Reviews of The Complete TurtleTrader:
Brett Steenbarger Review
Bloomberg Review
Trader Monthly Article
Market Technicians Association Review
SFO Magazine Review
The comparisons below show how under the radar the Turtle story has been until...now.
| Comprehensive Biographical Detail | The Complete TurtleTrader by Michael Covel Collins, Feb. 09 |
Turtle Secrets by Russell Sands TradeWins, 94 |
The Way of the Turtle by Curtis Faith McGraw-Hill, Mar. 07 |
Market Wizards by Jack Schwager Prentice Hall, Jul. 89 |
New Market Wizards by Jack Schwager Harpercollins, Nov. 92 |
| Complete Turtle story, a narrative from 1974 to 2007. | YES | No | No | No | No |
| Based on first hand interviews with multiple Turtles. | YES | No | No | No | No |
| Includes biography of Turtle teacher Richard Dennis. | YES | No | No | YES | No |
| Includes biography of Turtle teacher William Eckhardt. | YES | No | No | No | YES |
| Includes biography of most successful Turtle Jerry Parker. | YES | No | No | No | No |
| Includes biographies of numerous other Turtles. | YES | No | No | No | YES |
| Includes by name over a dozen Turtle traders. | YES | No | No | No | No |
| Includes biography of second generation Turtle. | YES | No | No | No | No |
| Includes discussion of Turtle backgrounds before their hiring. | YES | No | No | No | No |
| Includes discussion of what Turtles are doing now. | YES | No | No | No | No |
| Detailed first person anecdotes by multiple Turtles before, during, and after Turtle program | YES | No | No | No | No |
| Turtle Rules | The Complete TurtleTrader by Michael Covel Collins, Feb. 09 |
Turtle Secrets by Russell Sands TradeWins, 94 |
The Way of the Turtle by Curtis Faith McGraw-Hill, Mar. 07 |
Market Wizards by Jack Schwager Prentice Hall, Jul. 89 |
New Market Wizards by Jack Schwager Harpercollins, Nov. 92 |
| Includes Turtle trading rules covered from multiple Turtle perspectives. | YES | No | No | No | No |
| Reveals story of major problem with Turtle rules uncovered in 1986. | YES | No | No | No | No |
| Turtles: Before and During the Turtle Program | The Complete TurtleTrader by Michael Covel Collins, Feb. 09 |
Turtle Secrets by Russell Sands TradeWins, 94 |
The Way of the Turtle by Curtis Faith McGraw-Hill, Mar. 07 |
Market Wizards by Jack Schwager Prentice Hall, Jul. 89 |
New Market Wizards by Jack Schwager Harpercollins, Nov. 92 |
| Includes accounts from multiple Turtles about their hiring. | YES | No | No | No | YES |
| Includes accounts from multiple Turtles about their day to day trading. | YES | No | No | No | No |
| Includes accounts from multiple Turtles about their two weeks of training. | YES | No | No | No | No |
| Extensive Research | The Complete TurtleTrader by Michael Covel Collins, Feb. 09 |
Turtle Secrets by Russell Sands TradeWins, 94 |
The Way of the Turtle by Curtis Faith McGraw-Hill, Mar. 07 |
Market Wizards by Jack Schwager Prentice Hall, Jul. 89 |
New Market Wizards by Jack Schwager Harpercollins, Nov. 92 |
| Includes Turtle performance data from 1984 to 2007. | YES | No | No | No | No |
| Includes comprehensive endnotes. | YES | No | No | No | No |
| Includes copy of original Turtle want ad. | YES | No | No | No | No |
| Includes discussion of the unknown third Turtle class in the 1990s. | YES | No | No | No | No |
| Turtle Controversies | The Complete TurtleTrader by Michael Covel Collins, Feb. 09 |
Turtle Secrets by Russell Sands TradeWins, 94 |
The Way of the Turtle by Curtis Faith McGraw-Hill, Mar. 07 |
Market Wizards by Jack Schwager Prentice Hall, Jul. 89 |
New Market Wizards by Jack Schwager Harpercollins, Nov. 92 |
| Includes discussion of myths and misconceptions surrounding the Turtle legend. | YES | No | No | No | No |
| Details allocation/performance controversies inside Turtle program. | YES | No | No | No | No |
| Details Turtle Russell Sands and Turtle Jerry Parker. | YES | No | No | No | No |
| Details Turtle Curtis Faith's issues before and after 1988. | YES | No | No | No | No |
| Details blow-up of Turtle Curtis Faith's Acceleration Capital (2003-2005). | YES | No | No | No | No |
| Includes a behind the scenes Afterword (new Feb. 09). | YES | No | No | No | No |
Industry Praise for "The Complete TurtleTrader"
"Regarding your new book [The Complete TurtleTrader], I can say that after hearing the turtle story many times from many of the people that are part of the story and after reading many articles about such story, this is by far the most entertaining, inspiring, extensive, and honest story of the turtles I have ever read.
