Al Brooks Net Worth

[Specterx]

Yes but I am afraid you are missing a big point here. The reason I get riled up is not that beginners or newcomers search the internet and stumble upon al brooks. It's to them what they make of it. What gets me fired up though is pretentious individuals who claim to know something (and in some cases have apparently hung out around here for 20 years) speak highly of absolute charlatans and snake oil salesmen, seemingly contradicting tons of testimonials by others (and I mean former paying customers) . This is what ensnares a lot of beginners. Because lets be honest, a lot of newbies think along the following lines: if you can't even trust the judgement skills of those who are no question nice and forth coming and have been here for 20 years then whom can you trust with advice? If then poor advice is given that I find very upsetting.

That's why I always tell noobs to delete their ET accounts, and forget about the markets.

 

[Specterx]

Enjoyed reading this thread so far go round and round. Everyone is guessing how big someone else's dick is and nobody is willing to show a picture (ie. PnL)

For some reason, when it comes to trading, people accept taking advice from someone with no proof of trading, but if a lonely creep standing by himself in the back of a bar who looked like a virgin said he could teach you how to make a woman orgasm in 2 minutes, we would all expect to see a bit of proof. Yes, I have fallen for this trick before myself (the trading kind, not taking advice from a virgin.. LOL), so I understand the desire to stand up for an individual that appears too good to be true, but I can admit now that only results matter.

The reason is that while almost any dude can learn to pick up girls (if he's willing to go far enough down the scale), 95-99% of aspirants could never possibly be successful in active trading for reasons almost entirely outside their control. It's not simply a question of "hard work" but of capital base, achievable RoRs, luck/right-place-right-time and other things. This is ultimately the message conveyed by successful professionals; the responsible ones, anyway. Nobody wants to hear that they have zero chance.

Al Brooks and his ilk sell the dream that common suckers with a few thousand bucks and cheap retail tools can make a consistent living trading, all you need is just one market and just one chart!

 

[Sprout]

It seems an Al Brooks course costs $399 and has about 100 hours of material.
https://www.brookstradingcourse.com/

If someone learned a single idea or setup that worked for them and was understood, they could recoup the hard cost of the course in one year using it once a month to generate a measly $33 profit.

How much could that one idea or setup be worth over a trading career if it was built-upon or refined?

They have to WANT TO do the work.

It’s such an inexpensive course. Any approaching trading seriously wouldn’t think twice of exposure to another trading methodology & perspective of market dynamics.

I have the books, did the course, it’s content and ROI isn’t the edge - only “Doing the thing” is.

It’s good retail education, provides structure and a language, not the holy grail. The content could certainly be simplified and made more concise.

Timing is everything,.. beginner mind opens many doors.

It certainly wouldn’t be the last course one would take, even if extremely profitable.

This vocation is all about continuing ed, else one will find themselves like dinosaurs much like a majority of floor traders whom could not adapt to the rise of ecns.

 

[M.W.]

A fringe minority, yes, for sure. I highly doubt that "many" enjoy being a cum dump.

LOL. Talk about going off topic, but I can tell you for sure that many women find what you described as completely overrated quite enjoyable. So, like @NoahA suggests, one have to find the right one before marrying her. LOL.

 

[Sprout]

LOL. Talk about going off topic, but I can tell you for sure that many women find what you described as completely overrated quite enjoyable. So, like @NoahA suggests, one have to find the right one before marrying her. LOL.

I’m with Howard Stern on “The Perfect Day”

 

[M.W.]

I think those who know can do a decent job to sometimes push back when it is crystal clear that the goodies are laced with fentanyl. Or whatever other analogy you like to pick. It does not cost much to point beginners into the right direction. Con men are not the right direction.

That's why I always tell noobs to delete their ET accounts, and forget about the markets.

 

[Sprout]

A fringe minority, yes, for sure. I highly doubt that "many" enjoy being a cum dump.

only for alpha cum

 

[tomkat22]

 

[M.W.]

Sell the dream by lying and through obfuscation, which is the worst.

The reason is that while almost any dude can learn to pick up girls (if he's willing to go far enough down the scale), 95-99% of aspirants could never possibly be successful in active trading for reasons almost entirely outside their control. It's not simply a question of "hard work" but of capital base, achievable RoRs, luck/right-place-right-time and other things. This is ultimately the message conveyed by successful professionals; the responsible ones, anyway. Nobody wants to hear that they have zero chance.

Al Brooks and his ilk sell the dream that common suckers with a few thousand bucks and cheap retail tools can make a consistent living trading, all you need is just one market and just one chart!

 

[M.W.]

Don't wanna go too off topic, but that alpha thing is perpetrated in porn movies and not much beyond that. I would say it's a myth that the alpha, as displayed in media is truly desirable. The whole hunk alpha frat boy type mentality with getting the girl drunk and poking her anus is as low life and intellectually turning off as it can get. Those type of guys have way too few brain cells to take sex to the next level. After they have had their share to keep their testosterone in check they desire more but don't have the mental capacity to think up ways to peel back the truly exciting stuff. That's why they most often resort to cars, spring break locations, bars, alcohol, drugs, cheap one liners, macho attitude, and even money to compensate for their fried brains.

only for alpha cum