Hi Mark,
I will try to clarify quickly.
I (Alex Wasilewski) met Geoff and Jason ----"Cajun and Bearishtrader" in a trading chatroom.
Besides following the moderator's trading calls I would post my own trades. The moderator traded individual trades; I traded the indexes. (If you need the moderator's name you can ask me in the room). He still runs his room so --- no free promotions here.
Anyway, my trades were pretty successful and a number of people in the trading room suggested I start my own room. Geoff and Jason were the most persistent and put together the room, passwords etc. The room was free.
Jason sort of wanted to trade on his own and not get too tied up with issuing passwords and answering questions.
After two weeks, one member apparently did so well he sent me an email and gave me his credit card and ASKED TO BE BILLED WHAT HE CURRENTLY WAS BEING BILLED IN ANOTHER TRADING ROOM.
I recognized this other room as one of the top sites on the web.
I still think it is---I believe this trader is one of the top traders in the world. This guy thought my advice was on the same par.
I was stunned.
But quickly asked Geoff how the hell do we go about processing credit cards, LOL.
That is how Puretick was born.
And it was one of the worst predictions I ever made.
I told a close friend a couple of things.
1 Puretick will never have more than 10 members.
2 Puretick is the worst "trading room name" I ever heard. Sounds like something that kills fleas.
3 Since most of my skill is in tape reading, how could I possibly teach that on line.
4 I could call out my trades all day; who on earth is going to put their own money into a trade called by some stranger. After all, it took me almost 4 years before I could follow some of the methods taught by a couple of my mentors.
5 My trading will suffer if I have to answer a bunch of newbie questions about how to set up charts etc.
6 I will not be able to actually make trading calls knowing that people who are paying me good money are actually going to put their hard earned cash into following me. I will feel the pressure and freeze. Instead of making calls I will just feel like mumbling on for a whole day saying "there were no good trading opportunities."
Actually, I still feel that same pressure between 9 and 9:30 AM
I log in the room.
I see 30 or 40 pre market people, "the regulars" talking about the good and the bad of the day before. Every few days I will see a couple of new people. I especially like the ET people, because they come seeing all the crap written.
To them I send a private message.
Usually something like:
Welcome. By 4:00 PM you will know if I am a scam or not. I can't promise you that you will make money, but if I am not the real deal I will send you back your $29.00.
They will usually pm something back like, "some of your enemies are so-stupid I just had to check you out---but I will keep an open mind."
If it was a very good day before I feel more relaxed. Traders in the room will warn each other not to get too greedy today.
If the day was not a very successful day, some traders might say something like "I feel good today. Alex very rarely has two bad days. We usually get good green on the rebound."
That is when I feel more pressure, like a quarterback down 21 to 10 with half a quarter to play in a playoff game.
THE WHOLE WORLD IS WATCHING.
That is when I wish I were an Anek. You can have the luxury of going on ET AFTER THE DAY is done and telling everyone how great you are.
I have to do it every day in front of witnesses.
PAYING WITNESSES.
But when the bell rings, it all flows away.
I see the prey.
I smell the panic.
I look to kill.
When I hit the buzzer for a trade I am putting on, I do not worry anymore.
I assume the room members are following me, but if they don't I don't think about it.
I know I am not going to win every time.
BUT I WILL WIN OVER TIME.
The commercial you saw was a tv commercial we did on CNBC about a year and a half ago.
That is not the interviews.
Successfully,
Alex L. Wasilewski
Co-Founder & Head Trader
Trades That Work
www.puretick.com
1-877-GOLONG1 ( 1-877-465-6641 )