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cdh9876
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cdh9876
September 22, 2009 9:05 pm

I subscribed to MA in May 2008. My subscription came with a guarantee of the first 11 trades will be winners. Well, of the first 14, only one was a winner. But they do adhere to a firm stop strategy. So, I’m into my “free” second year. (Customer Service Dept was crackerjack!) Since the market has turned, Alex’s picks are performing well. All of the current positions are up, about half of them over 10% higher.
Overall, I’m now gunshy of entering all the picks. I’ve been tiptoeing in the options they recommend for speculation.
I find I encounter the “me effect”. The picks I trade turn out to be the ones that tank. The ones I don’t pick perform well.

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Jack Barbic
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Jack Barbic
April 30, 2011 4:48 pm

I joined Momentum Alert in July 2010. It was a buy one year, get the second year free. It came with a glowing report of Mr Green’s multi-point system for stock picking.

Well, so far I have made 16 sells due to the stocks hitting their stops and 9 of these have been losers. One stock, Dolby never saw any up side. After it was recommended as a buy, it went down to it’s stop. Overall, my trading account is down from where I started. I left a message but got no response and I even sent in a record of my trades, asking if some one could tell me if I was doing something wrong. Once again no response.

I would have to see a dramatic improvement in his picks to feel comfortable recommending this service to anyone.
Jack

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-o0(GoldTrader)0o-
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May 6, 2011 1:50 pm

Jack, it must be the time zone. My experience has been that the Oxford club values its reputation higher than its stock picks. Try calling again. I don not believe that they will not make it right.

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Jack Barbic
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Jack Barbic
May 8, 2011 12:29 pm

I would think that their reputation must be based on the performance of the products they sell. Here is my experiennce with the last two stocks that hit their stops.

Jazz Pharmaceuticals was recommended as a buy on Feb. 7 at $23.50 and actually went up for a short time. Unfortunately it started down and hit its stop at $30.00. When that happened a lot of shares hit the market. More unfortunately, there was no market and the price dropped like a rock over a very short period of time. When my shares sold, the selling price was $23.74 per share. Of the many factors Alexander’s takes account of, market breath of the stock apparently isn’t one of them.

Open Table was a recommended buy at $106 per share on Apr. 18. Once again the stock did rise but then plunged hitting the $88 stop. I was more fortunate tis time getting out at $87.48.

So, out of a total of 17 stocks that have sold, 10 have been losers. Not what you would consider outstanding performance.

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Jack

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MachineGhost
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MachineGhost
March 19, 2017 11:04 am
Reply to  Jack Barbic

No, unfortunately, Oxford’s reputation is based on the number of subscribers they can attract and maintain. So long as there is enough dumb money to come in or stay, they will consider a trading advisory newsletter a “success” and not discontinue it. There is little to no market feedback flowing upwards based on underlying performance per se. We’re talking about careerist financial writers and/or financial editors getting paid a six figure income which isn’t co-dependent on eating their own cooking as they are barred from purchasing their own recommendations for “ethical reasons”. It seems pretty clear from the consistent below market average performance that they have zero skill at risk management, exiting or trading for a living. Maybe none at all in stock picking given that the average trade percentage is tiny and indistinguishable from noise. Keep in mind the that majority of Oxford’s members are old Baby Boomers and up who likely don’t know any better. If they’re happy adding a measly extra 4% a year average with Momentum Alert to their bottom line at a cost of around $1500 a year, who’s to argue with that?

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May 12, 2011 9:48 pm

Thank you Jack. The writers have no control over what a stock does after they put it out there. But they do control the product that they sell. I am getting better results with Alex’s “Insider Alerts,” picks.

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rkin
May 16, 2011 10:44 am

I’ve subscribed to the Oxford Club for years. I signed up for their VIP services a few years ago. In my opinion only the “Insider Alert” is of value but is quite expensive. Their newsletter is the same as all the others. They advertise their “winners” but never their “losers”. Also, after they make an option recommendation, months later they claim this great return. I don’t know how!! More times than not I can’t get into the option because it’s above their recommended price when I try to buy. In the end, they are all about selling products. Nothing else. Snake oil salesmen.

