Ep. 239: Brett Steenbarger Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio

My guest today is Brett Steenbarger, a Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at SUNY Upstate Medical University in Syracuse, NY. The topic is Trend Following. In this episode of Trend Following Radio we discuss: What a "flow state" is, and why it's important How Steenbarger has seen flow connect to the trading world, and the importance of matching your level of difficulty and challenge Risk and risk tolerance The logical and psychological sides to risk "What have you done for me lately" attitude for investors Why we don't grow if we stay within our comfort zones Process vs. outcome The psychological burden of certain fee structures Some of the common characteristics of successful traders Slow thinking, deep thinking, and fast thinking Where we're headed regarding prescription drugs related to the mind Trend trading vs. mean reversion Contextualism Trend following vs. momentum trading How people actually behave vs. how they describe their behavior Jump in! --- I'm MICHAEL COVEL, the host of TREND FOLLOWING RADIO, and I'm proud to have delivered 10+ million podcast listens since 2012. Investments, economics, psychology, politics, decision-making, human behavior, entrepreneurship and trend following are all passionately explored and debated on my show. To start? I'd like to give you a great piece of advice you can use in your life and trading journey… cut your losses! You will find much more about that philosophy here: https://www.trendfollowing.com/trend/ You can watch a free video here: https://www.trendfollowing.com/video/ Can't get enough of this episode? You can choose from my thousand plus episodes here: https://www.trendfollowing.com/podcast My social media platforms: Twitter: @covel Facebook: @trendfollowing LinkedIn: @covel Instagram: @mikecovel Hope you enjoy my never-ending podcast conversation!