Low Stress Trading (lowstresstrading.com) has a 4.9 out of 5 rating on OK.one, based on 65 user reviews collected here. It is listed under Education & Training and its reputation is excellent. Praise is nearly unanimous, with 97% rating it 4 stars or higher; The business has replied to 100% of negative reviews. Last updated 2026-08-10.
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David · 6 reviews · Experienced 2026-08-05 ·
★★★★★
Solid Trading Framework, But Structural and Cultural Issues Hold it Back
I want to thank Troy and John for developing the Low Stress Options framework. This variant of the Wheel Strategy helps members gain proficiency in options trading within months. The founders are passionate and have had great success with their model. While I still follow the framework to generate weekly premiums, I ended my membership after a year due to operational issues and management's unwillingness to address them.
Because the owners regularly read and reply to reviews, I am sharing this feedback as a constructive roadmap for improvement.
1. Broken Commitments and Aggressive Course Monetization
When I evaluated LSO on an introductory call, Troy promised the course provided everything needed to trade their framework, and that beyond the monthly fee, we would never be asked to buy additional courses to implement it. That commitment has proven untrue.
Rather than expanding content for members paying $100/month, the owners constantly monetize topics relevant to the core framework—rolling out paid courses for position entry, stock selection, and case studies on managing losing trades. Stock selection was particularly frustrating: original training was weak on fundamentals and later removed, with members told they were getting "too bogged down" in researching companies they were only trading on for a week. Yet when trades went south, members were chastised for weak research. Rather than fixing the core curriculum, a new paid fundamentals course was created. On one call, Troy proudly announced that he has dozens of ideas for additional courses, confirming this paywalled approach is their permanent model.
I have no issue with premium add-ons for distinct strategies like Bitcoin. However, locking supplementary material that impacts core framework execution behind new paywalls contradicts initial commitments. Early members should be grandfathered under their original enrollment terms.
2. Intrusive Marketing
Aggressive marketing has bled directly into the core membership experience, with upsell messaging flooding member emails, alerts, and community posts with no way to opt out. Most frustratingly, weekly live calls frequently lead with pitches. Forcing a global audience of paying members—who tune in awaiting John's weekly trades—to sit through advertisements before getting to critical trading content is a poor member experience. This issue has been raised, but the owners seem indifferent to the needs of their members.
3. Lack of Reference Material & Structural Noise
Training relies entirely on video content with no written reference guides. When members spot conflicting guidance within or across videos, they are told to simply "re-watch the training" rather than resolving the contradiction. Additionally, the community feed is cluttered with noise that drowns out critical educational posts. Without anonymous surveys, Trustpilot remains the primary feedback mechanism—usually submitted after a member leaves.
4. Unrealistic Metrics & Incomplete Call Guidance
Marketing metrics like 1% weekly returns are misleading because they disregard unrealized losses when positions go DITM, locking up capital for months. While put mechanics are solid, guidance lacks depth for managing covered calls sold below assignment price when a stock rises sharply. While no formula works in every case—and none is expected—a complete framework should offer clear guidelines for weighing multi-month rolls against mean reversion. Without this guidance, capital gets trapped in stagnant positions, dragging down net returns.
5. Communication Tone & Feedback Deflection
Communication culture has grown increasingly defensive and unprofessional. Public venting about members "not following the framework" is unfair given that platform search functionality is poor—requiring exact-phrase matching rather than allowing boolean filters to search historical topics. Valid questions on unrealized losses or mechanics are deflected as "mindset issues" or "nuance." When constructive posts on framework challenges gain momentum, owners lock the thread to shut down discussion. A pattern exists of taking credit for member wins while blaming members for going "off-strategy" when on-strategy trades face headwinds. This heavy-handed moderation discourages members from asking legitimate questions out of fear of public backlash or expulsion.
Summary:
The core framework works, but these issues diminish ongoing membership value once you learn the basics—especially when software and research gaps can be filled elsewhere for a fraction of the cost. If management learns to accept constructive feedback rather than fighting it, this program could truly be five-star.
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Bill R. · 1 review · Experienced 2026-07-29 ·
★★★★★
Exceptional Training - Exceptional Experience
Both Troy and John are great instructors and they want to make sure all of their students succeed in the options trading world. If anyone complains, it's usually because they strayed from the foundational structure. Highly recommend ! ! !
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Calvin · 1 review · Experienced 2026-07-13 ·
★★★★★
Changed the Trajectory of my Life
I never envisioned Options Trading in my life, but I have to say, their framework produces consist results.
The staff goes out of their way to ensure your success and the developers are always adding new features to their software.
I could not recommend them enough.
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TrudyBelle · 1 review · Experienced 2026-06-29 ·
★★★★★
Do it!
