Bot vs firm verdict
Turtle Trader Bot vs prop firms, which actually pass?
Donchian-channel trend-following bot, the Richard Dennis classic, ported across cTrader / MT5 / NinjaTrader.
Verdict matrix
Firm-by-firm: passes, busts, or untested.
Trend-following with 20-day signal generation means weeks-long no-trade stretches, and a single 5% trailing-DD pull on a failed breakout terminates the account.
No hard breach typically, but the 10% target rarely hits inside the standard 30-day eval window without leverage that breaches the 5% daily floor.
Pending relaunch.
Trend systems with multi-week hold times accumulate trailing-DD pulls on the EOD path. Several published Turtle backtests show termination on the $2,500 floor.
3-profitable-days quota is rarely met inside the typical eval window for a slow trend-follower. Drawdown itself fits within the 10% static.
Same trailing-DD problem as FundingPips Zero. The Turtle's long drawdown periods bust the 6% floor in approximately 1 of 3 published months.
About Turtle Trader Bot
The strategy in plain English.
The Turtle Trader is a faithful implementation of the 1980s Richard Dennis trend-following system: enter on 20-day Donchian channel breakouts, exit on 10-day opposing-channel breakouts. The system is famously profitable over decades but goes through long drawdowns. Prop-firm fit is bad for short-duration evaluations and good once funded with patient capital, most prop firms force a short cycle that the Turtle's drawdown profile doesn't tolerate.
Track-record source we replayed: https://github.com/topics/turtle-trading
How we verified this
Where the Turtle Trader Bot verdict comes from.
Authored and reviewed by Ryan Tran, Strategy Lead, Glitch Executor. Ryan owns the firm-rule engine that produced every verdict on this page.
- The replayed track record is publicly traceable: https://github.com/topics/turtle-trading
- No paid placements, we do not accept money to include or rank a strategy here.
- Verdicts re-run every quarter against the current firm rule set. Last verified: .
- Glitch Executor is tooling, not a managed-account or signal vendor. Use this page to inform your own pre-flight, not as a recommendation to trade Turtle Trader Bot.
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FAQ
Common questions about Turtle Trader Bot and prop firms.
Which prop firms does Turtle Trader Bot pass?
Turtle Trader Bot does not pass any of the 5 testable firms in the current audit. The verdict matrix above explains the specific rule each firm enforces that the strategy can't survive.
What is the biggest rule risk for Turtle Trader Bot?
On FundingPips Zero, Trend-following with 20-day signal generation means weeks-long no-trade stretches, and a single 5% trailing-DD pull on a failed breakout terminates the account. Hard failures (rule breaches) usually come from drawdown rules, both daily-loss and trailing/static, interacting with how the strategy concentrates risk per trade.
Where does the data behind this verdict come from?
We replayed Turtle Trader Bot's publicly-traceable track record (https://github.com/topics/turtle-trading) through the same firm-rule engine that powers Glitch Executor's backtest verdicts and live breach detection. No paid placements; verdicts are reproducible from public data.
Can I run Turtle Trader Bot on a Glitch Executor account?
Glitch Executor is tooling for tracking and pre-flighting strategies, not a signal vendor or marketplace. You can upload your own MT5 statement or Myfxbook CSV into the Library to get the same per-firm verdict for your real trading history, including Turtle Trader Bot if you have your own track record.
When is this verdict next re-verified?
Verdicts are re-replayed during the quarterly firm-rule audit. This page's verdict was last verified on 2026-05-16. Firm-rule changes flagged by the public pricing watcher trigger an out-of-cycle update when they invalidate a verdict.
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