Testimonials

Hey Al.

I wanted to thank you for the incredibly VALUABLE training, education and mentorship you have provided. I have read all of your books and have taken the course. Needless to say that there is a lifetime worth of reading in your books would be a huge understatement . I have to go back and reference things quite often, but the main theme of my note here is that your education has given me the "edge" I need to be a profitable trader.

Yesterday, March 21, we had a HUGE selloff. Something I had been positioning for, for the last couple weeks. I KNEW there would be selloff because you taught me how to recognize it coming way before the talking "IDIOTS" on TV even knew it was on their doorstep.

There is NOT ONE trading educator out there that called the selloff ....TO THE DAY like you did. I know you've been mentioning the likelihood of this event for a couple weeks, but your post yesterday in the Intra-day update was... To. The. Day. I don't think there is anyone out there that could have done that. HOWEVER, I was ready for it.

I had my best day trading day EVER yesterday because I saw what the charts were saying. I made 16K in less than 8 hours of trading. I had put on my largest positions the morning of the event because it looked and "felt" like the day.

I do a little more Swing trading than you do because I'm not able to sit in front of a computer all day because I am a sales rep for my profession. You probably would be been upset because I held a couple positions too long and didn't keep to your risk cardinal rules. BUT.. like I said, I knew it was coming and was confident.

I wanted to say thanks for the excellent information and education you provide. I am a believer and cant thank you enough for the education I will have for the rest of my trading career. Keep up the great work. You have a big fan and proponent out here in Portland, OR.

Take care

Regarding the May 3, 2016 Webinar: I have some familiarity with Al's approach through his video course and some time on one of his books. I thought this webinar was outstanding, and since it represents a preview of his updated course, I look forward to going through the new course.

One suggestion that I would make to students of this video is to listen more than one time. In fact, when you have time, listen to 5 or 10 minute segments... and then look at one of your current charts and think through what you just listened to.

You will quadruple the learning experience, and you pick up of subtleties that you missed the first two or three times (and don't fret at what you initially missed... it is part of the process).

Many thanks Al.

Having read all of Al's books and articles, I find that his Trading Course is an invaluable aid to my understanding of the markets. It clarifies his ideas and methods and has improved my trading process immensely.

Al has by far the most comprehensive and sophisticated knowledge of Price Action that I've ever encountered, and his sincere desire to pass this on to other traders is unparalleled.

Al,

Video course = Super!

Books = Great!

Video course + Books = Super Great!!

I finally enjoy trading and look forward to the challenge, rather than being anxious about it.

I started with your book, Trading Price Action Trends, a year or so ago, but couldn't quite grasp all the detail.

I bought the video course a few months ago, and that's when things clicked.

After one round of the course, I bought the other two books. Now, the books and the course complement and reinforce one other. The blogs and videos on the Brooks Trading Course site are now lucid (to me).

Here's a technique that seems to work well for me:

• Re-watch the videos in the course, one by one. Note terms or topics you need help with, then refer to the books for clarification. Expand knowledge and recognition.
• Watch videos on the Trading Course site. Note terms or topics you need help with, then refer to the books for clarification. Expand knowledge and recognition.
• Trade patiently, using principles you fully understand, and always with appropriate management. Evaluate your trades based on whether you followed your rules appropriately, or not.

Do it again (and again).

Thanks, Al!

I started studying trading about 4 years ago, but never really got anywhere until I discovered BrooksPA (the study of price action, bar by bar, as it has become known). I am now employed by a proprietary trading firm and trade the Emini futures for a living.

I believe, exactly as Al does, that technicals control the markets. Indeed knowledge of price action analysis and trade management is all that is needed to profitably trade any major market on any time frame. Studying Al's work will give you those skills if you follow his advise closely and persevere.

I cannot recommend this video course enough. I have watched these videos many times over and they literally changed my life!

I purchased Al's course about 4 months ago and I am currently going through each video for the second time. This course is the most in depth course on trading that I have ever come across, especially for the price. I have taken many courses and read many books and this course trumps them all.

I have been a professional trader for 10 years and this course has taken my trading to the next level. The methodology that Al teaches can be used in any market on any time frame. I wish I would have come across this course years ago.

Anybody looking to start trading or looking to improve your trading this course will help immensely.

Al, I have devoured all four of your books and your video course (including the 2014 updated edition and all of which I highly recommend for the serious trader) – and listened to you in your room for many months. You have taught me a LOT and your clarification to me (ref blog comment below) is probably the one piece of guidance that has resonated with me the most. And when I needed it the most.

Thanks Al for your comprehensive answer. You are leaving my in no doubt that fundamental analysis is a complete waste of time for a retail trader. I am delighted that I asked you this question because your answer has just liberated my future trading – I am free to focus exclusively on price action, which I enjoy. My gut instinct kept telling me to just study price action – but I was drawn to fundamental analysis – almost against my will. Maybe I was looking for ‘certainty’.

