Podcast Episodes

Ep. 365: Chris Clarke Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio

Today’s podcast guest is Chris Clarke, ex-Goldman Sachs executive director and founder of Lawrence Clarke Investment Management. Clarke has been developing trading systems for decades.

The conversat…

Published on 10 years, 1 month ago

Ep. 364: Simplicity Trumps Complexity with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio

An article recently appeared in Forbes, entitled “What Jurassic World Can Teach Investors About The Stock Market”. In it is an interview with Ben Carlson on why simplicity trumps complexity when it c…

Published on 10 years, 1 month ago

Ep. 363: Blair Hull Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio

Continuing the theme of speculation and gambling from the previous episode, today’s Trend Following Radio guest is Blair Hull. Hull got his start playing blackjack in Nevada casinos, and later moved …

Published on 10 years, 1 month ago

Ep. 362: Speculation Wins Today with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio

Speculation has become a pejorative for some in recent times. A quick search yields the following definition of speculation: “forming a theory about a subject without firm evidence.” Yet if we look a…

Published on 10 years, 1 month ago

Ep. 361: Francisco Vaca Interview #2 with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio

Francisco Vaca can be called a “second generation turtle trader”. He worked with Richard Dennis at C & D Commodities, and for the last 15 years has been closely associated with Paul Rabar. He is now …

Published on 10 years, 1 month ago

Ep. 360: "Pas de Dough" with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio

A May 25, 1959 Time Magazine article called “Pas de Dough” was recently forwarded to Michael Covel. It was about a professional dancer named Nicolas Darvas, who had made two million dollars trading s…

Published on 10 years, 2 months ago

Ep. 359: Campbell Harvey Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio

There is a common problem in finance when it comes to evaluating investment managers’ performance: the factor or skill vs. luck. When a manager performs well over a number of years, it is not clear w…

Published on 10 years, 2 months ago

Ep. 358: The China Trip with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio

Michael Covel presents a monologue today about his recent trip to Mainland China (Beijing). A trip that centered on his presentation to 1100 Chinese investors and traders. For those listeners that ha…

Published on 10 years, 2 months ago

Ep. 357: Jonathan Fader Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio

Today on the podcast Michael Covel speaks with Dr. Jonathan Fader. Fader is a licensed clinical psychologist and is the team psychologist to the NY Mets baseball team. Fader also writes a blog for Ps…

Published on 10 years, 2 months ago

Ep. 356: Talk About The Passion with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio

Michel Covel offers a take about passion -- the critical element of your success. An excerpt from the recent Birdman film and comments from Pink Floyd's Roger Waters help make the case. In Birdman th…

Published on 10 years, 2 months ago