Trade the rules. Not the noise.
Turtle Desk applies the classic Turtle Trading system to a curated universe of liquid US ETFs and leading stocks. After each market close, it identifies fresh breakouts, calculates volatility, and shows the position size dictated by your risk.
End-of-day signals · System 1 and System 2 · Long only
How it works
A disciplined process, every market close
Turtle Desk checks a focused universe of liquid, representative instruments after the closing bell. It surfaces only fresh signals—then shows the exact channel, volatility measure, stop distance, and position size behind each setup.
Governed by the public, versioned Turtle Fund Charter v1.0.
Scan the universe
Turtle Desk checks a curated mix of broad-market, sector, international, commodity, bond, and thematic ETFs, together with a small group of leading US stocks.
Find fresh breakouts
A signal appears only when price first crosses the relevant channel. Turtle Desk distinguishes a new breakout from a move already several sessions old.
Size the trade
Every setup includes N, the breakout level, the 2N stop distance, and a position size based on account equity and risk.
Systems
Two systems. One rule-based discipline.
Turtle Desk implements the two breakout systems associated with the original Turtle methodology. System 1 is the faster core system; System 2 captures slower, less frequent trends. Read how Turtle Trading, N, pyramiding and exits work.
System 1 — Core
20 DAY- Entry
- Fresh break above the 20-day high
- Exit
- Break below the 10-day low
- Stop
- 2N below entry
- Best suited to
- Faster-forming trends
System 2 — Long-term
55 DAY- Entry
- Fresh break above the 55-day high
- Exit
- Break below the 20-day low
- Stop
- 2N below entry
- Best suited to
- Slower, larger trend moves
Live now
The Turtle is running in public
Scanner, universe, fund transparency, and Night Turtle are live on the app today—read-only, no login required. Sign in when you want interactive chart analysis and position sizing on any ticker.
See today’s scanner
Fresh System 1 and System 2 breakouts across the curated universe after each market close.
Open scanner →View the Turtle Fund
Live NAV, open positions, pending orders, and official actions from the public paper portfolio.
Open fund →Follow Night Turtle
Current basket, session history, and methodology for the overnight experiment—transparent, no trading controls.
Open Night Turtle →Built in public
Tested with real rules. Governed by a public charter.
Turtle Desk runs on reliable end-of-day scanning, transparent signal logic, and disciplined position sizing. The Turtle Fund is an active public paper portfolio governed by the published Fund Charter v1.0. Learn how the system works.
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