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🐢 What “The Turtles” Can Teach You About Trading 👨‍🏫

Ben Sturgill

October 23, 2024

4 min read

Good morning, traders…

Ben here.

Do you think there’s a hidden secret that separates the winners from the losers in the markets?

Or, with the right guidance, can anyone master the skills needed to be a consistently profitable trader?

It’s a question that has sparked debates for decades…

Years ago, one man believed he had the answer to that question. And he wasn’t afraid to put his theory to the test.

His name was Richard Dennis, a commodities trader with a novel theory: trading prowess isn’t some mysterious gift — it’s a skill anyone can learn.

He set out to prove this by conducting one of the most daring experiments in trading history.

What he did — and the ultimate result — was so shocking that it rippled through the entire financial world, shattering long-held beliefs about who could beat the markets.

Today, I’ll show you what Richard Dennis and “The Turtles” can teach you about trading…

The Birth of the “Turtle Traders”

Back in the 1980s, Richard Dennis had an idea that went against what most people thought.

He believed that anyone could learn how to be a great trader, just like anyone can learn subjects like math or science in school.

In other words, he didn’t think that successful trading required some sort of rare, natural-born talent. He knew it wasn’t about being “gifted.”

Dennis was convinced that, with the right education and discipline, regular people could become top traders…

One day, he decided it was time to put his money where his mouth was — so he made a bet with his trading partner, William Eckhardt…

Unlike Dennis, Eckhardt believed that top traders were born, not made. He argued that you had to have some sort of innate skill to thrive in the markets.

To settle the debate, Richard came up with an experiment that would prove once and for all whether great traders could be taught.

He put out an ad in the newspaper, asking people who wanted to learn how to trade to apply. The idea wasn’t to find everyday folks who had never traded before.

Hundreds of people applied, but only 23 were chosen for what became known as “The Turtle Traders.”

This group was made up of people from all sorts of backgrounds from musicians to security guards…

The one thing they all had in common? No formal trading experience.

Dennis gave them just two weeks of training. Imagine that: two weeks to go from knowing almost nothing about commodities to actual live trading.

After this crash course, he handed each of them money to trade with — real money, not just practice accounts — and sent them out into the market.

$10 Million to $100 Million in 4 Years

Dennis initially provided each Turtle with a trading account between $1 million and $2 million. The total capital he allocated across all the Turtles was around $10 million.

And what happened next was nothing short of remarkable…

These so-called “Turtles,” armed only with their two weeks of training and the capital Dennis had given them, turned that $10 million into over $100 million in just four years…

You heard that right: a group of normal people made 300% returns in four years — after just two weeks of learning how to trade.

It was like an entire public school class suddenly getting straight As in calculus simply because they had an incredible teacher.

Dennis’s experiment proved that trading could be taught. He showed that it isn’t about having some mysterious talent.

Rather, it’s about having a great teacher.

This story resonates deeply with me for a few reasons…

I have my Master’s degree in teaching, so I obviously believe in the power of a great teacher.

Nothing is more gratifying to me than teaching others and watching them succeed. No personal trading win can compare to the joy of watching my students crush the markets.

Dennis’s experiment proved that with the right teacher and tools, anyone can achieve success — even in a field as complicated as trading.

Now, I want to be that kind of teacher for you.

Just like Dennis taught his Turtles, my goal is to teach you everything I’ve learned about trading.

With the right mindset and approach, you too can become a world-class trader — even if you’ve never traded before.

This story is a powerful reminder that success in trading isn’t about being born with talent. It’s about guidance.

And with the right teacher by your side, there’s no telling how far you can go…

If you think you need a God-given talent, an Ivy League business degree, or Wall Street experience to succeed as a trader … think again.

I don’t have any of those things. But I’ve still achieved an 82% win rate in 2024, including going the entire month of September without a single losing trade.

And now, I’m preparing for what could be the biggest trading opportunity so far this year — earnings season.

Believe it or not, you can often see whether a company will beat or miss before the market catches on.

That’s exactly why I developed Earnings Edge, a specialized system designed to take full advantage of these ultra-profitable trading opportunities.

For example: Earnings Edge projected a 91.2% earnings beat probability on Broadcom Inc. (NASDAQ: AVGO), the day before its call options exploded by 1,014%!*

TODAY, October 23 at 10 a.m. EST, I’m hosting a LIVE Earnings Edge Workshop to break down how you can weaponize this strategy during earnings season.

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I’m excited to see you there.

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