The Complete Turtle Trader: How 23 Novice Investors Became Overnight Millionaires by Michael W. Covel

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Description

Following the real and fascinating tale of Wall Street luminaries consisting of Richard Dennis and his group, highly-acclaimed author Michael W Covel’s “The Complete Turtle Trader: How 23 Novice Investors Became Overnight Millionaires” brings to the table as the subtitle suggests. Following the age-old fable of ‘slow and steady wins the race,’ Covel expounds upon Dennis’ exploits; explaining how he and his colleagues (that he later got to name as ‘The Turtles’) managed to become instant millionaires in a span of a few days after just following a few simple secrets. Those secret techniques that he used in his experiments are revealed in this book in vivid, great detail. Apart from an amazing story of game-changing investing, Covel also brings essential investing advice and tips, turning “The Complete Turtle Trader” into a guide that is sure to provide the best advantage for any market participants out there.       

About the Author

Michael Covel is a researcher who is always seeking to go behind the curtains to reveal a state of mind the system doesn’t want you in.

Characterized as essential and required reading author, Covel teaches beginners to seasoned pros on how to generate profits with straightforward repeatable rules and is best known for popularizing the controversial trading strategy “trend following.”

An avowed entrepreneur, Covel is the author of five books, including the international bestseller, “Trend Following,” and his investigative narrative, “TurtleTrader.” Fascinated by reclusive traders who have quietly generated spectacular returns for decades, those going against the investment orthodoxy of “efficient markets,” Covel has uncovered astonishing insights about human behavior, decision-making, and trading systems.

His perspectives have garnered international acclaim and have earned him invitations with a host of organizations: China Asset Management, GIC Private Limited (Singapore sovereign wealth fund), BM&F Bovespa, Managed Funds Association, Bank of China Investment Management, Market Technicians Association and multiple hedge funds and mutual funds. He also has the distinction of interviewing five Nobel Prize winners in economics (so far), including Daniel Kahneman and Harry Markowitz. He has been featured by a major press, including The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, CCTV, The Straits Times, and Fox Business.

His highly ranked podcast Trend Following™ reaches over one hundred eighty-eight countries with over 5 million listens. Guests include world-class thinkers, psychologists, economists, and traders.

Covel posts on Twitter publishes his blog and records a podcast weekly. His clients are in 70+ countries, and he splits time across the USA and Asia.

Table of Contents

  • Cover
  • Title Page
  • Preface
    • 1 – Nurture versus Nature
    • 2 – Prince of the Pit
    • 3 – The Turtles
    • 4 – The Philosophy
    • 5 – The Rules
    • 6 – In the Womb
    • 7 – Who Got What to Trade
    • 8 – Game Over
    • 9 – Out on Their Own
    • 10 – Dennis Comes Back to the Game
    • 11 – Seizing Opportunity
    • 12 – Failure is a Choice
    • 13 – Second-Generation Turtles
    • 14 – Model Greatness
  • Appendix I
  • Appendix II
  • Appendix III
  • Appendix IV
  • Endnotes
  • Index
  • Acknowledgements
  • Afterword
  • Also by Michael W. Covel
  • About the Author
  • Praise for The Complete Turtle Trader
  • Copyright
  • About the Publisher