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A Note To The Entire Financial Blogosphere…

January 16, 2009 at 8:15 am
by Timothy Sykes

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Grow the f%^ up!

If you don’t show your track record/trades/investments/income, you’re worthless and so are all your blog posts where make predictions and guesses.

You’re giving advice on how to make money and yet the vast majority of you wouldn’t know how to capture those dollars if I was slapping your regulated/stuffy/classy faces with my big fat juicy wad $100 bills that account for $80,000+ in monthly blog income!

Because it seems like only me and John Chow are the only ones who detail all our big fat gains with any consistency (and Johnny has been so detailed lately!) (if anyone knows of anyone else doing it, please comment with some links below)

You know how I’m always railing for transparency in the joke of a financial industry, well, blogging is soooooo new and people are trying soooooo many different strategies to make money and get noticed, it’s absolutely pathetic for anyone to be tight lipped about what’s worked or what hasn’t for them.

You stuffy, cowardly, introverted, respectable bloggers who come up with excuses like:

1. it’s shameless
2. it’s bad for business
3. I’m a little bitch, sorry
4. I have problems with lying and exaggerating due to my massive insecurity so transparency wouldn’t suit me
5. variations on shit like 1-4

….need to grow the $%^ up and understand that by telling the truth, be it good or bad, you build your blog/brand/readership since everyone else is too chickenshit to be brutally honest!

You think your readers really want those sketchy/fraudulent ads that pay out big affiliate money? No of course not!

Wisen up, if you promote shitty products, your readers aren’t gonna be happy. Enjoy the few hundred/thousand now and risk losing what little respect anyone has for you!

There is a reason why I’m making $80k/month, up from $40k just a few months ago and it’s because I don’t promote frauds and I tell it like it is. Trust me, you do that too and your readers will respect you more.

And if you’re in the shady ‘how to make money online’ racket, the only way to prove you’re not a fraud is to detail your income as best you can.

Otherwise, I, along with everyone else, will assume you’re a fraud and while we might be polite–others might be, but I definitely won’t be–to you, you’re gonna make less $ then if you just come out with the big dark secret that is your income.

C’mon financial blogosophere stop being so pathetic and man up.

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  • E.Walsh

    Here’s one. He shows his losses as well as gains. http://prudent-speculation.blogspot.com/

  • E.Walsh

    Here’s one. He shows his losses as well as gains. http://prudent-speculation.blogspot.com/

  • http://www.thenighttrader.com/ Justin “The Night Trader”

    That’s why I don’t get into predictions and all that BS. NOBODY knows! You take the signs the markets give you and follow the flow. None of us little guys have a chance at controlling the markets. We just get our trades in the way of the big guys and suck some profits off (sometimes some big profits :-) ).

    I post ALL trades on my blog … for FREE! I post trades as I find and trade them (live on twitter), and then post a monthly summary, as well as a running profit table that goes back to May ’08. I show dollar amount and percentage gain.

    Check it out if you’re interested … http://www.thenighttrader.com/

  • http://www.thenighttrader.com/ Justin “The Night Trader”

    That’s why I don’t get into predictions and all that BS. NOBODY knows! You take the signs the markets give you and follow the flow. None of us little guys have a chance at controlling the markets. We just get our trades in the way of the big guys and suck some profits off (sometimes some big profits :-) ).

    I post ALL trades on my blog … for FREE! I post trades as I find and trade them (live on twitter), and then post a monthly summary, as well as a running profit table that goes back to May ’08. I show dollar amount and percentage gain.

    Check it out if you’re interested … http://www.thenighttrader.com/

  • hefdog

    Tim, couldn’t agree with you more. I’ve searched hundreds of investing sites and could only find one legitimate site that posts every trade, good or bad other than yours. (http://www.morpheustrading.com/index.html). He’s done so for over 5 years.

    I recently emailed a guy who is on CNBC all the time, “the Stock Market Mentor” and asked him why he doesn’t track performance to gain credibility and proove how good he is. Here was his PATHETIC response: “Thanks for the note. SMM is not a stock picking website. I’m not focused on my performance, I’m focused on helping members improve in their own decision-making process. Totally different things. I’m not even trying to “separate myself from everyone else”. I just do what I do…and it seems to work for my members. I’ll let the stock pickers slug it out for top dog status. I’d suggest just sticking with those few who do track performance. They’d probably work better for you than SMM. ”

    These people, and this industry, are really a joke. I’m embarrassed to call myself a broker.

  • hefdog

    Tim, couldn’t agree with you more. I’ve searched hundreds of investing sites and could only find one legitimate site that posts every trade, good or bad other than yours. (http://www.morpheustrading.com/index.html). He’s done so for over 5 years.

