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Gurus: facts and fables

The internet is full of trading promises. Here we test popular claims with fixed rules and costs included (we quote the claim, not the person), and list what regulators say to watch out for.

Claims we tested

• "Buy at the open and you win 51–54% of the time"
  FAILED OUR TEST Win rate on SPY: roughly right. An edge: not shown. Crypto at the US open: lost even before costs.

All tested claims · How we test

Know the warning signs

• Red flags in trading promotions
  Warning signs regulators list for trading 'opportunities' online.
• How do retail traders actually do?
  The real loss figures, one by one.

Education only, not financial advice. No signals. Backtests are hypothetical: real trading can be worse. Past results don't predict future results.