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. 1087: You're Really Up Sh** Creek with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio
24/06/2022 Duration: 22minPlease enjoy my monologue You're Really Up Sh** Creek 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 conver
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Ep. 1086: Jim Cullen Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio
20/06/2022 Duration: 50minMy guest today is Jim Cullen, founder, CEO, and Portfolio Manager of Schafer Cullen Capital Management. His experience in the investment business spans over 50 years. Prior to founding the firm, Cullen was the Vice President at Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette. Previously to Donaldson, Cullen co-managed the New York Research, which specialized in low P/E research. He began his career at Merrill Lynch in 1965 and later worked for the research firm Spencer Trask & Company. He spent four years as a Navy Officer on the aircraft carrier USS Essex after receiving a B.S. in finance from Seton Hall University. The topic is his book The Case for Long-Term Value Investing: A Guide to the Data and Strategies That Drive Stock Market Success. In this episode of Trend Following Radio we discuss: 60 years on Wall Street How did Amazon come into existence with Walmart’s dominance? October 2008 Millennials, the stock market, trading, and bitcoin The value perspective in Asian countries Real estate and Fed tightening Jum
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Ep. 1085: The Filing System with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio
17/06/2022 Duration: 54minPlease enjoy my monologue The Filing 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!
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Ep. 1084: Alan Dunne Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio
13/06/2022 Duration: 48minMy guest today is Alan Dunne. He is the CEO of Archive Capital. Alan has worked in the financial markets for over 25 years at global macro and managed futures hedge funds and large investment banks as a CIO, hedge fund allocator, macro strategist, and technical analyst. Prior to founding Archive Capital, he was Managing Director and a member of the investment committee at Abbey Capital. Alan started his career as a foreign exchange analyst and trader, working for Bank of America in London, Hong Kong, and Singapore and for BNP Paribas in emerging markets before returning to Dublin to join Allied Irish Capital Management, a global macro commodity trading advisor. He was subsequently Investment Director of Royal Bank of Scotland’s wealth management business in Ireland where he headed the investment team and was responsible for asset allocation. The topic is Trend Following. In this episode of Trend Following Radio we discuss: FED tightening policy to impact inflation Trend following and other types of strategy
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Ep. 1083: Just Wait with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio
10/06/2022 Duration: 20minPlease enjoy my monologue Just Wait 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. 1082: Justin Zorn Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio
06/06/2022 Duration: 51minMy guest today is Justin Zorn, a policymaker and a meditation teacher in the US Congress. On Capitol Hill, he served as Legislative Director to three Democratic Members of Congress. Zorn is a Senior Adviser to the Center for Economic and Policy Research, a Truman National Security Fellow, and a communications and strategy adviser for a variety of mission-driven businesses, think tanks, and advocacy groups. The topic is his new book Golden: The Power of Silence in a World of Noise. In this episode of Trend Following Radio we discuss: Introverted and extroverted personalities Silence for the nervous system, physical health, and cognition How does ambient noise affect our health? How we can avoid distractions? Intellectual silence Silence in the fields of neuroscience, medicine, and wisdom traditions around the world 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-ma
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Ep. 1081: Wise Trading Voices with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio
03/06/2022 Duration: 01h50minPlease enjoy my monologue Wise Trading Voices 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. 1080: Sarah Fay Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio
30/05/2022 Duration: 01h04minMy guest today is Sarah Fay, an author and mental health advocate. Her devotion to changing the conversation around mental health led her to create Pathological: The Movement, a public awareness campaign devoted to empowering people to make knowledgeable decisions about their mental health. The topic is her new book Pathological: The True Story of Six Misdiagnoses. In this episode of Trend Following Radio we discuss: Fay’s six psychiatric conditions Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Psychiatric industrial system One of the most common diagnoses is Major Depressive Disorder 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
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Ep. 1079: Technical Analysis Nonsense with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio
27/05/2022 Duration: 20minPlease enjoy my monologue Technical Analysis Nonsense 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 conver
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Ep. 1078: Bill Dreiss Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio
23/05/2022 Duration: 55minMy guest today is Bill Dreiss, a scientist and a seasoned trading veteran with a multi-decade trading track record. He graduated from MIT with a degree in Electrical Engineering. After obtaining an MBA from Harvard, Dreiss worked at a think tank in the late 1960s. Dreiss is a systematic trend follower and uses his own proprietary methodologies, the Fractal Wave Algorithm (FWA) and the Choppiness Index (CI). The topic is trend following. In this episode of Trend Following Radio we discuss: Benoit Mandelbrot Donchian strategy Daniel Kahneman Mental benefits of surfing Geometrical aspect of traditional technical analysis Fractal Wave Algorithm (FWA) Bayesian decision theory Fundamental characteristics of human psychology and economics. 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 exp
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Ep. 1077: Inspiration from Three Bright Minds with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio
20/05/2022 Duration: 03h01minPlease enjoy my monologue Inspiration from Three Bright Minds 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 podcas
