The Tom Cruise Response
This might be my new catch-all response to those that debate a topic with non-stop logical fallacies:
View ArticleKind or Rich: Do You Have to Choose?
Feedback in: I am listening to your discussion with Larry Williams about Ayn Rand while hand drawing charts as a part of a share trading course. I am an Ayn Rand hater and, being what would be...
View ArticleMoral of the Story? Drawdowns Are Inevitable!
There was a comment online: “My advice to avoid drawdowns in your trading account: stay picky about entries, stay small, & trade your system not your emotional swings.” I responded: If one does not...
View ArticleCNBC Calls Trend Followers “Robots” and Yearns for “Gut” Traders
Big #TrendFollowing year: http://t.co/dKbIAhshIk — Michael Covel (@Covel) January 5, 2015 On the recent @CNBC #trendfollowing article …who are the "gut-driven human managers"? Where are they? Forward…...
View ArticleEp. 382: Dissecting Duplicity with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio
Subscribe to Trend Following Radio on iTunes On today’s show Michael Covel examines the duplicitous nature of the mainstream financial media, how its talking heads insist on pretending they can predict...
View ArticleMust Suck to Not Know…
An email arrived today. It started with praise, but quickly devolved into anything but. I was ripped in a multitude of ways, and that’s fine go at it, but inside that ripping was a statement that...
View ArticleNoah Smith of Bloomberg Views: “BS Operator and Troll”
I caught this write-up from Nassim Nicholas Taleb. My first thought? That name sounds familiar… This same guy Taleb rips… I also dealt with him a few years back over his severely misinformed take on...
View Article“Nate Silver was by far the most accurate forecaster in the 2016 election”
Feedback in: Nate Silver [my article that generated the feedback] was by far the most accurate forecaster in the 2016 election. While most modelers pegged Clinton’s chances at greater than 90% (in some...
View ArticleFamous Last Words: “No One Saw it Coming!”
Feedback in: Michael, I just wanted to take a moment to thank you for your work. I have read most of your books and they are exactly what I needed. You see I am a veteran of the brokerage business (30...
View ArticleThe Critic Stumbles
It appears many people enjoy my podcast. However, there are angry critics. That critic is no different than those who write the one stars on Amazon. And after witnessing the online review process up...
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