Unlock your trading potential with Simpler Trading. We cover every aspect of the markets, such as Options & Futures Trading. Our expert traders give you their top trades of the week, an in-depth look at trading strategies, financial market analysis & a...
Simpler Trading (simplertrading.com) has 532 customer reviews on Five Star Index, with an average rating of 4.1 out of 5.
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simplertrading.com
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Austin, Texas
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2026
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Do not buy from Simpler Trading. They are scammers. I bought a course from them and it was a recorded webinar, with outdated information. I tried emailing them about it but they never responded. I bet it's because they don't want to send me what they promised me in the first place. I would not recommend buying anything from them. They are just scammers!
Response from Simpler TradingSep 7, 2021
Hi Suchita,
I'd love to help you, but I cannot find you in our system. Without the contact information you've provided in our systems, I'm unable to verify which class you bought or why we didn't receive your email. We've been teaching trading strategies since 1999, and have over 10,000 members in our community. If you're experience was less than you expected, we're sorry to hear that, but that does not make us scammers.
Our courses are not recorded webinars. If you do not buy one of our classes live, then you get the recording from when it was taught in front of a live audience in our live trading rooms. During our live classes, our trading team references current market conditions and recent trades, which may not be the same market conditions as when you're watching the class, but are necessary examples for teaching the strategies covered in that class. That being said, we strive to be as transparent as possible and so if there was any messaging that made this unclear, we'd like to know so that we can address it immediately.
Sincerely,
The Simpler Trading Team
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Hussam E.
John is sure good trader no doubt
John is sure good trader no doubt, but maybe he lost his focus. His company's goal is to sell you stuff rather than making you money. You'll be constantly bombarded with "insight emails" but in reality they're selling you bunch of EMAs bundled under some fancy name.
Small Account Mastery is a mess, down more than 20% so far and some participants are down more than 50% YTD, while indices are making new highs.
John's win rate is less than 50% but he makes money because he bets big and cut his loss fast - don't be fooled by 250,000$ profit, ask yourself how much he has at risk? and can you risk the same?
Anyway I don't care who is the person but with win rate less than 50%, it is a Gamble. If you still feel intrigued by their constant selling techniques; do yourself a favor and gambel with your own money - at least you'll enjoy the adrenaline rush...
With that been said, some of his partners/traders are actually good - each has his/her own area, which is beneficial for beginner - for sure overpriced but not as bad as "Option Gold"
Response from Simpler TradingSep 1, 2021
Hi Hussam Eddin,
Thank you for sharing your feedback! We really appreciate you taking the time to let us know your concerns. Please keep in mind that we are first and foremost an educational company focused on teaching trading strategies that have worked for us. That being said, trading has been a little rough lately in the Small Account Mastery, but the P/L on closed trades is up overall $12,353 YTD - which isn't representative of John's overall trading gains, but this membership is geared towards small account sizes just as the name suggests. Of the 128 trades alerted to the Small Account Mastery this year, John's win rate is actually over 60%. A win rate over 50% is favorable and not easy to maintain -- not many people are able to hit a 50% win rate, but John has surpassed that by quite a bit for his small account trades.
When it comes to trading, you can argue that there's always an element of "gambling" because we can never truly know how the market will turn out and which stocks or commodities will grow - there are just too many variables to account for. With decades of experience and robust tools, John ropes in gains from the market each year. It's no secret that John has a strong tolerance for risk though, which is why we encourage Small Account Mastery members to follow alerts that fit their risk tolerance, and to adjust them accordingly. If you're looking for more conservative, lower risk trades, we have other traders and memberships that fit that mold.
We're sorry to hear that you feel our memberships are overpriced, but with significant market research, we've found our memberships are very competitively priced and deliver immense value. We're also one of the only companies out there that isn't theoretical based and actually makes the trades we alert to members. If you didn't find enough value in our memberships, we understand your decision to leave, and wish you best of luck on your trading journey.
Sincerely,
The Simpler Trading Team
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Delta V.
John is an excellent teacher and they…
John is an excellent teacher and they have a good group of people.
The 1 star review is for the Tech Support staff. I have been using Simpler indicators for over 7 years and all of sudden the Trade station indicators are having issues. Called to speak tech support for help and the condescending person by the name of Paul does not listen to your issues and just keeps pointing the issue to Tradestation. What a waste?
Response from Simpler TradingAug 27, 2021
Hi Delta Vega,
Thank you for sharing your feedback. We're sorry to hear about your experience with our support staff. We've passed this feedback along to our support team and it will be addressed with the representative.
Sincerely,
The Simpler Trading Team
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Denniskzs
Ok here's the funny thing about reading…
Ok here's the funny thing about reading all of the reviews given for simpler trading... not one review says they are making any money??? Isn't that the whole idea? just curious.
Response from Simpler TradingAug 25, 2021
Hi there,
As a financial education company, our first goal is teaching successful trading strategies. That being said, if you read over ALL of the reviews on TrustPilot, you'll find ones like this: https://www.trustpilot.com/reviews/6033fa36f85d750b989d5f7f
You can also check out the review page on our website to see more testimonials: https://www.simplertrading.com/about/reviews/
Sincerely,
The Simpler Trading Team
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Austin F.
