses on the ways in which the internet, technological development, and globalization challenge existing legal paradigms. He also writes extensively about the Framers' understanding of the Free Press Clause as a limit on using the Copyright Clause to restrict technologies. The topic NFTs. In this episode of Trend Following Radio we discuss: Intellectual property; digital products Virtual tokens as smart contracts Advantages of blockchains Advantages of ownership in the developing web Copyright law Skepticism of cryptocurrency 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
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Ep. 1165: Big Events with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio
24/03/2023 Duration: 01h45minPlease enjoy my monologue Big Events 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!
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Ep. 1164: Paul Bloom Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio
20/03/2023 Duration: 48minMy guest today is Paul Bloom. He taught at the University of Arizona, and then at Yale University, where he continues to hold the position of Brooks and Suzanne Ragen Professor Emeritus of Psychology. He joined the Psychology Department at the University of Toronto in 2021. Paul studies how children and adults make sense of the world, with special focus on pleasure, morality, religion, fiction, and art. He has won numerous awards for his research and teaching. He is co-editor of Behavioral and Brain Sciences. The topic is his book Psych: The Story of the Human Mind. In this episode of Trend Following Radio we discuss: The human brain Properties of neural machinery Psychology Biological evolution Blasphemy laws 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
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Ep. 1163: SVB with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio
17/03/2023 Duration: 59minPlease enjoy my monologue SVB 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!
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Ep. 1162: Nolan Bushnell Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio
13/03/2023 Duration: 42minMy guest today is Nolan Bushnell, the inventor of Pong and founder of Atari. He is rightly considered the father of electronic gaming. Nolan has founded more than 20 companies. He has worked in many fields, including personal computers and robotics. At the very least, he has revolutionized entertainment in public and at home. He continues to do so in his most recent company, BrainRush, a company that uses video game technology in educational software. The topic is entrepreneurship. In this episode of Trend Following Radio we discuss: Entrepreneurial decision making New venture growth and failures Capital, resources and organization The value of innovation Defining vision and strategy Flow state in entrepreneurship The impact of technology Scalable startups and social entrepreneurship 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, entrepre
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Ep. 1161: Trend Following Masters with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio
10/03/2023 Duration: 17minPlease enjoy my monologue Trend Following Masters 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 conversati
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Ep. 1160: Eric Crittenden Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio
06/03/2023 Duration: 01h01minMy 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. Eric 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: The trend following perspective Eric's investment strategy Understanding trend following v. quant trading Realistic expectations to win in the market 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
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Ep. 1159: Three Outside the Box with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio
03/03/2023 Duration: 02h33minPlease enjoy my monologue Three Outside the Box 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
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Ep. 1158: Frank Fumich Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio
27/02/2023 Duration: 49minMy guest today is Frank Fumich. He's a business owner and ultra-endurance athlete/adventurer who believes the human spirit soars when challenged. To that end he's been traveling the world for 20+ years searching for the most difficult physical challenges out there. He's not a professional athlete, but the numbers of marathons, ultra-marathons, triathlons, mountain climbs, bike rides and other adventures he's completed are almost too numerous to count. The topic is a life of adventure. In this episode of Trend Following Radio we discuss: How did he start running? The typical recovery process Raising funds for charity South Pole expedition Physical confidence as self confidence A future Mt. Everest climb 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. T
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Ep. 1157: Down the Rabbit Hole with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio
24/02/2023 Duration: 17minPlease enjoy my monologue Down the Rabbit Hole 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!
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Ep. 1156: Bent Flyvbjerg Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio
20/02/2023 Duration: 47minMy guest today is Bent Flyvbjerg, the first BT Professor and inaugural Chair of Major Programme Management at Oxford University's Saïd Business School and the Villum Kann Rasmussen Professor and Chair in Major Program Management at the IT University of Copenhagen. He has pioneered research in behavioral science, including power bias, strategic misrepresentation, optimism bias, the planning fallacy, and reference class forecasting. He is the founder and co-founder of a dozen highly successful research groups, degree programs, and startups. The topic is his book written with co-author Dan Gardner: How Big Things Get Done. In this episode of Trend Following Radio we discuss: The greatest achievement as an entrepreneur Identifying the psychology Perspective in an execution chasm Democracy The key to success 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
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Ep. 1155: Trading Psychology Redux with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio
17/02/2023 Duration: 01h42minPlease enjoy my monologue Trading Psychology Redux 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 conversat
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Ep. 1154: Harris Kupperman Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio
13/02/2023 Duration: 47minMy guest today is Harris Kupperman. He is the founder and CIO of Praetorian Capital, a hedge fund seeks out hysteria in every corner of the market, from bitcoin to natural gas. He is also also the Chairman and CEO of Mongolia Growth Group. His blog: adventuresincapitalism.com. The topic is Trading. In this episode of Trend Following Radio we discuss: Ponzi scheme investing Fundamental trading perspectives Crypto miners Forced mistakes Positive expectancy as an investment strategy Libertarianism 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 c
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Ep. 1153: That's All You're Doing with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio
10/02/2023 Duration: 22minPlease enjoy my monologue That's All You're Doing 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 conversati
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Ep. 1152: Jeffrey Tucker Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio
06/02/2023 Duration: 01h05minMy guest today is Jeffrey Tucker, the founder and president of Brownstone Institute, a nonprofit organization focusing on public health, economics, and the philosophical foundations of freedom, with a particular focus on post-pandemic rebuilding. He has served as a columnist at Forbes, founder of the Atlanta Bitcoin Embassy, Senior Distinguished Fellow of the Austrian Economics Center, Research Affiliate for the RMIT University Blockchain Innovation Hub, founder and Chief Liberty Officer of Liberty.me, an adviser to blockchain application companies, and author of many thousands of articles and books. He speaks widely on topics of economics, technology, social philosophy, and culture. The topic is the Covid era. In this episode of Trend Following Radio we discuss: The effects of Covid-19 worldwide Lock down effects How life was changed by the pandemic Challenges with us still Vaccine pros and cons Financial corruption Understanding the principle of money Jump in! --- I’m MICHAEL COVEL, the host of TREND FOLL
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Ep. 1151: Don't Hide the Numbers with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio
03/02/2023 Duration: 18minPlease enjoy my monologue Don't Hide the Numbers 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
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Ep. 1150: Lou Kerner Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio
30/01/2023 Duration: 41minMy guest today is Lou Kerner, a Founding Partner of CryptoOracle, a Crypto VC and Advisory firm focused exclusively on investing and advising entities leveraging, blockchain, cryptocurrency, smart contracts and decentralization. Kerner has been a crypto enthusiast, investor, public speaker and thought leader since 2013. The topic is Crypto. In this episode of Trend Following Radio we discuss: Bitcoin Capitalism Peak dollar competition Crypto 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
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Ep. 1149: No Clue with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio
27/01/2023 Duration: 18minPlease enjoy my monologue No Clue 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!
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Ep. 1148: Larry Hite Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio
23/01/2023 Duration: 51minMy 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: Career risk Pensions Larry Hite's strategies Risk and reward 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 jo