The point is selectively picking a subset of signals a year after they happened is a scam.
EVERY transaction in the publicly traded SPA3 Portfolio is published at the time that they are signaled by the SPA3 methodology, both entry and exit signals. No Harry hindsight involved here.
This discussion has been brought to my attention. I'm sorry, I can't let my integrity be questioned without a response. It is very easy to make general criticisms based on general assumptions.
Having done this trading caper for 18 years and having researched plenty of claims of fantastic trading results, I can understand why people can be cynical and critical of built systems available for purchase (BTW SPA3 is not a 'black box'). Perhaps before being as publicly critical as you have been (Trembling Hand) about a specific product and specific company you should at least have put in a little effort to find out a little about both. Maybe next time........
Applying generic criticisms and general assumptions to specific situations is not a good trading mindset to have. It can cause perceptual blindness to realities that are occurring right before your eyes.
One thing that trading has taught me is that a probability of 1 (one) does not exist in large samples. But neither does a probability of 0 (zero). So maybe, just maybe, there is a/are company/ies that provides a complete mechanical trading methodology that does add value to peoples’ lives.
Thats what is wrong with these things they look good in hind site but impossible to implement in real time. Because of the number of signals they trigger.
Another thing that trading has taught me is that having an open mind (I call it 'neutrality') leads to better outcomes in all walks of life.
You see, with your current paradigm you can’t possibly contemplate that some method can work even it generates more signals that any one trader can possibly trade.
I won’t even try to convince you otherwise on an open forum. However maybe you should learn to keep your mind open to the possibility that things that you are unaware of or things that haven’t yet crossed your radar could possibly work.
Isn’t that why you belong to an open Forum, so that you can learn from others? The act of questioning opens us up to perceive the existence of other possibilities. However, just making criticising statements from your current paradigm closes your mind to the possibility of the existence of other ways.
If you/they carn't dig up proof of someone implementing the system in REAL life then why should anyone pay for it ?????????????????????????????????
The question to build or buy a trading methodology has been around for a long time. I respect people that embark on the path of building their own system. Why shouldn't I? I did so and I recommend it. But just as buying the wheel doesn't suit everybody neither does building your own suit everybody.
All that I know about Trembling Hand is that he/she has a Blog and lives in Melbourne. I too am in Melbourne (Melways Map 86 - address on the ShareFinder website) so I invite Trembling Hand to pop around to investigate a couple of real live SPA3 portfolios (including customers) that have been traded for many years.
You can spend as much time as you like investigating the real live portfolios (being a mechanical system it is very easy to verify historical trades) and our publicly traded portfolio.
This invitation is open ended.
Because each month there is more money in my BROKERS account than at the start.
I cannot declare that every month of my trading career has been a positive month so maybe we'll both learn something …….
Gary Stone
On the journey....
There is a random distribution between wins and losses for any given set of variables that define an edge.