PS – “The Communique” is worth considering

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Jack Barbic
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Jack Barbic
May 26, 2011 6:42 pm

Another LOSER. Yup, (DHX) was the recommended buy on May 11, it sunk like a rock and hit the stop and sold on may 25. That makes 11 losers out of the last 18 sells. Pathetic.

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rhinodad
May 31, 2011 11:00 am

I too signed up for Momentum Alert around 2 months ago. Nothing but losers. What happened to the 350% to 750% gains that were touted in the newsletter? I should have consulted the Stock Gumshoe before wasting my money.

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MachineGhost
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MachineGhost
March 19, 2017 11:08 am
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Those were option trades… and all selective winners. Their options win rate is actually worse than their underlying stock picks. They have no skill in selecting options.

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Jack Barbic
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Jack Barbic
August 8, 2011 3:22 pm

I’ve posted comments about Momentum Alert in the past. This will most likely be my last.

About a year ago I subscribed to Momentum Alert, It was a buy one year get a second year free. While I may paper trade some of Alexander Greens recommendations in this coming year, I’m not going to be putting any more money in them.

What was this last year like? Following his recommendations I ended up with 11 winners and 15 losers. Loses outstripped the gains and I’m DOWN 22%.

The other day I received another offer to extend my subscription for another year at a $300 discount. The email said:

“I hope you’ve been following Alex’s recommendations this year… Because he’s uncovered some incredible chances to explode your wealth.
There’s been…
• 1,121% on Skyworks Solutions… “ (clip)

That was a far greater gain than was made on the stock. When the stock hit the stop, the profit, as presented in his email was 34% gain. It looks like the claim of 1,121% may be based on what the options did.
The reason I subscribed originally was that the offer specifically said it was mainly for trading stocks.
So, if you are into options, this service may be for you. I’m going back to reading/studying Barons.
Regards
jack

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sumflow
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sumflow
September 9, 2012 5:16 am

What the Oxford clubs advertising says about the Momentum Alert is true, as long as you only count the winners. The double and triple digit gains are made using calls on stocks. Many are liquidated at a loss.

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Bob Flynn
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December 10, 2016 11:03 am

Appreciate the Momentum Alert warnings; I have decided to struggle along with it Lol. My subscription to Insider Alert has proven to be a very good investment, I’m up 32% in the last 90 days.

Also.. about a year ago I subscribed to the Oxford Clubs Advanced Energy Strategist, I quickly lost 5 grand and requested a refunded which was immediately honored.

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Bob Flynn
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December 11, 2016 10:32 am

I meant to say, ” I have decided to struggle along without it. (Oxford Club’s Momentum Alert)

William H. Giles
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December 22, 2016 6:08 pm

I paid, but have no information

chiro85
chiro85
January 11, 2018 6:32 pm

I started a subscription about 3 months ago. 3 small winners and 3 bigger losers. Was thinking about calling and quitting . Now I will.

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Sheri
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Sheri
November 26, 2018 9:58 pm

I was gullible enough to think that all this hype was real. I guess it me wanting to believe it read true because I purchased everything they wrote was needed to get the results they said. Buy 1 year and get 1 free then you get this book free. Then buy this other thing and get this other book that will show you how you can increase your retirement without having to be an UBER driver. I did get either book. And all the information they kept talking about to get the BIG “shadow” buys you need to subscribe to one other email. The last one I purchased I tried to contact someone first to find out how much money I had to have to buy the stock before I bought 1 more subscription. I didn’t have much money to play with. No one responded and the emails always said there was a short time limit. Do it NOW or miss the opportunity to make all this money. Against mý better judgement I purchased the last subscription
$2800. Later I found out in the next email on the new subscription said use $10k – $15k. I had scraped together, and opened an account for $500. Boy, do I ever feel foolish and mad. I wish I had seen this rating and comment section before I bought any of it.

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johnq
January 4, 2019 4:10 pm

Momentum Alert is vastly overpriced. They claim to have access to “dark trades” made by hedge funds and other big investors on stocks that will soon soar. Yeah, right. I cancelled, and they did honor guarantee, but Momentum Alert is not worth it.

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Richard Shaffer
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Richard Shaffer
February 6, 2021 5:16 pm

It far more than pays for itself. I highly reccomend it it. A money maker!

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