Michael W. Covel

Michael W. Covel has consulted on trend following to individual traders, hedge funds, and banks since 1997. He is well-known as the creative force behind TurtleTrader.com, which profiles one of the most famous nature versus nurture experiments ever seen on Wall Street.

Covel's writings have appeared everywhere, and he is quoted and interviewed by many of the world's leading financial media outlets. He is a frequent guest on national radio talk shows advising listeners on financial decision-making, trading, and trend following. He has also presented before live audiences in Tokyo, Macau, Hong Kong, Paris, Vienna, and the U.S.

He recently directed the first theatrical documentary on the 2007-2008 market crisis, Broke: The New American Dream.

Covel holds a bachelor of arts degree from George Mason University and a master's degree in business administration from The Florida State University College of Business. He lives in San Diego.