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Hey Mike,

Thanks for everything you have done in the trend following and podcast space. Your work is an unbelievable resource and has greatly impacted my mindset and outlook on life and markets.

I was wondering if you could speak in a monologue or bring it up in a future interview, the topic of what it’s like to go from up huge on a position and let it run and obey your rules, only to have it go back down to flat or even hit original stop for a loss. I am re-listening to turtle traders and this came up. I find it fascinating and by far the most challenging psychological component to trend following. If you have any anecdotes or remember any stories from over the years, I think it would be some great content and would love to hear it. I know you have a ton of podcast episodes and I have listened to many if not all, apologies if I have missed or forgotten anything similar.

Thanks again,
Justin W.

Are you trading one market alone?

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Ciao Michael,

At 73 years old, I switched from crude oil to covered warrants. Sometimes it went well thanks to advice from reliable people, but often it went badly, especially when the covered warrants went up and the Italian reference titles went down. I’m talking about at least thirty years ago. Now, I focus intraday, only on two futures: the SP500 and the Nasdaq. I like open and close the trade every day and sleep in the night. I believe that even if you know the market well, it can always surprise you, let alone if you don’t know it. I’m not interested in getting rich at my age. I want to manage the few futures I trade decently and be proud of myself. Do you have any texts with Italian translations that focus almost exclusively on NQ and SP500?

Ciao e grazie.

Thanks, but I only provide trend following education and systems.

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Michael,

As always, a great read in February newsletter. Amazing to me, how many times I have to hear the same message for the message to sink in so I can act on it. I print all of the letters and read continually. The reality is I will revert to bad habits if I don’t continually reinforce the good ones. Your newsletter destroys all of the BS put out there as truth when it is the farthest thing from the truth.

Thanks again,
John B.

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Michael,

Great book. Amazing how little press this strategy gets. Now that I know, I see it as a favored strategy in several of my older investment books Van K. Tharp et al. Looking forward to the interactive to your Trend Following presentation.

Thanks,
Dan M.

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Hi Michael,

Hope you are doing great. I am a follower and listener of your podcast for may be 15 years, I read Trend Following book when it first came out and it has been my mantra even since, it was recommended by Steve Sjuggerud at Stansberry Research. I will not say I have made a lot of money in stocks but I have made decent money and mainly gained confidence in trading, when I have lost, it is because I did not follow the rules and discipline I set for myself and because I was distracted with other life endeavors.

To that end, I am looking to transform myself in various areas of my life including trading and could use your help, I listened to your Nov 2025 podcast about transformation and am very interested. Pls let me know the details and next steps.

Look forward to hearing from you

Thanks,
Mitesh

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Please enjoy my monologue Trend Following Motivation with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio.

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