I’ve been a registered nurse for 30+ years. For the last 26 years I’ve been a flight nurse. It’s been a wonderful career but I’m 63 years old now. Over the last year or so I’ve been facing reality. “How long can I keep climbing in and out of helicopters?”, “How long can I safely load 300# patients into an aircraft?” I’ve considered every option. Should I go back to hospital nursing? Sure I could, but that’s still a highly physical job. I considered learning how to inject Botox. But wasn’t really something I believed in. I thought my only option was to keep working. Then I was introduced to low stress trading by some close friends that were having amazing results with Low Stress Trading. I took the plunge and purchased the course. I was off work with a shoulder injury in February. So I spent that month studying the framework. I rolled over $11,000. from an old 401k and made my first trade at the end of February. I have now rolled over another $175,000. and my account has earned over 15K in profit over 4 months. Have I made mistakes? Yes! But I have quickly made up for these mistakes following this very forgiving trading format. I’m so excited every week to execute what I have learned. I knew NOTHING about the stock market or trading before starting. And Imean NOTHING. I’ve loved learning about trading and the market. I actually listen to news now and ask “how will this affect the market?” It’s been fun. It’s been life changing!!! It gives me hope for my future and my family’s future. I’m so grateful to my friends that introduced me to LST! Thank you Low Stress Trading.
ps. Thank you Troy for including nurses in the “Veterans Live Call”. You’re wonderful!
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Scott K · 2 reviews · Experienced 2026-02-28 ·
★★★★★
I have to say I was a little skeptical…
I have to say I was a little skeptical about the program , I have joined many programs in the past and statements made in those programs were a bit misleading, but not this one. Shortly after I joined I herd Troy make a statement that it is very doable to earn back your investment in the program in about 2 months. And I was thinking 'Oh great hear we go again, this is probably for 1% or less than 1% that join the program' . But as I am writing this today Troy is a no bs kind of guy. I joined the program(training) the end of Feb 2026 and made back my investment by the end of April 2026. Don't get me wrong, there is work involved, this is not a hands off passive type of investment, you have to put in the work and follow the framework to get the results and if you do that you wont regret it !
Thank you Troy, John, Lindsay, Jacob and the rest of the team at Low Stress Trading.
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Mark · 1 review · Experienced 2026-06-25 ·
★★★★★
Don't hesitate
First, I never leave reviews for anything. This company has changed my life. I try not to be overexcited, but can't help myself sharing the company with friends and family. I joined in October, 2025 and spent the first month learning the system. Started slow with my accounts and have grown them on average 1% per week as the course intends. Most highly recommended!
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Jon Glidden · 1 review · Experienced 2026-06-12 ·
★★★★★
Wholeheartedly recommend
I knew very little about the stock market going into this. I probably wouldn't have considered it if it weren't recommended by someone I trust. The program has TONS of training, weekly scheduled meetings to help get through it, and a community with people helping. I'm a little over 9 months in, and I'm beating my current professional money manager's results. By 2X.
As a self described "financial illiterate" for most of my life, I had always relegated my investment to the experts and my returns reflected exactly that. Always under 5%. When I found Low Stress Trading I had no idea what an option was. I thought trading was too complicated for a person like myself. But I always felt bad about not handling it better. This program has turned me into a profitable trader. I am making real money for the first time in my life and it's made easy for me. I can't provide it enough praise. It has been life changing for me: a retired widow. Joining this program has turned out to be one of the best decisions I've ever made for myself.
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Keith Caswell · 2 reviews · Experienced 2025-10-31 ·
★★★★★
You'll be proud to show your wife the results, each and every week!
Finally, a really great way to trade! You won't have to hide your results from this... You can proudly share them with your wife on a weekly basis! There is a really great support staff! Same can be said about the proprietors and especially about the community of traders you will be interacting with
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Richard Schmidt · 1 review · Experienced 2026-06-01 ·
★★★★★
I joined LST 4.5 months ago
I joined LST 4.5 months ago. It is truly a low stress way to make money. I started with $10k to try it out, a lot of it seemed too good to be true. After 12 weeks of averaging 1.3% per week, I add $300k that I got from selling my rentals. Now I make enough to pay all of my bills and I am only working about 3 hours a week with this framework. This was truly life changing for me, and I am just getting started! The owners/trainers are truly some of the best people that I have ever worked with in my 62 years on earth. The community is also great, everybody helping everybody. There is no lack of personal help for any issue you may have a question on. I have my kids learning this this framework, they will be set for life at a young age. My biggest problem is that I don't know what to do with all of this free time I have. I am sure that I will find something to keep me busy and stress-free!
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Jc Mobley · 1 review · Experienced 2026-05-31 ·
★★★★★
Well worth the money!
The strategey that they teach is both simple and efective. It may not change your life tomorrow but in the long run it will most certainly do so.
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Robert Spencer · 1 review · Experienced 2026-06-01 ·
★★★★★
Low Stress Options is an answer to…my prayers
Low Stress Options is an answer to prayer. I had purchased courses by others over the years, and while I learned from them, not enough to put into practice to successfully trade and make money consistently.
I've been trading with them for 6 months now, and I have to pinch myself; it's been so great. Definitely lots to learn, but so easy to put it into practice immediately.
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David I Nelson · 1 review · Experienced 2026-05-30 ·
★★★★★
I am amazed at the results Low Stress Trading!!!
