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How a college dropout traded his way to millions and bought the Boston Red Sox
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By Daily Crux Editor Brian Hunt:

Of all the great stories of people making extraordinary money in the markets, few are as interesting as John Henry's.

Henry is the principal owner of the Boston Red Sox. He made his fortune by mastering the "trend following" style of trading. Trend following is 100% technical in nature... meaning Henry pays no attention to things like job growth, balance sheets, or stock valuation.

Henry didn't graduate college. He simply worked his tail off and mastered risk/reward, trend analysis, and smart betting strategies. His flagship Financial and Metals Portfolio has returned 22% annually for the past 25 years. Henry has also applied his thinking to dominate Major League Baseball.

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