Oh I know your 'history'! Posting on ET so attention is drawn to your website, without paying Baron the sponsor fee. And I know you would take the money, those that can't trade usually do.
MB, What motivates a consistently profitable Trader to become a mentor or a seller of trading systems. Just curious.
Hey here is a better question: By 'funding' do you mean - GIVE a man a fish? Or is it better to TEACH a man to fish?
Good question! Has Jack Hershey or spydertrader funded any traders? Funding= risk own money funding another trader to use system because of confidence in the system. (By your analogy, buying the person a "fishing rod and bait")
Here are links to a few of my backtests of Jackass Hershey's "methods." Every once in a while, Hershey would screw up and describe something in enough detail to backtest it. But when someone posts results, his apologists and bootlickers come out of the woodwork with new rules that were not part of the original method that they claim should have been a part of the test. Bottom line: study these posts carefully and you'll see Hershey and his cult are drinking grape kool-aid. "Rocket" testing methodology: http://www.elitetrader.com/vb/showthread.php?s=&postid=1078242#post1078242 "Rocket" equity curve: http://www.elitetrader.com/vb/attachment.php?s=&postid=1112121 Buying the 0 to 7 turn of the "P,V Boolean relation" methodology: http://www.elitetrader.com/vb/showthread.php?s=&postid=1278985&highlight=buying+boolean#post1278985 "P,V Boolean relation" equity curve: http://www.elitetrader.com/vb/attachment.php?s=&postid=1278986
Here's a better question: If Hershey and his "methods" are all that he and his bootlickers claim, why are they unknown outside of their self-promoting internet circles? Where is the Jackass Hershey Foundation? Bill Gates has one!
now a days ..recording a vid is easy enough, that if someone wants to tout a method, can be recorded and displayed...for verification.
If you wanted to 'play it forward' the Hershey church could also open a free IRC room and have an open discussion throughout the day. See how it is done at: http://www.elitetrader.com/vb/showthread.php?s=&postid=1751466#post1751466 Then post the IRC thread to ET. Very low tech, no cost. Probably not going to happen....