Ep. 350: Michael Melissinos & Glenn Graham Interviews with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio

Published: June 1, 2015, 2 a.m.

My guests today are Michael Melissinos and Glenn Graham.

Michael has assumed research and trading responsibilities. He also works on his emotional and mental game with the help of his local Trading Tribe. Tribe helps him maintain discipline through tough performance periods, remain inventive and push the envelope of improving the firm\u2019s investing and education strategy. He previously held positions at Rothstein Kass, Bear Stearns and J.P. Morgan.\xa0

Glenn's firm is Golden Point Capital. Graham has had extensive experience in quantitative trading strategy development in the futures space. He holds the designation of Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA), a designation focusing on the alternative asset classes.

The topic is Trend Following.

In this episode of Trend Following Radio we discuss:

  • Covel and Melissinos discuss Melissinos\u2019 career and beginnings; his history with Bear Sterns; Melissinos\u2019 introduction to trend following; \u201cfind trends, align with trends, and manage risks\u201d; the similarities between crude oil, copper, sugar, the Euro, and wheat; and trading based purely on price.
  • Graham and Covel discuss Graham\u2019s early trading track record; niche markets and hedging; Graham\u2019s early trading experiences and his history at a high frequency trading firm; early influences in trend style trading; the parallels between trading and backgammon; the importance of the size of your winners over winning percentage; and style drift.

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