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Jesse Webb
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Trend following service that rates stocks and offers screens of stock ratings.
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Does anyone have any experience with this service? I have signed up and I’m in my 30 day trial.
It’s good value for the cost. You have realize with computer generated info, it will say buy up the peak down turn and sell on down to the turn up. MTS tries to modify this by saying don’t buy or sell on extremes. Some the info is not up to date. For months I had a stock that spit 3 for 1 . They called in a down turn. I emailed about it but they never corrected it. However it’s okay most of the time. It covers the main features of VectorVest at 1/4 the price including US and Canadian stocks. On VV that’s an extra charge. VV’s software is outstanding where as MTS’s is sloppy. I still prefer MTS as it is a better value.
I AM ALSO LOOKING FOR REVIEWS ON THIS BEFORE I BUY. HOW ARE YOU LIKING IT?
I have been using Market Trend Signal (MTS) for 2 months to make decisions on my stock trading. I got my money back ($US99) in 4 days. I don’t see how anyone can lose money using it.
Technically easy to use, and follows trends of all individual stocks. Initially I had a learning curve as I converted my thinking from fundamental trading to trend trading. Once I was comfortable with trend trading I began doing well. I am getting about 7% annual gain, even in down markets. I do no short trades, only long.
i dont know what picks the other reviewers got but i was a member since this july and didnt recieve one winning recommendation if you look at their model portfolio they show you all their picks and you will be hard pressed to find any in green i just cancelled my subscription i can lose my money on my own no need to pay someone to do it. i wouldnt recommend them to anyone but it is reasonably priced but still not worth it to me so im looking for a new advisor to follow and hopefully make me some money
That’s odd. I’ve been using the service for several years and have never seen a “model portfolio” and they are quick to tell you they provide you with screening tools. They do not make recommendations. Either you are confusing MTS with another service or you are slamming them without ever seeing their service. They are not a stock recommendation service. Never was.
Ron: Does MTS tell you when to sell? That’s equally important. If not, how do you know when to sell a stock?
Market Trend Signal (MTS) means being plugged into a financial SuperComputer. Good newsletters speculate on a few picks from a handful of advisers. For $99/yr. MTS provides 24/7 access to scores of new hold-to-buy/new buys daily. The model portfolio isn’t meant for stock picks (that’s what the Muscle Stocks/ETF’s and Stock Screener are for); it’s a portfolio management template. If you’ve been buying long since July, Phil, you’ve been caught in the Bear and, like many, probably been burnt. During this period MTS has advised prudence, and building up cash reserves. All Stock Gumshoe readers know that education precedes gain. Likewise, study of MTS “Trends University” resources precedes mastery of its “Analysis Tools”. Don’t blame the messenger because you don’t understand the message. I stand by my original comment, and wish you well finding a “new advisor”.
Im new to trading. This system sounds good and Im still learning. Are you still using it and have you made more money? I noticed that the comments was few years ago. Thanks.
Or perhaps he simply signed up and invested in something based upon a little green dot that says “buy” under it. Big mistake. You need to use ALL the tools and learn from the videos how to use the service. I’m not wealthy because of their picks but I have a win to lose ratio of about 85% win to 15% loss using their service. I’m pretty darned happy. But in the beginning I did lose a bit of money by having been to lazy to watch the videos and learn how to use ALL THE TOOLS before buying a stock.
Doug: Does MTS tell you when to sell a stock? That’s equally important. Everything is timing. If not, how do you know when to sell?
You sell when the trend changes direction or goes into consolidation mode.
I signed up for a free trial and I appreciated the opportunity to try it out. If you look through trades in the model portfolio you will note that they loose substantial percentages on many trades. My advice: If you use this service to set entry points…set stops. Don’t wait for a sell. Sell signals seem to come after the stock as dropped substantially, often near bottoms. Despite their claims, they often sell (in the model portfolio) without a confirmed sell signal and miss a lot of upside. If you don’t have a lot of experience, you may want to use this service to screen for potential longs and shorts but make sure you set stops. Also realize that a computer is picking entry and exit points using some kind of technical algorithm. Never think the computer has it right and realize that buys and sells seem to lag often suggesting that you buy near a top and sell near a bottom.
I agree with John. However their charts are useful. In the search if you put in their recommendations you get no stocks that meet their criteria.
Even if you reduce the requirements considerably you still get none or few stocks. I have pointed this out to them an d they said they would have their soft ware people look into it. Also if you have a low volume stock that does not trade every day it show up as zero value in your portfolio. If you change your stops they go back to the original number when you log in again.
It is a momentum system so you will get buys at the peak, but they do give a sell when a down turn starts. At extremes they suggest you hold
At $99 a year I think their charts are worth that.
First the positive: A novice can be overwhelmed quickly with generous category choices. But do not be deceived by their buy signals. You need to do some extra research on the individual stocks you favor, as well as the markets before buying. Forget Trends University if you value your money, and seek your education elsewhere. TU lulls you into a false sense of security along with their signals. To say that their signals lag is an grand understatement, and they remind me of a driver that’s asleep at the wheel. I cannot be more emphatic: don’t take any BUY signal as an indication to buy. If you do decide to buy, always keep a fairly tight stop to protect against losses–despite charts, newsletters and videos to the contrary. If profits are meant to run, they will. But always follow the first rule of trading: don’t lose your trading capital. The name of the site should be Stock Pick Suggestions, so buyer beware.
