A Very Special Turtle Talks Podcast In this month’s Turtle Talk, original Turtle Trader Jerry Parker joins Adam Havryliv and Richard Brennan to discuss Pyramids, Outlier Hunting and our brand new book, The Aussie Turtles Trend Following Guide. From September’s powerful rebound in the trend indexes to the hidden fragility beneath market calm, the trio explore how compression, diversification, and design discipline define real robustness. The conversation builds toward the release of The Aussie Turtles Trend Following Guide, as Jerry turns interviewer to uncover how philosophy, process, and practice come together in the pursuit of outliers. Available to buy on Amazon now:

The Aussie Turtles organization has released a special podcast episode featuring Jerry Parker, one of the original Turtle Traders from Richard Dennis's landmark 1983 trading experiment. The November 4, 2025 episode brings together Parker with Adam Havryliv and Richard Brennan to examine core principles of trend-following systematic trading, with particular focus on position pyramiding strategies, outlier hunting methodologies, and the philosophical underpinnings of rules-based trading discipline.

The panel contextualizes their discussion against September 2025 market activity, citing a powerful rebound in trend indexes as a concrete example of how compression periods in markets precede significant directional moves. This observation serves as a springboard for exploring the dual nature of market structure: the surface appearance of calm masking underlying fragility that disciplined traders can exploit through systematic approaches. The trio examines how compression in price action, coupled with proper diversification across uncorrelated markets and rigorous design discipline in trade entry and position management, creates genuine robustness in trading systems rather than fragile performance dependent on continuous market cooperation.

The conversation is positioned as a book launch marketing vehicle for "The Aussie Turtles Trend Following Guide," which codifies the group's interpretation of trend-following principles. Parker assumes an interviewing role during portions of the discussion, directing conversation toward how abstract philosophy in systematic trading translates into concrete operational process and daily practice. The focus on "process over prediction" underscores the Turtle Trading legacy: that mechanical adherence to predetermined rules, rather than discretionary market timing or economic forecasting, provides the framework for capturing outlier moves when they occur.

The podcast is available through the Aussie Turtles website, while the accompanying book is available for purchase on Amazon Australia, positioning both as resources for investors and traders seeking to understand or implement systematic trend-following approaches in the current market environment.