A monthly podcast for trend followers

With Ben Lichtenstein and Jerry Parker

Trend and Turtle is a long-form podcast and real-time trading experiment that revisits one of the most influential ideas in market history: that great traders are made, not born.

Hosted by veteran financial journalist Ben Lichtenstein, the series documents his shift from decades of market commentary to systematic trend following — guided by Jerry Parker, one of the original Turtle Traders.

Join us as we educate, entertain, and inspire through the realities of rules-based trading, discipline, and long-term thinking.

Latest Episode - From Floor To Shore
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Season One - Episode One

From Floor To Shore

Episode 1 In the premiere episode of Trend and Turtle, veteran financial broadcaster Ben Lichtenstein begins a personal and professional transformation—moving from decades of market commentary to the discipline of systematic trading.

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Intro to Trend Following

Trust the system, embrace small losses, follow the rules

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Initiating Trades

When to get long or short and the consequences of missing a trade

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Position sizing and risk

How many to buy or sell and how much to risk on each position

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Trailing Stops and Where to Place Them

Have multiple exits and why

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Trading psychology – wins, losses, drawdowns

Learn to love your trading system

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Season Ending Look Ahead to Season 2

Season 1 Takeaways - Season 2 Preview

Who we are - How we got here - Where we're headed... Trend and Turtle began with a simple question...



What happens when a market commentator stops talking—and starts trading by the rules?

For more than three decades, Ben Lichtenstein built a career explaining markets from the inside. From the trading floors of the CME and CBOT to anchoring daily live market shows on the Schwab Network, Ben’s role was to observe, analyze, and interpret price action in real time.

But commentary is not commitment.


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