Unbelievable Value—
I purchased the course in Feb 2015 after about three years of searching for guidance on learning to trade the markets. I could already tell from the sample videos that Al's approach was much different that most guides I had encountered. After purchasing the course I could see why—he explains why the market moves the way it does (for any chart he is describing in the presentation). He does this in much more detail that I had seen anywhere else. Knowing the 'Why' really helped me grow as a trader. These are things a beginner would never think about (e.g. Bulls who bought at the top of a leg scaled in lower, selling their whole position when the market returned to their entry price creating a double top resistance point).
The course is a crash course (everything you need to know starting out) in becoming a professional trader. I would venture there is more distilled trading knowledge & wisdom in his course than most prop firm traders receive in their initial training. The rest of your trading education can only be completed through market experience. With a price tag of $250 (unbelievably undervalued!) you have everything you need to get started with a big leg up on all other retail traders.
I have also started subscribing to Al's webinar. This is also extremely reasonable for the value. You get to trade the ES with commentary from a master trader. Today was my first day and Al kept me off my worst habits—Counter trend trading. I can't thank Al enough for the immense amount of help & value I have received from his materials/him.
Thank you Al.

So I bought your course for $250... What a rip off!! I really feel like I ripped you off. How can you possibly only charge $250 for that?? It is obvious that you are teaching because you love teaching. I will probably make that money back on my first trade! I feel like you should be getting a percentage or something from me.
This course is not about showing me a few tricks of the trade. You are training me for a career. I can hardly sleep because I can't tear myself away from the videos. And I only eat soft foods because I am afraid that a crunchy bite might make me miss something.
I have been looking for clear cut training that is simplified in such a way to help me lock in profits without getting a headache from all the mumbo jumbo indicators and patterns. Thank you Al Brooks for taking your time to train me. My appreciation will go beyond what you can ever know.
From me and my family, Thank You!!

Hello aspiring traders,
My name is Richard Vicente. I am 49 years old and I am a board certified nuclear medicine technologist with a BS degree in Nuclear Medicine Technology. I also have 2 master degrees: MHA….Master of Health Administration and a Master degree in Accounting. I am eligible to sit for the CPA exam in the state of Florida. And I am also currently finishing a MBA degree.
The reason I am bringing up my education is its relevance to trading. I have studied more books on trading, statistics, physics and management then one person can imagine. I have also been trying to trade FX, options, futures and stocks for more than 12 years. I have lost a large amount of money trying to trade. I took 5 to 6 years off after major losses in 2008. I have also bought and studied every book there is on candle stick patterns and other indicators. All the education and books are good for building knowledge, but they are useless unless you understand how price action works. I have learned this from the course, which has only been about 1 month.
So, the reason I took the time to write this testimony is my appreciation for Dr. Brook’s experience and his teaching ability. I started back trading 3 months ago (futures…..NQ, YM and ES contracts) with the same frustration and disappointment thinking the market is setting me up to take my money. Then about 1 month ago, before almost calling it quits, I purchased Dr. Brook’s trading course.
I have not completed the course yet… I am at about 85% of the way through the course. But the important thing is I am spotting price action entries and patterns that I never knew existed and I am having more success now than ever before. I have more confidence when entering the market.
For example, I have lost a large amount of money trying to enter Eminis’ with 3 contracts. One of the techniques you will learn in the course, which I have been trying to figure out for years, is how to scale into a position after entering. One problem I imagine traders have is entering with more than 1 contract- only to find the market moves against them and exit because the move against them is large. Then the market springs back in their original direction after exiting. This is how I lost thousands in the last 3 months! This one technique, scaling in, alone is worth purchasing the course!
All I can say and suggest is to purchase Al Brook’s trading course. The course will give you an advantage you never thought was possible. I believe the cost of the course will help stop the losses and set you on the path to be profitable.
Sincerely,

After reading about 200 books on trading on everything from options to system design to portfolio management I came across Dr. Brooks first book in 2010. Then I bought the three volume set, and finally the video course. It changed my trading.
Some of the topics aspiring professional traders must learn are:
- Market structure
- Trading systems
- Risk management
- Position sizing
- Chart analysis
- Portfolio management
- Biography of other traders
- Trading psychology
- Statistical analysis
- Inter-market analysis
If you just read the 3 top books on the above topics, you're looking at about 30 books or around 9000 pages. It is at least a four-year project. If this is too much work and you're now looking for a short cut, the single best thing to learn is price action analysis. I believe Al's course is the most efficient way to learn it, because I have taken most of the good courses in the US over the years and have also worked with mentors who are professional traders, spending close to $70K on my education!
The value of this body of work might not be readily evident but I can tell you based on my own studies that it is simply unbeatable. It teaches you how to think about price action in a functional manner and how to trade professionally using simple rules that connect together in a systematic way. It will free you from everything: news, gurus, web sites, signal generator software, trading apps, indicators, etc. Which means you will have a great advantage over other traders who are dependent on them.
There is an incredible amount of information in the entire package. I have already spent probably more than 2000 hours studying price action but still find little things in the course that I didn't noticed in previous passes (I have already read Al's books at least 4 times and watched the videos many more times).
Understanding price action is powerful knowledge but it also needs lots of practice to become an effective skill. Once it becomes a skill, your trading can easily substitute a salary even if you trade a small position size. It gave me the confidence to move from a lucrative IT consulting career to full time trading this year. It was neither easy nor quick, but it is worth it.
You don't need any other material beyond what you will find in the videos and books to train yourself. The magic formula is the information plus passion and many hours of your time.
If you are new to it, the best place to start is the Guidelines on the back of "Trading Price Action Reversals" book and then read the Introduction. With videos, simply start at module number one. I strongly encourage you to read the books, too. They will give you depth of knowledge through in-depth study of many more examples, which you will need when you start trading.
Enjoy the journey.

