STJ Sports Trading Journey

[colberg]

Has anyone done the course offered by Jack at Sports Trading Journal. He's the guy who made the 11 free videos to get you started with the Geeks Toy. You've probably watched the videos. He also offers a 6 months course that's supposed to be good for beginners. Has anyone done it and if so what do you think. He obviously has some sort of connection with the Geek so I think he's genuine.

[neeeel]

Ive seen jack around the forums when there was a live chat, and he seems like a nice guy, hes genuine in that sense. Im pretty sure he has no link with the Geek or The Toy though, other than that he uses it to make videos.

You will get a wide variety of opinions on the value of courses, I think it is up to you to decide if you want to risk the fee. I have been considering whether to sign up for the course, but feel that because courses and training sessions havent benefited me before, they are probably not going to. If you are a total trading newbie, it may help, but is that worth the £199? Maybe as long as you are willing to just write off the money, and realise that the course is not going to catapult you to winning millions (or even being a winning trader at all for a few months). £199 is also a nice starting bank with which you could learn by playing in the markets with small stakes without paying for any courses.

[loktari]

To complement neeeel's thoughts about the course, I think that, if you consider yourself as a difficult learner, you find it hard to learn by yourself, then you could consider taking the course. I think it might be good for people who don't know what to do, where to start, and have the money for it.

[The Geek]

Im pretty sure he has no link with the Geek or The Toy though, other than that he uses it to make videos.

He's me in disguise really.

The 11 vids were a collaboration between Jack & I which gives his site a bit of a plug, explains the basics of trading and the advanced charting in the toy. { Although I think he was on crack when he explained the candlestick chart. }

I have full membership access to the site but haven't really had time to look at the course myself yet. So I think the best place to ask is on his forum. It's free to join { I think } & I suspect one or 2 there should be able to give you some insight.

[Caan Berry]

Has anyone done the course offered by Jack at Sports Trading Journal. He's the guy who made the 11 free videos to get you started with the Geeks Toy. You've probably watched the videos. He also offers a 6 months course that's supposed to be good for beginners. Has anyone done it and if so what do you think. He obviously has some sort of connection with the Geek so I think he's genuine.

I'd tend to agree with neeel with respect theirs no substitute for experience in the markets although jack helped me out briefly when i was getting started and it did help.. if there was one course i'd part with my cash on it'd be this one, a genuine fella.

[Morgans Choice]

I find this a really vexed question and I think that a lot of it is down to the individuals' nature.

Starting trading is like being thrown a million bits of Ferrari and no manual of how to put it together. A course can provide the first few pages of that manual.

Personally, my nature won't let me attend courses, it seems like getting a cheat at computer games, which prevents you learning and understanding how to get past the problem.

I don't suppose that there is a right or wrong to attending training courses , however, without exception all the ones I've attended during my 30 odd years at work have been a waste of time,

cheers, MC

[The Geek]

I actually got quite a lot from a couple of learning tree courses I went on work wise. Like you I haven't paid for anything in this game though as it takes the fun out of it. { I even wrote my own software cause I'm so tight. }

I have nothing against courses though, just the tactics used by some to peddle them.

[colberg]

Thanks for help

Geek, hi nice to meet you. I must admit I did suspect you were Jack in disguise, others must have thought so as well that's why you mention it

I do understand the need for experience. However my looking at a course is to get to understand the basics. Just read some of the posts on this forum and then put yourself in the position of someone who knows very little about it. Greening, hedging, scalping, etc. Have a look at the charting available on the Toy, what the heck are they telling you?

Geek, love your comment about thinking Jack was on crack when explaining the candlestick chart. Ok, then what is the explanation of a candlestick chart then? See what I mean. I need info like that so I understand what I'm looking at.

And please don't think I'm thick or anything. Being a lot older then most of you, my first job when I was 15 was a "Settler," in a bookies. Computers didn't exist and I had to calculate the pay-out on bets, that typically went like this, 1 pound, 17 shillings and 6 pence at 11 to 8. Go on work it out yourselves, for info, there are 20 shillings to the pound and 12 pennies to the shilling at odds of 11 to 8. I had to settle about 20 or 30 bets within 5 minutes of the weigh in.

[nigelbleddfa]

And please don't think I'm thick or anything. Being a lot older then most of you, my first job when I was 15 was a "Settler," in a bookies. Computers didn't exist and I had to calculate the pay-out on bets, that typically went like this, 1 pound, 17 shillings and 6 pence at 11 to 8. Go on work it out yourselves, for info, there are 20 shillings to the pound and 12 pennies to the shilling at odds of 11 to 8. I had to settle about 20 or 30 bets within 5 minutes of the weigh in.

Hello ! Don't worry about being old as you exercised your brain when you were young and that's why it's better than those of most young people today. My granny had a "clock" in her pub and I started backing horses when I was six.

( £2.1s.6d )

[Caan Berry]

( £2.1s.6d )

Nice nigel.... im sure i seen money refered to like that in a book somewhere :WTF Here's a thought that £199 is over 6 months colberg... just over £33 a month.... or £1.10 a day... sorry i dont know what that is in s & d :Naughty

[The Geek]

or £1.10 a day... sorry i dont know what that is in s & d :Naughty

that would be £1 2s 0d

[pelican]

what would it be in dabloons?

[The Geek]

Geek, hi nice to meet you. I must admit I did suspect you were Jack in disguise, others must have thought so as well that's why you mention it

I'm sure the old hands round these parts can assure you that Jack & I are definitely not one and the same.

Geek, love your comment about thinking Jack was on crack when explaining the candlestick chart. Ok, then what is the explanation of a candlestick chart then? See what I mean. I need info like that so I understand what I'm looking at.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candlestick_chart

[colberg]

Thanks again

Thanks for the link Geek, but I already sorted the candlestick chart problem. I found a book, "Understanding Candlestick Charts for Beginners," by J R Hartley.

Anyway, I think the best thing to do is download the software and have a good look at it. I'll do it as soon as my computer warms up, I hate steam power!!!

Then, once I've had a look around the software I can decide whether or not to go with Jacks Pack.

Thanks everyone.

[RonA]

I'm currently doing the course and personally think it's worth the money the proof for me is could I recoup my fee with what I've learnt .

The answer is I'm on week 9 and I'm happy to report I'm in profit .:Kerching

Arh... 240 pennies to a £1 , 21 shillings to a guinea , 1760 yard to a mile ,16 ounces to the lb those where the days (oops I think I'm showing my age) and 20 to 30 bets settled in 5 minutes that sound like luxury , you want to try working on the roulette or on a dice table in a busy casino .