FOREX SPTS
Increasing the trade lot size x4 when system is in a bad trend gets this system a 1 star rating. Clearly not a viable money management strategy.
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Small Cap (3X) Timer
Small Cap 3X Timer is an excellent intermediate term system with a great track record of finding changes in market direction. The developer is a serious trader.
SP100 Short Term Swing
This system appears strong for an up or sideways market, but it's giving up its gains by continuing to go long in a down market.
QUARTZ II
READ the statistics: "Chance of 30% account loss - 100.0%" !!
Guess what? After 1 month, my account with this SP has lost over 25%.
Dow Jones Blaster
Good system. Trading this along with Whole Wheat and QI Portfolio I. Four stars for now; worth five with a longer track record. JMO/YMMV.
Isonomy Turbo
Until this year, I could say it was one of the best strategies with 3 to 1 return to max drawdown ratio but this year erased all the gains. Due to the hedging nature of the strategy, I believe it'll take years to recover from this drawdown. There are definitely much better option strategies around.
Tantra Trader
Gautam is a talented trader. His strategy is multi-asset class and many trades can be placed in short succession so it requires some keeping up. Recent weeks have been a bit slow - owing probably to a) over-trading and b) false signals. My recommendation: focus on the assets you trade best, and if going long/short two different asset classes simultaneously, ensure there is a pairs-trade in there or that they aren't correlated.
US Stock Trader
I have some doubts on this system. It started its operation when Apple was trading @ 376$ and at the moment of writing the price is 616%, so there is an increment of 64% that is almost the same return of this system (75% annual). So, a simple buy and hold strategy would have produced the same results, but this is not the point I wish to highlight.
I see that the systems has much more losers than winners and in this last 30 days we entered into a a drawdown period where the system went long when was time to go short and viceversa.
I have lost a bit of confidence in this system right now, so I hope the developer will share with its subscriber base some thoughts.
Regards
GREEN FOREX
Standing in the elevator with his subscribers, Moshe suddenly realizes that he should have taken his Beano pills. . . .
Futures Growth Fund
Relatively new, but solid, mechanically based system with excellent stats and superior annualized returns. Trades a variety of futures contracts, with as many as 3 or 4 contracts sometimes being active simultaneously. Worthy of consideration by patient and risk-tolerant persons with accounts sufficient in size to manage the risks inherent in the trading methodology employed. Four stars rather than five only because of the lack of a longer track record. I plan to continue my subscription indefinitely so long as performance remains on par with that achieved to date.
GREEN FOREX
Here are the facts about this otherwise good system: 19 current subscribers. Description of system states: "If for any reason ( technical or other) the loss goes beyond 50 pips, it is strongly advised to cut the trade." The current two open trades are at -93 & -66pips. Despite of the numbers (19 subscribers, 50pips SL, -93&-66 currently open), the system administrator has not logged in since 10/19. As long as this type of situation is not fixed in a professional manner, it's a one star rating.
BOB DYLAN SP500
I started auto-trading this system just after the major loss of 5/4/2012, so, although the system trades infrequently, all 4 subsequent trades have made a profit. Quite laudable! I've placed an automatic stop-loss of $2,000, but haven't had to "invoke" it yet. I recommend this system.
ETF Compass
Congratulations. The system seems very good. The only drawback is that sometimes, recommends taking positions in ETFs with very low liquidity. Is the recent case of CANE. Please correct this deficiency.
tradeWerkz I
Though I've not attached this to my live brkr accnt yet...this provider's record is exemplary! Losses are far overshadowed by gains! Nice work!
Strawberry Rhubarb FX
Strawberry Rhubarb is easily one of the best systems around. It had one significant drawdown, in April '12, which truly I believe was the result of the developer succumbing to pressure from some overly-assertive subscribers urging him to change his trading style--a mistake that he seems to have learned well from and has not repeated. Otherwise, his trades are remarkably consistent and profitable, with very short market exposure (currently 6.3 hrs) and low intratrade drawdowns, with rare exceptions. The system has been profitable for 12 out of the 14 months it has been around, and currently has a 125.4% compound annual return. Unlike a lot of systems, there's no "averaging in" or martingale here, and the risk/reward you see is the risk/reward you get. Also, the developer trades his own system and only charges if the system is profitable. What more can you ask for?
SP100 Short Term Swing
Good mechanical long-only stock system. High win % (>80%), excellent profit factor & Sharpe ratio. Very low max drawdown to date. Reasonably diversified, holding up to 10 positions, none representing more than 15% of portfolio. Fairly high portfolio turnover. Appears suitable for both regular and IRA accounts. Worth considering.
QUARTZ II
High-wire act with no obvious net below. Superior equity curve but subject to frequent, very large drawdowns. Entries do not appear particularly well-timed. Neither stops nor target orders placed at time of entry. Not suitable for small (<100k+) accounts or those with a fear of heights. Those trading this system need faith, patience, and deep pockets.
US Stock Trader
Sound system. Nice steady equity growth curve. Trading AAPL exclusively at the moment; presume this is subject to change. Good stats: win/loss, profit factor, Sharpe ratio all excellent. Drawdowns are well contained. Stops and target orders placed at time of entry on all new positions. Note for those trading within IRAs--system takes both long and short entries, so returns in a long-only account will vary accordingly.
Whole Wheat
So far so good with this system. Keep up the good work!
tradeWerkz I
Having good luck with this system
GREEN FOREX
So far so good with this system. Keep it up.
LibertyFX test
i have a 3000usd account, and i almost lose all my account with this system!!! it dont take in count fundamental analisys!! its get crazy in september doing many high risk trades!! if you are interested in this system i recomend you that dont entry with the same size of leverage!!you can lose if you have a small account
Parcours Commodities
This commodity spread system has been on C2 now for one year and vendor trades it in his own account since March 11. One can see it has a very nice performance and equity curve. C2 does not take into account the reduced margin for spread systems so in your brokerage account you need less capital and your real return on necessary capital will be much higher than shown on C2. Why not 5 stars? In my book there is no system on C2 yet which qualifies for it, it would have to show a good performance history with reasonable draw downs thru bull and bear markets and be at least 5 years old.
Bodhi Forex
Nothing special here. Stats are getting worse, especially average wins and average losses. Although vendor claims no averaging down and stop loss is set during entry, he widens stops if price moves in opposite direction (though I didn't see he passed beyond his 150 pips max stop limit). Manual trading is not advisable as all orders are market orders. There are definitely better and cheaper strategies available here.