What’s in it for this hypothetical person to meet these rhetorical requirements; to gain some status on an anon board?
Why would they even care if another recognized the value or not; as an attempt to satisfy the insatiable peanut gallery?
I think you missed the gist of my post which was first and foremost a critique against all the pretenders on this board who are endorsing methods that they themselves are not successful using.
By all means, I welcome all discussions on Al Brooks, Jack Hershey or who have you, but just don't pretend you're successful using them if you're not. See what
@SimpleMeLike is writing lately, i.e., my advice is worth less than a penny with a hole in it since I'm a net loser for 2023. How wonderful this forum would be if people were as transparent as that.
So, if anyone wants to speak highly of Al Brooks, be my guest, but have the decency to not pretend you're rich or profitable trading it if you're not. It could be as simple as: "I think Al Brooks hold a lot of promise and I'm still learning the method, but be warned that I'm not yet a consistent profitable trader using it."
How about yourself? You were a huge proponent of Jack Hershey and spent a lot of time "helping" another guy who pursued that path and the impression one would get was that you were highly successful using Jack Hershey's methodologies. That guy eventually posted a net loss on his first attempt into live trading (a far cry from 2-3 x the daily RTH range) and then disappeared.
Then, I see you dabbling in crypto, astrology and the last I heard is that you're studying ICT.
If the Jack Hershey method you were and still seem to be a huge proponent of delivered even a fraction of what it promised, you should be extremely wealthy by now and don't have any need for astrology or ICT (which I'll keep my opinion on for myself).
Now, maybe I'm in the wrong and you actually are very profitable trading all these methods, but if you're not, you should calm down on the advice giving and 'mentoring'.
An unsuccessful trader, whether noob or seasoned, is either gonna do whatever it takes to achieve their dream or continues to make excuses why it’s elusive.
For most traders success is a dream and will remain a dream.
That's the message newbies need to hear because it's the truth.
Goading them on and encouraging them to work harder or longer is simply cruel.
Newbies need to hear that this is hard as hell and that they better be prepared to spend 10 years of their life in order to have a fighting chance at this and maybe not even then. Knock some realism into their head and give them a better alternative for their life.
And please spare me the motivational quotes. They have zero relevance.
Trading is about problem solving. And if you can't solve the problem, no amount of motivation or positive thinking is going to help you.