    I recently emailed a guy who is on CNBC all the time, “the Stock Market Mentor” and asked him why he doesn’t track performance to gain credibility and proove how good he is. Here was his PATHETIC response: “Thanks for the note. SMM is not a stock picking website. I’m not focused on my performance, I’m focused on helping members improve in their own decision-making process. Totally different things. I’m not even trying to “separate myself from everyone else”. I just do what I do…and it seems to work for my members. I’ll let the stock pickers slug it out for top dog status. I’d suggest just sticking with those few who do track performance. They’d probably work better for you than SMM. ”

    These people, and this industry, are really a joke. I’m embarrassed to call myself a broker.

  • gh

    Chart Addict (http://www.covestor.com/mbr/johnclee) and Woodshedder (http://www.covestor.com/mbr/woodshedder) on iBankCoin.com are both in the top 20 on Covestor…

  • gh

    Chart Addict (http://www.covestor.com/mbr/johnclee) and Woodshedder (http://www.covestor.com/mbr/woodshedder) on iBankCoin.com are both in the top 20 on Covestor…

  • YoungGunz

    Hope whats his face from Alpha Trends takes your advice…Not like he really needs to with as many hits he gets but it would definitely bring more of the smarter skeptical customers.

    Even with Tim’s subscribers you run into one now and then that asks some of the most basic questions that you’d think someone would try and figure out before forking out real money to someone else to learn how to trade. Maybe not everyone is like me. I took a long time to get to know how things worked and read through pretty much every blog post trying to get as much free information as I could before I decided it may be worth trying out. And by that time I atleast felt I knew how to use my brokers software to trade.

  • YoungGunz

    Hope whats his face from Alpha Trends takes your advice…Not like he really needs to with as many hits he gets but it would definitely bring more of the smarter skeptical customers.

    Even with Tim’s subscribers you run into one now and then that asks some of the most basic questions that you’d think someone would try and figure out before forking out real money to someone else to learn how to trade. Maybe not everyone is like me. I took a long time to get to know how things worked and read through pretty much every blog post trying to get as much free information as I could before I decided it may be worth trying out. And by that time I atleast felt I knew how to use my brokers software to trade.

  • http://www.crossingwallstreet.com Eddy Elfenbein

    Great post Tim. You can always see how my picks are doing in real time at http://www.crossingwallstreet.com. I get annoyed with bloggers who only speak of their trades after the fact.

  • http://www.crossingwallstreet.com Eddy Elfenbein

    Great post Tim. You can always see how my picks are doing in real time at http://www.crossingwallstreet.com. I get annoyed with bloggers who only speak of their trades after the fact.

  • All Frauds

    TIM made 3k trading in a month, that is 36k a year as a TRADER. not that good. i would hire him for marketing, not trading. 99% of all youtube Gurus are likely FRAUDS!!!!!! In fact, i’ve heard it a million times, “by doing a blog and writing books and doing Dvd’s and being an attention whore, you have decided your time is better spent trying to sell your crap than actually implementing it yourself.” so to all the spammers above, i’m sure you all suck as well. or else you would be running money and making millions.

  • All Frauds

    TIM made 3k trading in a month, that is 36k a year as a TRADER. not that good. i would hire him for marketing, not trading. 99% of all youtube Gurus are likely FRAUDS!!!!!! In fact, i’ve heard it a million times, “by doing a blog and writing books and doing Dvd’s and being an attention whore, you have decided your time is better spent trying to sell your crap than actually implementing it yourself.” so to all the spammers above, i’m sure you all suck as well. or else you would be running money and making millions.

  • http://test.timothysykes.com Timothy Sykes

    up 259% in a year and i still get this crap? why u degenerates coming on here, wasting my time…u’ll see in time, thanks for the hits though

    PS 30k in gains ina year isnt much but i’m not a fulltime trader, spend most of my time blogging/DVDing, traveling, the trading is just to show poor people how to trade…i’m trading like a poor person with a tiny account…soon u’ll see i’ll become a middle classer then back to rich guy…and u can follow all along and learnnnnn

  • http://test.timothysykes.com Timothy Sykes

    up 259% in a year and i still get this crap? why u degenerates coming on here, wasting my time…u’ll see in time, thanks for the hits though

    PS 30k in gains ina year isnt much but i’m not a fulltime trader, spend most of my time blogging/DVDing, traveling, the trading is just to show poor people how to trade…i’m trading like a poor person with a tiny account…soon u’ll see i’ll become a middle classer then back to rich guy…and u can follow all along and learnnnnn

  • Evan

    I Always enjoy your transparency Tim. Am I on the right track?

    missiontrading.blogspot.com

  • Evan

    I Always enjoy your transparency Tim. Am I on the right track?

    missiontrading.blogspot.com

  • mmm

    Well tim made 200k in 1 day with his million dollar account. He is proving that 12k$ account can reach to 1.7m $ account

  • mmm

    Well tim made 200k in 1 day with his million dollar account. He is proving that 12k$ account can reach to 1.7m $ account

  • http://www.momdaytrader.com/blog/swing-trading-stocks/ Trader Mom

    I could not agree more with TIM. Talk is cheap. Show your open positions.
    Do not show your positions after they are closed. I am a swing trader mixed with a bit day trading. I list/update all my OPEN positions daily .

