Don't join the Pattern Trader
This is my genuine experience and review of the pattern trader and Mark Shawzin to help others decide whether or not to join. They charged me $10,000 for a two year membership which is one of the most expensive programs out there and after 6 months I have not continued and will not be continuing with them. The attraction was that they seemed genuine and the Elite program I joined should have helped me to become a skilled trader and the fact that Mark gives daily trade recommendations should have helped to pay the investment back. Marks trades lost and continued to loose money. They said be patient but 6 months of loosing money was enough. How can I aspire to break even and then be profitable when the expert is just loosing money. The training is non existent. A few patterns and channels that you can get from any book. There is no real clear strategy or edge you are left to work out your own strategy. The daily sessions with Mark are useful to have a general view of the market but it doesn't teach you how to trade. The 4 coaching sessions were useful but again they don't teach you how to trade. They do give a guarantee but don't honour it. I didnt ask for the $25,000 guarantee or a refund I only asked to down grade to a cheaper program and Mark refused. In summary an extremely disappointing experience. My conclusion is that they make their money from cleaver marketing and selling training but not from trading.