Mickey, you seem to be pretty knowledgeable on the subject of Brooks. Maybe you can summarize in a sentence or two exactly what Brooks "style" is for the uninformed. Maybe Freddie can help as he likes to type.
Let me tell you something Sparky, volpri and I have disclosed methodologies with rules, entries exits and chart examples in here for years, not to show off but to pay forward as we have been helped along the way. We've all seen the likes of you, slithering by like slugs after a hard rain...
I was going to give one more earnest attempt in explaining why Al's work is important study but it's sure to be a waste of time and effort. Time to move on from this superficial and irrelevant discussion.
No one knows what the number is. Estimates are extrapolated from blown or closed accounts. Most of us have blown up at lest one account along the way. What we can know is that most will fail because most will not do what is necessary to succeed in a demanding profession.
Yes, it's a snarky answer to a simplistic question, similar to a kid about to take his first biology course asking how to do a kidney transplant or another inheriting his Grandfathers violin asking how to play in Carnegie Hall.