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Ep. 1076: Michael Meyer Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio
16/05/2022 Duration: 44minMy guest today is Michael Meyer. He took a wide route to the story of Benjamin Franklin’s remarkable afterlife, starting when Meyer was sent to China as one of its first Peace Corps volunteers. Beginning with The Last Days of Old Beijing, he authored three critically-acclaimed reported books set there, as well as numerous stories that appeared in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Financial Times, Time, Smithsonian, and on This American Life. A Guggenheim Fellow and Whiting Award winner, Meyer has also received fellowships from the National Endowment for the Humanities, the New York Public Library’s Cullman Center for Scholars and Writers, MacDowell, and the Rockefeller Foundation’s Bellagio Center in Italy. The topic is his book Benjamin Franklin’s Last Bet: The Favorite Founder’s Divisive Death, Enduring Afterlife, and Blueprint for American Prosperity. In this episode of Trend Following Radio we discuss: The incredible story of Benjamin Franklin’s parting gift to the working-class people of
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Ep. 1075: CNBC and PTJ with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio
13/05/2022 Duration: 23minPlease enjoy my monologue CNBC and PTJ 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. 1074: Frank Keil Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio
09/05/2022 Duration: 51minMy guest today is Frank Keil, a professor of psychology & linguistics, and the chair of the psychology department at Yale University. Keil received his B.S. in Biology from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1973, an M.A. in Psychology from Stanford University in 1975, and a Ph.D. in Psychology from the University of Pennsylvania in 1977. Keil has published extensively on topics concerned with many areas in the development of cognition and language. The topic is his book Wonder: Childhood and the Lifelong Love of Science. In this episode of Trend Following Radio we discuss: Childhood Different senses of wonder Arguing in ways both wonderful and productive How students explore and learn How does science work, given how limited we are as computational creatures How do young children track simple patterns and put them into miniature theories How vital the word “audacity” is What is the significance of the word “lifelong” Jump in! --- I’m MICHAEL COVEL, the host of TREND FOLLOWING RADIO, and I’m
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Ep. 1073: Switch to Trend Following with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio
06/05/2022 Duration: 22minPlease enjoy my monologue Switch to 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 conversa
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Ep. 1072: Phuc Map Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio
02/05/2022 Duration: 01h09minMy guest today is Brandon J. Hurley, an American Youtuber, who to his Vietnamese audience is known as Phuc Map. He graduated with a double major in journalism and sports studies at the University of Iowa. He was a professional journalist for more than 10 years, a sports editor for the Jefferson Herald, and also an assistant sports editor for the Carrol Times Herald. The topic is his life in Vietnam. In this episode of Trend Following Radio we discuss: How he mastered the Vietnamese language Vietnamese vs. American culture and traditions Being a teacher in Vietnam How he gained a Vietnamese audience on his YouTube and other social media platforms How Bangkok and Saigon vary in terms of lifestyle and infrastructure The difference in altitude toward foreigners in Vietnam and Thailand 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, entrepreneu
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Ep. 1071: Kick Them in the Ass with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio
29/04/2022 Duration: 15minPlease enjoy my monologue Kick Them in the Ass 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. 1070: Becca Levy Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio
25/04/2022 Duration: 47minMy guest today is Becca Levy, a Professor of Epidemiology at the Yale School of Public Health and Professor of Psychology at Yale University. She has received awards from the American Psychological Association, the Gerontological Society of America, and the International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics. Dr. Levy has given invited testimony before the US Senate on the adverse effects of ageism and has contributed to US Supreme Court briefs to fight age discrimination. The topic is her book Breaking the Age Code: How Your Beliefs About Aging Determine How Long and Well You Live. In this episode of Trend Following Radio we discuss: Beliefs in aging and health Why creativity is much lower in older people who have higher levels of mental illness? Research about cultural age beliefs Research that compares and contrasts the use of antidepressants The advantage of people of different ages getting together Physiological factors about age beliefs How does Japanese culture view aging? How important are geneti
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Ep. 1069: Algos, Negotiation, Meditations with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio
22/04/2022 Duration: 02h51minPlease enjoy my monologue Algos, Negotiation, Meditations 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 co
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Ep. 1068: Michelle Drouin Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio
18/04/2022 Duration: 01h07minMy guest today is Michelle Drouin, a psychology professor, forensic consultant, expert witness, and internationally-recognized researcher and speaker on issues related to technology, relationships, couples, and sexuality, including issues related to addiction and partner violence. The topic is her book Out of Touch: How to Survive an Intimacy Famine. In this episode of Trend Following Radio we discuss: How social media is shaping society The Tinder Swindler movie review Different facets of intimacy How does pornography affect young children's ideas of intimacy and even sexuality, and how does exposure to pornography change all of us? The most desirable body shape Novel sex tech devices on the rise The traditional relationship, fidelity, and commitment The diversity of our social network promotes longevity, promotes illness repulsion, and the ability to fight off illness promotes happiness. Jump in! --- I’m MICHAEL COVEL, the host of TREND FOLLOWING RADIO, and I’m proud to have delivered 10+ million podcast