While I can not provide a track record for Tradingfrommainstreet.com, I will say this: I joined them about 8 months ago for a Managed Futures fund they opened. It was not impressive. I lost quite a bit of money (don't remember off hand, but I'd say between a 10 and 20% drawdown). Brandon seemed to invariably take small winners, and larger losers. Often days would go by with no trades whatsoever, and no explanation. Then maybe we'd get a letter saying, "Oh, by the way, Brandon was out of town for the last week, that's why there have been no trades..." All the while subscribers were paying (IIRC) $200/month just for his signals.
Eventually, it seemed to just dry out completely. Seems like Brandon found being pinned down to the factual results of his calls a little more than he could handle.
I read their newsletter from time to time. I think its mainly written by Toni. Very flashy with lots of charts, but she seems to have a 100% track record of calling every move the evening after it happened. The letters give no clue as to how one would actually have entered the trade, if Toni did or didn't etc. You would think she'd write something like: I took this here because of this... Or: I missed this one -- this is what I was thinking. That would be educational in my books.
I even spoke with Brandon on the phone. To me, he was more impressive in writing than he was once I spoke to him. He's a good writer, and knows how to write what traders like to hear. Read his threads here: Tradings a business, here's how I prepare, sitting on my hands, blah blah. Methinks he talks the talk, but I have my doubts if he can walk the walk.
The fact that they're unwilling to publish their track record seems suspect to me. And I, for one, am kind of tired of Brandon using ET to advertise his services for free. Sure, he does so under the pretense of education, but that just makes his ruse all the more devious. I've been waiting for months for someone to call him on this. Nobody else gets away with pumping their service the way he does. Why?
For my money, the newcomer Mr. Ramoutar has far more to say about trading than Mr. Friedrickson, and he's got a track record to prove he can trade. Furthermore, I don't see him pumping his service at all.
What kind of ruse is it to advertise here under announcements (for free!!), and make it sound as if he's doing everyone a favour by offering traders a free 2 weeks?? Many rooms do this. Big deal. If Brandon wants to advertise here, let him pay for it.
One more thing: I don't for a second believe that 40% of the people that signed up since 1998 are still with him. Impossible. Anyway, why would they be, if his point is to educate and get them trading on their own? Maybe what he meant is that 40% (eg. 2/5) of the original 5 are still there. If so, what is the significance of this statistic?
I don't know. I just find Brandon's shennanigans hard to stomach. Anyone else out there?
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There is a time in the life of every problem that it's big enough to be recognized, yet small enough to be solved.
Eventually, it seemed to just dry out completely. Seems like Brandon found being pinned down to the factual results of his calls a little more than he could handle.
I read their newsletter from time to time. I think its mainly written by Toni. Very flashy with lots of charts, but she seems to have a 100% track record of calling every move the evening after it happened. The letters give no clue as to how one would actually have entered the trade, if Toni did or didn't etc. You would think she'd write something like: I took this here because of this... Or: I missed this one -- this is what I was thinking. That would be educational in my books.
I even spoke with Brandon on the phone. To me, he was more impressive in writing than he was once I spoke to him. He's a good writer, and knows how to write what traders like to hear. Read his threads here: Tradings a business, here's how I prepare, sitting on my hands, blah blah. Methinks he talks the talk, but I have my doubts if he can walk the walk.
The fact that they're unwilling to publish their track record seems suspect to me. And I, for one, am kind of tired of Brandon using ET to advertise his services for free. Sure, he does so under the pretense of education, but that just makes his ruse all the more devious. I've been waiting for months for someone to call him on this. Nobody else gets away with pumping their service the way he does. Why?
For my money, the newcomer Mr. Ramoutar has far more to say about trading than Mr. Friedrickson, and he's got a track record to prove he can trade. Furthermore, I don't see him pumping his service at all.
What kind of ruse is it to advertise here under announcements (for free!!), and make it sound as if he's doing everyone a favour by offering traders a free 2 weeks?? Many rooms do this. Big deal. If Brandon wants to advertise here, let him pay for it.
One more thing: I don't for a second believe that 40% of the people that signed up since 1998 are still with him. Impossible. Anyway, why would they be, if his point is to educate and get them trading on their own? Maybe what he meant is that 40% (eg. 2/5) of the original 5 are still there. If so, what is the significance of this statistic?
I don't know. I just find Brandon's shennanigans hard to stomach. Anyone else out there?
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There is a time in the life of every problem that it's big enough to be recognized, yet small enough to be solved.
