Underperforms S&P Index Strategy I subscribed for the past year. During this time the service materially underperformed a basic S&P Index strategy. The daily emails and trade alerts are helpful clear. It is relatively easy to follow and implement the trades. The reason it underperforms seems to be focused around reward to risk ratios. The 1st target where they recommend selling 75% usually has reward to risk that is < 1.0 while the 2nd target is < 2.0. The targets can move before being hit, but the math behind this money management suggests that a high win ratio is needed to make the numbers work. When the market drops stops do protect which is good. But it is hard to make up the losses when the targets are so tight. Additionally, after stock prices drop causing stops to be hit, the new buy signals do not happen fast enough to allow an investor to get back in to capture the next round of profits. No question they have some winners, but the overall performance is not as strong as a set it and forget it index strategy.

Satisfied with the Gorilla Stock analysis is great, but spread option suggestions not so much. Appreciate the emphasis of risk considerations, setting exit plans for investments, and the overall approach Gorilla Trades takes with stocks. With suggested option trades out up to 2 months in the future I'd like to see follow up offered on them prior to expiration along with suggestions for exit if price moves in the opposite direction.

Basically very pleased.... Basically very pleased.... I wold like to see that when one of your stock remommendations reaches a sale objective but shows potential for additional upside strength based on technical as well as the fundamentals of the stock, then why don't you suggest to us to sell a portion and reestablish (up) the stop to protect some of the gain still remaining in the remaining shares of the stock.I just deplore after the fact of having ileft a substantial amount of profit on the table in a stock with strong momenum. I personally do this on my own but I would like some assurance from the Gorilla that the stock indeed has plotential for continued strength....Thank you, Joe Palmer, retired 3 years ago after a successful 45 year career as a financial advisor in Scottsdale, AZ.

I give the full 5 stars because of the… I give the full 5 stars because of the risk management/ sell recommendation activity here. I own a bunch of stocks recommended thru Motley Fool that Ive seen go up 100%- 300% then fall right back down. The Fools also recomended stocks that went directly down (SAM, etc) with no sugestions to sell (stop) out. I can see that Gorillas Trades would have had me pull profits and/ or closed out before all that. Im gonna wiggle out of my way too many stocks that I now own and continue to angle into the Gorilla picks. Sure they do research and math that anyone can do. Anyone could also mow their own lawn and clean their own pool.

Kudos to the Gorilla I have been a subscriber at Gorilla Trades for many, many years and what I specifically like is the adherence to a set of technical trading rules, which are followed to the letter. If one follows Mr. Burman's rules you will have far more winning trades than losing ones. The guidelines are clear and if ever I divert from the rules---very occasionally--I generally make an error. Great system, no b/s and well worth the subscription. Brian Edney