Al: …just a quick note to tell you how much I appreciate your course. Never before have I read or studied any material that gives so much understanding of Market Conditions (context) and how to trade the setups based on those conditions.
I’m a 20-year novice trader, meaning that I’ve never made any consistent profits. Your course is giving me great hope that I might significantly improve.
I’m about half way through the videos, and am very pleased with each one. You are a gifted instructor.
Best regards,

Hi Al, I ended up buying your course. Great course and obviously a lot of material to digest. I’ve been studying and trading for about two years now and my account has been bleeding slowly.
Lately though I’ve been on a bit of a run and I think its because I don’t watch CNBC anymore. I think subconsciously I was being influenced by the news even though I tried to think I wasn’t.
This course is what I need to at least stay in the game long enough to become profitable. Discretionary price action fits my personality and beliefs about the reality of markets.
I think my main problem has been trade management among several others. I have some good ideas but I always seem to find a way to get out of my best trades too early by getting trapped out and also from time to time take a few emotional trades but I’m aware of my issues and I am diligently working through them by documenting mistakes in my trade journal and subsequent post analysis.
Everything you teach helps but the concepts about the trader’s equation, trade management (especially the concept of “actual risk”), and market context (not candlestick patterns) have changed my market reality:)
When one starts to understand the “why” or reason as to what happening on a chart and what it will likely lead to, gives you an edge. This makes it much easier to relax and trade with confidence knowing the math will work out. Thanks for passing along your wealth of experience.
Best Regards,

Hi, Al, I have completed (a first review) of your 53 videos. Excellent material and a great compliment to your four books.
In my humble opinion your format facilitates a fantastic learning experience and on a personal level I have taken a lot from your course. Also very user friendly.
…This is a very thorough trading course: explaining in detail your recommended methodologies on preparation and analysis, trade entry/execution, trade management and exit, performance review and corrective actions.
This course also gives a deep insight into how the institutions trade, the mathematics of trading and the psychology of trading. The course is very well structured and facilitates a great learning experience. The integrity you exhibit throughout this course is refreshing and in my experience totally unique.
Excellent and strongly recommended for the serious trader.

Hi Al, I have just completed my first month’s webinar, after reading your 4 books (I have to say I more studied than read the books). Your approach is truly honest and genuine and its a breath of fresh air compared to the many many training courses I have been on to date.
I have been trying to make it as a trader now for the last 4 years and have spent many thousands of $$ and taken a hell of a lot of physiological head-ache and while I’m sorry I didn’t come across your work earlier, at least better late than never.
…Suffice to say, I am an avid student of yours and you are truly a great mentor for me, I really admire within the webinar, your honesty, focus and work ethic, as the Americans say-Awesome!.
I live in Ireland and I have recommended all your books to three of my friends/traders who are also just about finished your 4 books and are also great fans of yours. All the best Al and just a big thank you from the bottom of my heart.
cheers.

Hi, Al, I have recently bought your trading course [and] even though my trading has improved greatly since reading your books, I still struggled with consistency and the same old newbie mistakes of not wanting to sell new lows or new highs.
I have since improved my trading even more and just want to thank you once again for all the hard work you have put in. The charts and step by step walk through of trades are also very helpful.
Have a great final day of the week and like I said a couple of months ago, I will keep you updated when I go full-time and make a success of this.
I am currently a professional sportsman and am looking to make trading my job after sport. Been going at it 3 years and have read your books about 9 months ago and am finally getting consecutive winning weeks and am now looking to double my small account before going big.
Thanks again, you have changed my life 😉

Hi Al, To say that you kick a$$ is a huge understatement. I’ve been a struggling trader for so long it’s not funny, and now, finally, thanks to you, thanks to your generosity, I’m starting to make a profit.
Over the years I’ve gone through numerous books and courses, but I’ve never written to an author before. There was no need to.
This course is different, above ALL the rest! Thank you and God bless you in everything you do.
I cannot express in words how it feels to turn the corner after fumbling for more than ten years. All because I picked up a course for $249 and all of a sudden everything came together and fell into place.
You should be very proud of not only what you’ve achieved as a trader but also what you’ve achieved as a person, for sharing real knowledge, for making a difference. I’ll be forever grateful.
Best Wishes,