First started trading equities thru IBD.
My newbie 'brilliant' plan was to trade all stocks (mostly Naz listed) SmartSelect rated 99 only.
All the other noobs probably had the same idea.
Purchased a few trading systems from their Classifieds.
Overpriced garbage. Welcome to the world of Snake Oil.
Turns out my best equity trades are still highly rated by IBD (but not too high) but no one has discovered them yet. When these stocks make it to the IBD top 3, It is time to get out.