Great insight provided by the traders…
Great insight provided by the traders in live sessions.
Taylor and JC are great to learn from as a swing trader
Response from Simpler TradingAug 16, 2021
Hi Austin,
Thank you for taking time to post a review! Taylor and JC are both fantastic traders with a wealth of knowledge.
Sincerely,
The Simpler Trading Team
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Frank C.
Poor Customer Service
I am a fan of John Carter and have read two of his books. For that reason, I joined two different rooms within the Simpler trading web site. I tried asking questions to no available and felt they were more interested in up selling than actually teaching.
As a result, I thought I would try the scanner and selectively trade myself. I started by reading all of the different scans and the material displayed on the the information button for each scan.
The first question I raised to support involved a couple of potential conflicts with the definitions used in the squeeze and the scanner description. I explained I did not want to pace a trade unless I understood the ambiguity in one of the column descriptions. Support explained since I did not understand the squeeze I should not be trading.
My second question stemmed from one of the classes I took with John Carter. His set up appears consistent and simple. It involves using his daily stacked EMA's, in a daily squeeze and entry price close to the 21 day EMA. After reading all of the scan documentation I could not determine which scan used these conditions. I wrote to support inquiring which scan I should use following what John himself teaches. I was told by support if I did not like the scan I should write my own!
Such a big disappointment in a supporter of the squeeze set up. I never received an answer.
Someone should hire an English major to clean up language inconsistences in documentation and clean house in customer support.
Response from Simpler TradingAug 11, 2021
Hi Frank,
Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback. Our internal teams have been notified about your experience and we’ll be looking into it. Please know that our company strives to deliver exceptional experiences and deliver priceless content. We’re sincerely apologetic that your experience did not meet our expectations.
We’ve also let our product team know about the ambiguity around certain scans and the supporting documentation so that we can correct that information.
To properly answer your 2 questions,
1. Yes, you were right that the compression is shown under the Strength column. It refers to the three different settings of the Squeeze Pro.
1-Low = black dots
2-Mid = red dots
3-High = orange dots
2. The Daily Bullish Continuation Pro scan covers John’s full setup.
Again, we’re sorry to hear about your experience. We hope that you will give us another chance.
Sincerely,
The Simpler Trading Team
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Alicia L.
Started with Simpler 4-5 years ago
Started with Simpler 4-5 years ago. John was at the helm and greatly appreciated his insights and sharing trading outlooks and experiences. Learned a lot from him and from Henry. I was so very comfortable with the site and continued to learn and enjoy the routine for a couple years. I referred many of my trader friends to Simpler... and never got a Thank you.
If asked for my review 3 years ago it would have been 5 stars.
Then, it happened....
The original closeness and detail began to disappear and more sales for classes and indicators kept coming and coming.... and still come very frequently.
JC became less available and more and more commentators ( several I would definitely exclude from viewing and hearing) came on board and the original format was forgotten as JC went to vacations around the globe and much less time did he spend with his original or recent followers. Alas, as growth occurred, the attention to detail and personal contact disappeared, as evidenced by the automated phone answerer now, and the lack of patience exhibited by staff now answering the phone or actually returning calls, as live phone contact is not existent now.
I wish JC great success as I learned so much from him and Henry, but I prefer to return to the days when a person answered the phone and was not rushed to give one answer to my question and get me off the phone in order to service another (disappointed paying subscriber) who used to be engaged by the service team .
Too bad, Simpler Trading...
I know you have bigger fish to fry now... wish I were one of them .
Response from Simpler TradingAug 5, 2021
Hi Alicia,
Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback with us. We really appreciate you taking the time to be clear and detailed with your experience. Please know that we are grateful for your referrals and are sorry that it wasn't made known to you.
You're right that over the past few years, JC has been less involved. He is still available though. He's not in the Options room as much as he once was, but he has his dedicated service Small Account Mastery. He also does a couple of classes a year with live trading. We hope you can understand that he is finding the balance between Simpler Trading and his family -- something we all strive for.
Can you elaborate on the issues you've had reaching us by phone? We've grown a lot and get a lot of callers, so we do have an answering machine to help channel calls to the appropriate client services. That being said, we are answering the phones 5 days a week from 8am to 5pm Central. Any more information you can give us on this would be immensely helpful so we can address any potential breakdown on our end.
As I'm sure you know, we are dedicated to teaching others the trading strategies that have worked for us and how. It doesn't matter your account size, years of experience, or your budget for training, we want to help.
Thank you again,
The Simpler Trading Team
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Partha N.
Having access to John Carter's thought…
Having access to John Carter's thought process and the proprietary analytical indictors is rather priceless.
Response from Simpler TradingAug 3, 2021
Hi Partha,
Thank you for posting your review! John is such a great mentor/teacher and truly cares about helping others find success in their trading. We're thrilled to hear that he's helping you along your trading journey, and appreciate you taking time to share your feedback!
All the best,
The Simpler Trading Team