I am amazed at the results from the trading strategy. I highly recommend going to lowstresstrading.com and reading the through what is offered. The CORE strategy WORKS!!!
I am skeptical by nature, so I needed to test it for myself, it WORKS. Take the time to make your self, wealth, and life at least 1% better each week!!!
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Alice Hinckley · 1 review · Experienced 2026-05-30 ·
★★★★★
LST has definitely made my trading more low stress & more profitable
LST has completely changed how I view options trading. The core framework is straight forward and when you follow diligently, produces positive results. I joined in January and decided to start with a very low amount in trading. Within a month started adding more funds because of strong results. I highly recommend LST and their trading strategies. I have taken other options trading classes, have traded options on & off for about a decade. This is absolutely “low stress”.
My favorite part of the ongoing program is the community support. Weekly variety of meetings, community threads to offer ideas & encouragement. Everyone cheering each other to succeed beyond their expectations.
The course plus the community is an exceptional value. I highly recommend LST for new & experienced options traders.
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Chad N. · 1 review · Experienced 2026-04-01 ·
★★★★★
Low Stress Trading has been amazing
Low Stress Trading has been amazing. I truly believe it has the possibility of becoming a long term life altering program. The tools and the training are amazing. The founders are great folks who interact with the students every single day. The entire staff has been amazing. Money well spent.
I joined Low Stress Trading after having the pleasure of meeting many people who were already a part of the program. It has been very exciting to finally learn how to trade as I was completely ignorant. During a sales call the owners indicated that it would actually be to my benefit that I had no experience as I wouldn’t have to unlearn bad habits-lol.
It took me about 4 weeks to learn enough to make my first trade. I was a little cautious but I think it paid off quickly as after trading for only 3 months I have learned so much and earned 5x the cost of the program.
Maybe you’re a Gen Xer like me-who didn’t plan on retirement starting at a young age. I grew up during a time when people simply saved money in an account and made bank on interest. And I wasn’t the type who stayed in one job to get that pension/IRA/401k.
Maybe you’re young and smarter than I was and want to have an advantage of learning a useful trade in employment troubled times.
So- what are you waiting for??
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Brian R · 2 reviews · Experienced 2026-05-25 ·
★★★★★
Well worth the cost! It works!
I have spent a lot more money on stock trainings that didn't deliver enough to earn back my investment. In just 4 weeks, I'm already well on my way to recouping my investment in Low Stress Trading. The training is clear and complete - it provided everything I needed to get started and make my first trades. The strategy is not sexy, but it works. With a little patience, discipline, and humility, I'm having a great experience with this program. The community is amazing and engaged. The weekly calls are consistently informative. I highly recommend the Low Stress Trading training.
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Dom Roselli · 1 review · Experienced 2026-05-25 ·
★★★★★
One of the best life decisions I've made was to go Low Stress
Overall, one of the best experiences I've ever had with a course and community. Low stress is the name of the game, and Troy and John deliver. I never thought I'd ever be trading options in my life, but they make it very simple to understand and execute. I owe them both (and the entire team) and debt of gratitude. I now consider myself a trader first and will do this for the rest of my life.
If you're on the fence about this, or you're afraid it's too complicated, or you won't get it, I'm telling you: just go for it. Your future self will thank you.
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Kurt · 1 review · Experienced 2026-05-25 ·
★★★★★
Low risk retirement income
After trying many different subscription-based investment/trading programs over the past 15 years, I can say without hesitation that my success with Low Stress Trading far exceeds any other program or trading method I've tried.
My primary investing goal has been to provide income in retirement and allow my retirement savings to stretch over the lifetimes of my wife and myself. Low Stress Trading provides a method of producing reliable income by leveraging our retirement savings. My trading income after one year in the program now significantly exceeds my W-2 income before retirement, giving my wife and I confidence in facing retirement expenses.
The training is easy to follow and thorough such that no knowledge of trading financial markets is necessary, and new modules are added frequently either for an extra fee or for free to current members.
Customer support is quick and efficient and mostly (all?) consisting of people that are also members of the trading community. Several live Zoom calls are available with the company founders each week to all members so questions can be answered live, or one can post to the Community bulletin board and typically receive responses from fellow members within minutes. Access to the company founders is much easier than any other program I've been a part of.
The price is an excellent value for the level of training, ongoing support, and online tools available. Even one starting with the minimum recommended account size can pay for the subscription from their profits in a short time.
The extraordinary gains made possible by this framework are accessible to almost anyone that follows the framework and allows the compounding effect to do its work.
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David Zandonatti · 2 reviews · Experienced 2026-03-22 ·
★★★★★
Low Stress Trading is a Personal Wealth Building Program
Now with the Low Stress Trading program I can take 100% responsibility for my financial future. The whole process has been easy to follow, and since taking my first trades I've been able to make consistent profits. I am happy to participate in the weekly calls I always get a wealth of Trading information from Troy and John and the whole LSO Community. The support is top notch. This has been a mind bending financial journey for me and I feel confident recommending them.