I have studied many strategies and the trend trading makes the most sense to me. They said that in a stock market, all of the people are bidding, like any auction. They say you don’t have to pour over all of the financials, news and other noise from millions of sources. Everybody’s theory, system etc is all boiled down into one simple thing – THE PRICE. When the price is trending, it is a pretty sure bet that trend, up or down will continue. Their service allows me to look at any stocks and also those that they put up daily in several categories (muscle stocks, weaklings as example) and to pick the trends I like. I do monitor almost daily and I have bee successful for the last 6 months since I joined, beating the indexes by a substantial margin.During that period we have had several large corrections, both up and down. While I take their buy, hold and sell signals into consideration, I make my own calls since I monitor daily. They did teach me good money management and risk reward methods that apply to trading. In this account, I trade (short term) not invest (long term) . Buy and hold is dead from what I have observed and read in many newsletters.
They also have a back test feature that allows you to see how their algorithm worked over periods that you set in the past.
Howard: Is it better to set your own stocks, rather than waiting for a sell signal? If so, how do you determine where to set a stop. Commodities are a lot more volatile than blue chips, and certainly need much larger stops. Is waiting for their buy and sell signals a losing strategy?
Considering purchasing the Market Trend Signal.
How accurate is the trend signal?
Any other stock adviser service you would recommend?
RJZ
I subscribed to MTS for a year, and never found it helpful. I thought maybe it was just me, but I see other people also saying calls were very trailing. The model portfolio is certainly nothing to follow-you could buy and hold SPY and do better. And they (prudently?) cash out portfolio if market is thought to move down.
I probably could have made money from it if I worked it. There is a news feed with it, and a lot of stocks I looked at just didn’t seem right.
I did get a nice free REAL book, ” Trend Following Stocks”. They may or may not be still giving that out.
Try it and see. It isn’t real expensive and you have your free trial.
I recently critisized Market Trend Signal for being of little use to me but now I give their customer service top marks. When I cancelled my subscription over the phone MTS complied with my request right away and I got a full refund and prompt email confirmation.
I’m new to all this, and although I can’t offer a rating for Market Trend Signal I can offer one for Gumshoe: A million (make that Billion) thanks for saving me more than once. Because I am new to it all I’m looking into a lot of things, and the best THING so far has been Gumshoe. In fact, i’m starting to feel a little guilty getting what I do for free. ( Yeah, you’ll probably have my money soon…but i’ll feel damn good about giving it to ya. ) Can’t say thanks enough.
dannyk
Agree wholeheartedly, significant profits coming already from weeding out the scams (whole or part). The search engine is fabulous, just type in a name of a prospective (or not)scam artist and there you go. Excuse me, can’t help myself for giving newbies some advise on the investing subject: being in it for 10-11 years ranging from fabulous success, 45% in 09 in my (Canadian) portfolio, to a lesser 4.8% average over the last 6 years ( still outperforming Mr. Market, solidly based on dividends, overall average performance 12.8 % or 3. 76 times ROI over 11 years).In my ( or anybody else) stage of live just couple years from ‘retirement’, I’d say just type in the search bar ‘Bill Spetrino’. Sincerely Peter
MTS can be of great value, particularly in combination with fundamental analysis. Trend analysis is more than just looking at zig-zag lines and guessing. Understanding statistical analysis principals and interpreting charts can make MTS invaluable in knowing WHEN to buy. Understanding back testing (another MTS tool) will help increase the odds of a stock performing as desired – or knowing the odds are against it (what NOT to buy). The more you learn, the more powerful you will find MTS to be.
MTS is a very good tool and is a good value at the discounted yearly price. Be sure to follow the rules and techniques as described in the training and the book by Jesse Webb. Following the buy, hold, and sell signals (per the rules) will give you an edge for making money in the market and prevent you from losing significant money in a correction or crash. MTS also provides training on trade and money management techniques that are important.
bryan combs: Many people have said that it’s better to set tight stops, rather than waiting for their sell signal. Do you agree? Do you wait for thir buy signal to buy?
I have been a subscriber for about a year and find Market Trend Signal (MTS) to be a very valuable tool. I enrolled in their Trends University course which teaches how to make the most of MTS and teaches a method for options trading. I found the course to be very educational and I still have much to learn. MTS provides Buy, Hold and Sell signals, but learning how to identify a good trend significantly improves your chances for a prosperous future. I think the tool provides tremendous value and I enjoy the information it provides every day.
Did the trial well over a year ago & canceled since I can setup my own technical in and out entries.
The fun part was getting charged today as part of an auto-renewal even though I was not a member.
I love the adoring nicely crafted testimonials. They read as if they were submitted by Webb’s employees and friends. I have subscribed to the Webb service some time ago but stopped using it after a few months. It is not that any claims he is making are untrue. It’s just that it would take a professional trader with Mensa IQ and SUSTAINED discipline of a commando (who are only required to focus for short periods of time) to follow and benefit from the system. I would guess that one out of his 10000 subscribers would follow it to the letter. A person with those qualities can get a job on a trading desk in no time. They could also cook up their own method – at least it would fit their personality – which is a good step toward success.
I am a former independent floor trader at commodity exchanges and the sole charter subscriber to Fututres – formerly Commodities.
Be aware that the low price for the service is mostly an intro price. They will make efforts to sell you upgrade program add on’s at a minimum or what I consider to be pricey education. They have a VERY good (for them) sales process with many closing questions that lead you to the buy point. I am using the program but have not been able to self learn it to the point of believing it’s value to the average stock or option buyer. Time will tell.
Biggest problem with the software is that it auto logs you out every 15 minutes! A super huge hassle to keep logging in all day long just because you left the room to get coffee. I’ve complained about this issue multiple times but to save bandwidth/money MS ignores its customers.
Chuck, the problem comes because they went overboard on security. Under the “My Account” tab is a checkbox “Use old Flash App.” Check that and your problem will go away.
Jerrod, thanks for the tip, makes my day.