Recent content by Optimistic

Hi Omega, I agree. I think that most of the proprietary "systems" are simply shortcuts to technical analysis. Two problems with paying big bucks for that: . 1) We can do technical analysis without those special indicators (although beginnners may need those "training wheels"). . 2)...

Hi Omega, NOTHING is foolproof. If there were a foolproof method, then everyone would be doing THAT, and there would be no one to take the other side of the trade. There is no system that "either works or doesn't" because what works in one type of market doesn't work in other markets...

Thanks for the insight. I know it is not free. If their PhD level has dropped almost 50% and if I can have a friend share it (no family member is interested), I might buy in. But they are such SALESpeople that I don't want to talk with them before I know what deals they are offering. (I...

I have accounts at ThinkOrSwiim and at ETrade. I've attended two free all-day options classes offered by ThinkOrSwim and they were EXCELLENT. No, you don't get a free lunch or a book or even a pen, but you don't get a sales pitch either. If you get a chance, attend. I also like...

Hi SpriteDrinker, My InvesTools membership is about to expire and I have been looking for the tools elsewhere because I'd rather not spend $600 per year to keep them. (I'd be willing to pay $300 a year but not twice that). Please tell me where you have seen ALL the tools elsewhere. I am...

Hi Patrick, What do you get the list of stocks with major increased volume as it happens? I'd like that tool myself.

I totally agree about controlling emotions. Probably the most important thing I got from the in-person and online courses was DON'T be an emotional trader. Unfortunately, I still haven't mastered that. When it hit the fan in August, I bailed out of my stocks and my S&P based mutual funds that...

---------- Hi MGabriel01, There are well-meaning people who'll tell you that you can get the same tools on other web sites, but I've looked diligently (both before and after I plunked down $1K for the Investools course in June) and haven't found anything close. Other well-intentioned...

Hi Shiloh, I did not buy the trading room because the way it was presented to us, it would be "watch me search for stocks on Monday, qualify them on Tuesday..." etc., with a different type of activity each day of the week, and I'm already good at searching and qualifying. I'd be...

ClearStation (sponsored by eTrade) is free and has a lot of training materials. http://clearstation.etrade.com/cgi-bin/content_stox The Options Industry Council has free workshops in various parts of the country. http://www.888options.com/seminars/ I do some online trading at ThinkOrSwim...

Most of the Investools items on ebay are illegal copies. This is true of the Malaysia sellers and most of the USA and Canada sellers that make their auctions "private" so you can't do a search of completed items and see that they've sold the exact same item over and over. I won't knowingly...

l was accused of being an Investools employee on another thread because I, also, had so few posts. The reason for that is, like most newbies, I had little to contribute! The person who created the thread was upset that she and I were treated that way, and she took our conversation to private...

I have been an Investools student for about two months and paid the same price you did. I love the tools. I'd still be in my losing stocks and mutual funds if it weren't for their tools that showed me to SELL. The prophet chart searches alone are worth the money. You can see a demo of a...

Yeah, if I posted my results for today, we'd have to rename this thread "Who's the biggest Loser?"

About a month ago, I paid half that: $1K for the 2-day stocks course plus 6 months of web site access. After 6 months, it'll be $50 a month for the website. See if you can get that price - better yet, get somebody to share it with you.