Trend Following

Trend Following 1M+ books sold. 15M+ podcast listens.
25+ years coaching. 10K+ clients in 75+ countries. Most traders guess. Trend following wins by following price.

For over 25 years, Michael Covel has taught the trend following trading strategy to traders in 76 countries—helping them cut losses fast, let winners run, and profit in any market. He has coached over 10K+ clients, sold 1M+ books in 15+ languages, and his podcast has earned 15M+ listens across 1,300+ episodes. Author of five books, including the international bestseller Trend Following and The Com

plete TurtleTrader, Covel is known for popularizing this rules-based approach that removes emotion and avoids predictions. His work has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, The Straits Times, CCTV, and Fox Business. Covel has spoken for China Asset Management, GIC Private Limited, BM&F Bovespa, Managed Funds Association, Bank of China Investment Management, and the Market Technicians Association. He has interviewed five Nobel Prize-winning economists, including Daniel Kahneman and Harry Markowitz, and continues to share insights through his podcast, blog, and social channels.

06/17/2026

Discipline alone won't make you a profitable trader. Algorithms are perfectly disciplined and still blow up.

Trading psychologist Brett Steenbarger breaks down why discipline is necessary but never sufficient, and what actually separates winning traders from the rest: an edge.

Want to understand what that edge really looks like? Get our newsletter for trend following insights you won't find anywhere else. Link in bio.

06/16/2026

One moment of real clarity about money can pay you back for the next thirty years.

Most people spend thirty years avoiding that moment.

The most valuable trading lessons aren't about trading.They're about psychology, discipline, and knowing when to get out...
06/15/2026

The most valuable trading lessons aren't about trading.

They're about psychology, discipline, and knowing when to get out of your own way.

Save this and revisit it the next time a trade goes wrong.

06/15/2026

The price of a blind spot isn't what it costs you today.

It's the compounding of everything you could have kept, grown, or done differently over the next twenty years.

06/14/2026

"The market does not beat them. They beat themselves." —Jesse Livermore, 1923.

Still the most accurate description of why traders fail. Nothing about human nature has changed.

06/13/2026

Knowing you're wrong and cutting fast is the only edge that never expires.

Everything else has a shelf life.

06/12/2026

Some people are one honest conversation away from realizing they've been making the same expensive mistake for a decade.

That conversation is worth more than almost any trade.

How many squares can you check off from this week alone?If you got a full row, the bio link might be for you.
06/12/2026

How many squares can you check off from this week alone?

If you got a full row, the bio link might be for you.

06/11/2026

Most financial problems aren't problems. They're questions that have never been properly asked.

06/10/2026

A single flaw in how you manage risk can quietly unwind years of good trades.

The scary part? You won't see it until it's already done the damage.

Go looking for it before it finds you.

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