Trend Following With Michael Covel

My guest today is Brett Steenbarger, a Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at SUNY Upstate Medical University in Syracuse, NY. The topic is Trend Following. In this episode of Trend Following Radio we discuss: What a "flow state" is, and why it's important How Steenbarger has seen flow connect to the trading world, and the importance of matching your level of difficulty and challenge Risk and risk tolerance The logical and psychological sides to risk "What have you done for me lately" attitude for investors Why we don't grow if we stay within our comfort zones Process vs. outcome The psychological burden of certain fee structures Some of the common characteristics of successful traders Slow thinking, deep thinking, and fast thinking Where we're headed regarding prescription drugs related to the mind Trend trading vs. mean reversion Contextualism Trend following vs. momentum trading How people actually behave vs. how they describe their behavior Jump in! --- I'm MICHAEL COVEL,