I will submit important updates to my systems here. To ensure all subscribers are getting fills, and so that we can track any potential errors promptly - it will be standard that I address the critical trades here soon after they are executed. Therefore, if you are a current subscriber, it will be important to subscribe to this thread and submit to direct e-mail notifications. Occasionally, I will also submit my trading ideas and standard summary for the markets - mostly on a weekly basis. I have already learned that with the Collective2 forums - less is more. I won’t ever talk about track record again, both historically, or by future reference. I will edit this post continually to add more context to my trading systems, which for now… come at no cost. Collective2 is an attractive outlet for me because it provides community and relatively automated income process, which by the way - are what my strategies also offer my subscribers. They are all income based strategies. The ultimate end game, is to lock down the programs with about a dozen well suited clients. It’s at this point that I am likely to make the entire program private. The target demographic will be those who have at least $100-300K additional capital to continue to allocate to new programs that are created, right here at Collective2. I believe in repeat business, and keeping my clients happy. We are going to essentially create our own internal community, and it should remain small. Here’s the best way I can explain my value to prospective clients. While there are many strategies here at Collective2 that generate impressive returns, these strategies come with their own intrinsic risk. Clients will eventually realize my trading is very consistent, and being income based - there is much flexibility in how that can be harnessed. For example, my strategies will always come with either weekly, bi-weekly, monthly payouts or all of the above - even during potential drawdowns. Now… this is not valuable if you don’t have confidence in the trader, or the drawdowns are too much to handle. However, I am confident that you will find confidence in me, and the drawdowns should remain light. In that respect, it is indeed income that you can depend upon, which is very valuable. If you want, you can then take this income - and parlay that into more aggressive strategies on Collective2 - where you essentially can trade the traders. I have learned by watching others on this platform, through trial and error - that this is common here. In short, my strategies can be considered a base home, and viewed more like a bank account, than a potential big winning ticket. Trading on my own, this is indeed how I handle things personally already. I depend on my income based strategies to create the baseline, and sometimes - I will parlay those profits into more aggressive moves I feel comfortable with. I would advise my clients to essentially do the same, and sometime in the future - when I really feel comfortable with these aggressive plays, we will create new programs for them. However, they will remain private - and will only be revealed to my trusted investors that have made some profit with me, for a considerable period of time.
This seems the most logical and strategic approach for everyone involved. If and when that happens, my assumption is that I may charge an above average subscription fee - where this then becomes financially attractive. For now… while I do test this business model at Collective2, it will still come with no cost, or at a very low entry barrier - compared with the intrinsic value. I wish you the best and look forward to working with you.
Edit - The thread has yet again been trolled. If you are a prospective future client, please take note. I am open to challenges and constructive questions, which will be answered. However, if those engaging me practice blatant provocation - then there will be a no-tolerance fault block policy on my programs indefinitely. This means if you subscribe to the program, that I will proceed to remove you from them. This ensures we keep the trading circle operating at the most healthy standards. There is no other option but to introduce this policy after recent talk.
Edit - The moderators did their jobs and removed the provocateurs. Thanks for maintaining the professionalism.
FAQs:
> Why is your strategy not TOS verified?
TOS verifying my strategy is more trouble than it is worth and would literally require me to allocate additional capital from my savings to support the strategies. I run all of these strategies + others in my own personal account thus using the margin in the most efficient fashion. For example, I can neutralize margin with offsetting futures contracts (something I can’t do at Collective2) and so forth. In order to make my strategies TOS certified - I would have to partrition/silo my accounts and trade these all separately, which I don’t feel like doing. Additionally, once you have linked Collective2 up to the account, you can no longer execute any trades on it - but that’s just another issue, not the core one. If there is enough money made on C2 - then I would feel comfortable parlaying those profits into new accounts that are TOS certified. Okay, I will make that new offer now. You may track this on your own. All profits from the accounts will be parlayed into the account for TOS verification when it hits the appropriate balance. Right now, I would have to pull that from my trading account or savings. That’s not financially reasonable, and certainly is not needed while I’m offering my services at no charge.
> What is the minimum amount that I need to apply to the account even if I scale down the trades?
This is a great question. 1-4 futures trades are possible at any time with these systems. However, it will usually be trades spread in opposing contract directions - which is a smart use of margin. The bottom line is that you should not try to replicate the strategies with less than $25K for the futures side. If you allocate $25K for the futures side, and then scale the rest of the strategy to whatever capital that you have left - then you will be perfectly fine. While the futures trades are sometimes used to hedge, they are done so intelligently. You shouldn’t incur significant losses or performance skew if you are taking this approach in scaling it down. Needless to say, it’s not the approach I am looking for with long term clients. I hope this helps, thanks.
EDIT: RockstockPRO is Roth IRA compatiable and trades LONG stocks only. There are no futures or options trades. You may scale the strategy down in whatever way that suits your personal needs.