  • http://www.momdaytrader.com/blog/swing-trading-stocks/ Trader Mom

    I could not agree more with TIM. Talk is cheap. Show your open positions.
    Do not show your positions after they are closed. I am a swing trader mixed with a bit day trading. I list/update all my OPEN positions daily .

  • http://www.momdaytrader.com/blog/ Trader Mom

    To All Frauds, at first it seems what you said makes some kind of sense. However, if you think harder, there is absolutely nothing wrong to create another income stream by running a blog if you can. Even Microsoft knows how to diversify.

  • http://www.momdaytrader.com/blog/ Trader Mom

    To All Frauds, at first it seems what you said makes some kind of sense. However, if you think harder, there is absolutely nothing wrong to create another income stream by running a blog if you can. Even Microsoft knows how to diversify.

  • NotYou

    Oh come on Tim. You sell DVDs and a service because you’re a failed trader. You tried running money and you flamed out. You have no clue how to manage risk and OPM. I can go to Vegas and return 250% in a day, but once I lose it all I’m done. That’s what happened to you and all of Wall Street knows it.

    That’s why you sell DVDs and BS service to unsuspecting “poor” people. You’re a joke. You would think that losing everything would have humbled you, but you’re louder and more obnoxious than you’ve ever been.

    You don’t even know how little talent you have do you?

  • NotYou

    Oh come on Tim. You sell DVDs and a service because you’re a failed trader. You tried running money and you flamed out. You have no clue how to manage risk and OPM. I can go to Vegas and return 250% in a day, but once I lose it all I’m done. That’s what happened to you and all of Wall Street knows it.

    That’s why you sell DVDs and BS service to unsuspecting “poor” people. You’re a joke. You would think that losing everything would have humbled you, but you’re louder and more obnoxious than you’ve ever been.

    You don’t even know how little talent you have do you?

  • http://test.timothysykes.com Timothy Sykes

    LOL, i flamed out? guy i’m 27, i get offers to run millions just about every day, just too much fun/opportunity with my strategy this way…u dumb bastards have so little imagination u dont understand its easier/more fulfilling to help 1,000 poor people make $1,000 each rather than 10 rich people $100,000 each…u’ll see in time, but thank u for your ignorance!

  • http://test.timothysykes.com Timothy Sykes

    LOL, i flamed out? guy i’m 27, i get offers to run millions just about every day, just too much fun/opportunity with my strategy this way…u dumb bastards have so little imagination u dont understand its easier/more fulfilling to help 1,000 poor people make $1,000 each rather than 10 rich people $100,000 each…u’ll see in time, but thank u for your ignorance!

  • nobody

    Tim, I still don’t understand how do you manage to attract so many dumb idiots, who cannot read?

    “36k a year… not that good?” “Failed trader?” “Flamed out”?

    People, I just cannot believe my eyes when I see such posts!!! Can you guys show me how to turn 12K into 40K in 1 year doing hundreds of trades (not a single lucky shot!) and I’ll give you 50% of my trading profits for the next 10 years!

  • nobody

    Tim, I still don’t understand how do you manage to attract so many dumb idiots, who cannot read?

    “36k a year… not that good?” “Failed trader?” “Flamed out”?

    People, I just cannot believe my eyes when I see such posts!!! Can you guys show me how to turn 12K into 40K in 1 year doing hundreds of trades (not a single lucky shot!) and I’ll give you 50% of my trading profits for the next 10 years!

  • http://www.investingwithoptions.com/ Steven Place

    When covestor opens up tracking for options, we’ll talk. Until then, it’s unaudited claims of how I can make you 1000% gains guaranteed, or something like that…

  • http://www.investingwithoptions.com/ Steven Place

    When covestor opens up tracking for options, we’ll talk. Until then, it’s unaudited claims of how I can make you 1000% gains guaranteed, or something like that…

  • notyou

    Yeah, you flamed out Tim. No one cares that you’re 27 or 57 (and act like you’re 13). You had your run at managing other people’s money and you failed miserably. Now you’re selling DVD’s like a snake oil salesman. You’re an embarassment to the entire industry and now you’re robbing poor people by charging them exorbitant fees to use a strategy that is guaranteed to not work.

    I knew you were a pig, but the “new” Tim Sykes is even worse than the original….Sickening….

  • notyou

    Yeah, you flamed out Tim. No one cares that you’re 27 or 57 (and act like you’re 13). You had your run at managing other people’s money and you failed miserably. Now you’re selling DVD’s like a snake oil salesman. You’re an embarassment to the entire industry and now you’re robbing poor people by charging them exorbitant fees to use a strategy that is guaranteed to not work.

    I knew you were a pig, but the “new” Tim Sykes is even worse than the original….Sickening….

  • http://test.timothysykes.com Timothy Sykes

    i consider being an embarassment to the industry a compliment, thank you!

  • http://test.timothysykes.com Timothy Sykes

    i consider being an embarassment to the industry a compliment, thank you!