Dr. Francisco J. Vaca
Vaca Capital Management LLC
Turtle Paul Rabar is a principal with Vaca Capital Management LLC
"Because Covel so clearly lays out these ingredients of success, his book is relevant not just to trend traders, but to anyone who aspires to greatness in the markets. The message is clear: to win, the odds must be in your favor, and you must have the fortitude to keep playing, remain consistent, and compound your edge. That's a formula for success in any field of endeavor, which may be why the Turtle story finds universal appeal."
Brett Steenbarger, Trading Author
"If you want to beat the market, you have to do something different from what everyone else is doing, and you have to be right. In this fascinating and instructive book, Michael Covel tells how a group of novice traders used a system that generated trades that were both different and right, and which made them a lot of money. If you want to understand the real world of trading, read this book.">
Bill Miller, Chairman and Chief Investment Officer
Legg Mason Capital Management
Original Turtle Praise for "The Complete TurtleTrader"
"I did enjoy the book...I hope it's doing well for you."
Original Turtle Tom Shanks
"The book was wonderful..."
Original Turtle Michael Shannon
"Liked it. Congratulations on a job well done."
Original Turtle Jeff Gordon
"Book is very good...thank you for going for the truth and objectivity."
Original Turtle Lucy Wyatt
"Nice book."
Original Turtle Russell Sands
"All in all, not bad. I wish it had never been done and I wish I were not in it, but I know that you were definitely going to do it, so I figured I would try to get the truth out as much as possible. By and large, it worked that way."
Original Turtle Jim DiMaria
Press Praise for "The Complete TurtleTrader"
"Most beat-the-market books aren't worth my shelf space. This one is."
Bloomberg Review
"...with [The Complete] TurtleTrader, we have something really quite different from SFO's usual review candidates. TurtleTrader is a story. It's a beach-chair page-turner loaded with interesting, even offbeat, characters and, a fair dose of drama. It's part Chicago historical account and sociology text... This journalist, never a trader but on the periphery of financial markets for more than a decade and a huge fan of the genre narrative nonfiction, could appreciate such a rare snapshot into dynamic market personalities and a look at what sets apart a chosen few from many of us. My copy is dog-eared from frenetic reading on the first go-around."
Stocks, Futures, Options Magazine
Reader Praise for "The Complete TurtleTrader"
"Mr. Covel, my compliments. I found your work on the Turtles admirable in so many ways...As a 8 year commodities position trader, now retired pathologist, I kept asking myself how could you have observed, interviewed and then written a book that not just captured a complex technical story but at the same time said so much truth about trading and life. But somehow, there it was every time I turned the page. My son and I are carefully reviewing those pages to see what we can add or adapt to our trading approach. Along the way we are re-living our journey together. Thanks for having the talent and toughness to tell the tale so well.
Reader in Vermont
