Author, Director & Founder TurtleTrader.com
Las Vegas, Nevada Area
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- Author: The Complete TurtleTrader at Michael Covel
- Director at Michael Covel
- Founder at TurtleTrader.com
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- Author of "Trend Following" (Pearson) at Michael Covel
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Michael Covel’s Summary
Creative and philosophical force behind TurtleTrader.com® and MichaelCovel.com. Books include 'Trend Following' (Prentice Hall, Feb 09) and 'The Complete TurtleTrader' (Collins, Feb 09). Director of documentary film 'Broke' (2009).
Michael Covel’s Specialties:
Trading
Michael Covel’s Experience
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Author: The Complete TurtleTrader
Michael Covel
(Publishing industry)
October 2007 — Present (2 years 2 months)
The first and complete story about Richard Dennis and his famous trained trading students the "Turtles". Book includes the full back story and all trend following rules originally taught by Dennis. Much of the storyline and exact details revealed for first time. Research involved first hand in person interviews with many of the central characters. Book also utilized extensive investigative reporting. Translations in German, Japanese, Korean, Russian and Chinese (Simplified and Traditional). Paperback February 2009.
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Director
Michael Covel
(Entertainment industry)
October 2006 — Present (3 years 2 months)
Directed, co-wrote and produced 2009 documentary film "Broke: The New American Dream" with over 100 on camera interviews and over 100 hours of HD video. Shot on three continents traveling 75000 miles. Film interviews include Nobel Prize Winners: Harry Markowitz, Vernon Smith. Hedge fund managers: Salem Abraham, David Harding, Larry Hite, Jonathan Hoenig, Barry Ritholtz. Traders: Eric Bolling, Kevin Bruce, Charles Faulkner, Michael Martin, Jim Rogers, Jim Rohrbach, John O'Donnell. Congressman: Richard Baker, Chris Van Hollen. Media: Rich Blake, Lindsay Campbell, Lucy Craft, Adam Elend, Dane Hamilton, Tim Sykes. Pro Poker Players: Antonio Esfandiari, Chris Ferguson, Karina Jett, Howard Lederer, Evelyn Ng, Paul Wasicka. Mutual Funds: Michael Mauboussin, Bill Miller, Mark Mobius. Film seeks to better understand how and why so many people make bad decisions when it comes to money and markets and what can we learn from those who do it well. Site: www.brokemovie.com.
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Founder
TurtleTrader.com
(Financial Services industry)
October 1996 — Present (13 years 2 months)
Creative force behind TurtleTrader.com the most popular location online for trend following trading news and information. Commonly called Commodity Trading Advisors (CTAs) in hedge fund circles, trend following traders trade all markets and have no directional bias. Trend following traders were some of the biggest winners in 2008 making literal fortunes when most other market players were imploding. Thousands of clients from more than 70 countries and 10 million visitors from more than 120 countries since 1996 have made TurtleTrader a leading trading portal.
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Author of "Trend Following" (Pearson)
Michael Covel
(Publishing industry)
November 2005 — January 2009 (3 years 3 months)
First book published in April 2004 by Prentice Hall Financial Times is a text book look at trend following trading. Expanded edition released November 2005. Has become a bestseller with translations in Chinese (Simplified and Traditional), German, French, Japanese, Korean, Arabic, Turkish, & Russian. Over 100,000 copies sold. New revised edition early 2009.
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Consultant
Michael Covel
(Financial Services industry)
April 1994 — September 1996 (2 years 6 months)
Writer for blog read daily by thousands.
