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Ep. 1384: Daniel Coyle Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio

Daniel Coyle
Daniel Coyle

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My guest today is Daniel Coyle. He is an author whose work explores how people and groups grow, perform, and thrive. He combines immersive field reporting with behavioral science to create practical frameworks for building skill, culture, and meaningful connection.

The topic is his book Flourish: The Art of Building Meaning Joy and Fulfillment.

In this episode of Trend Following Radio we discuss:

  • Purpose vs success and hollow achievement
  • Flourishing as joyful meaningful growth
  • Complexity vs complicated systems thinking
  • Shared improvement and community over self improvement
  • AI impact and human connection revival

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“I was following silly monkeys instead of smart individuals…”

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Hi Michael,

I’m looking forward to reading your trend following book and must say your style of writing is intriguing.

My style of trading has been monkey see monkey do. Unfortunately I was following silly monkeys instead of smart individuals. I lost a nice inheritance trading options thinking I knew something when the market proved I didn’t.

Now, I am back to my original foray into the market by using equity option spreads and treading water.

At 73 I have very little money to invest and less time to make it.

Any help will be most appreciated.

Sincerely,
Brown

My book — best first step!


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“Do you think your course would still provide significant additional value…”

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Hi Michael,

I hope you’re doing well.

I’ve been a big big fan of your work for quite a while now. I’ve read most of your books and recently started going through your podcast episodes, which I’ve really been enjoying. Your approach to trend following has had a major influence on how I think about markets and risk.

At this point, I feel like I have a solid grasp of the core concepts you teach. I also understand the importance of diversification across markets, keeping correlation low, and focusing on long-term expectancy rather than individual trade outcomes. Concepts like position sizing as the real edge, asymmetry of returns, and the psychological discipline required to stick with a system through drawdowns are all things I actively incorporate.

That said, I’m at a stage where I’m trying to figure out whether going deeper, specifically through your course, would meaningfully improve my results, or whether I’m already covering most of the practical ground through your books and podcast.

So I wanted to ask you directly: based on what I’ve described, do you think your course would still provide significant additional value? In particular, does it go beyond the conceptual framework into more detailed implementation, nuances, or things that aren’t fully captured in your published material?

I really respect your work, so I figured it made sense to ask you honestly before making the investment.

Thanks again for everything you’ve put out over the years. It’s been incredibly helpful.

Best regards,
Mike A.

Short answer, I can’t say. You’re writing to me — so you’re missing something in your mind. You might need some confirmation on an issue or some support from me. It sounds like you know a lot, but you feel like you’re missing something?


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“Larry mentioned something like trading credibility…”

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Dear Michael,

I hope you are doing well.

First, I wanted to sincerely thank you for your interviews with Larry Hite. I have learned a great deal from them, and I really appreciate the depth and quality of your conversations with him.

There is one point I wanted to ask you about. I seem to remember hearing in one of your interviews that Larry mentioned something like trading credibility or correctness being around 70%. I may be misunderstanding or misremembering it, so I wanted to ask whether that is accurate, or whether I got the idea wrong.

I also wanted to ask about Larry Hite himself. I hope he is doing well and is in good health. If you are able to share, is he still doing well? And if appropriate, is there any way for people who admire and respect him to reach out and send their regards?

Thank you again for all the valuable work you do.

Best regards,
Mohammed A.

Trading signals in trend following are typically correct 35-40% of the time. I can’t offer an update on Larry, except to say he’s awesome!


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“I’ve seen trend following strategy public results with commodities…”

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I’ve seen trend following strategy public results with commodities and stocks but what about forex? Does it work with same results or it may be a difference in this case?

Jorgo Z.

Trend following on currencies works. More money has been made trading currencies as TF than any other market. Of course, as part of a TF portfolio process.


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Ep. 1382: Joe Pine Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio

Joe Pine
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My guest today is Joe Pine. He is an author, speaker, and management advisor to Fortune 500 companies and entrepreneurial start-ups alike. He is cofounder of Strategic Horizons LLP. He consults with numerous companies around the world, helping them embrace the ideas and frameworks he writes about, develop concepts for creating more economic value, and see those concepts become reality.

The topic is his book The Transformation Economy: Guiding Customers to Achieve Their Aspirations.

In this episode of Trend Following Radio we discuss:

  • Evolution from experience economy to transformation economy
  • Businesses guiding customers to achieve aspirations
  • Charging based on outcomes instead of time
  • Spheres of transformation health wealth wisdom purpose and meaning
  • Role of AI and personalization in enabling transformation platforms

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