of course it's unlikely dumbass that's why it's newsworthy
what the fukk would higher learning know you guys are the dumbest section next to the booth
This website is so hostile...
But since you asked, lemme educate you.
There are only 3 ways that someone could amass a $72 million dollar fortune trading stocks.
1. Start with an already large amount and increase it marginally
2. Continuously invest a small amount and earn decent-to-good annual returns over a very long period of time
3. Invest a small amount and earn outrageous annual returns over a short period of time
Since he's only 17 year old, we can exclude #2 as a possibility, leaving only two other options. Occam's Razor teaches us that the most likely scenario is most often the one to be true. And in a world where a 20% annual return is considered beyond exceptional, we can reasonably exclude option 3, because he would have to have been earning well over 800% annually, while still starting with an amount greater than what a 17 year old would be able to amass on their own. So the only mathematical possibilities here are that he either started with a large amount, or he's lying.
The article wants you to believe that a kid can make himself a multi-millionaire with just a few dollars and a couple savvy stock picks. The article did it's job on you. The rest of us know how this stuff works.
Lemme know if you have any more questions.