Alexander tried the GorillaTrades stock picking service and wrote a number of articles during and after his trial of the service. This page contains an index of all articles that chronicle his experience trying this service.
Please note: GorillaTrades is a registered trademark of GorillaTrades, Inc. Neither WealthJunkies.com, its publisher, nor the authors of these articles have any affiliation with the GorillaTrades service.
- Should I Hire A Stock Picking Gorilla? My first thoughts about stock picking services, and some details about a few that I will be trying out.
- First Impressions: GorillaTrades This article discusses my first impressions with Gorilla Trades, their interface, and their terms of service.
- The GorillaTrades Daily E-Mail. A breakdown of the e-mail that Gorilla Trades sends to its readers each day.
- The Gorilla’s Secret Recipe.Some details on how Gorilla Trades picks their stocks. In my opinion: too much hocus pocus. Not enough fundamentals.
- The Logic of GorillaTrades. My two cents on how Gorilla Trades provides stock market advice. (Some people might not like this post. But I can’t please everyone.)
- My Split Personalities. My wife and I just made a big move and have a lot on our plate. This is a bit of my own thoughts on the stock market and Gorilla Trades.
- A Moment For Clarity. The last post resulted in an 868-word hate mail. It came as a bit of a surprise for me, so this post explains a bit more of my thoughts on Gorilla Trades.
- Clearing the Air. Further thoughts on Gorilla Trades, as I try to lightheartedly clear up some things relating to that hate mail I mentioned before.
- The Gorilla Just Won’t Quit. This article discusses how, after cancelling my trial subscription, Gorilla Trades sent me more than 25 unsolicited e-mail messages between May 21st and July 3rd. And since I was able to read Andrew Feinberg’s “Just Monkeying Around” article while visiting a Connecticut library, I discuss how Gorilla Trades is misleading you in their advertising– because Andrew Feinberg actually hated Gorilla Trades.
- The Gorilla Special. When you cancel your free trial of Gorilla Trades, the Gorilla will send you tons of unsolicited e-mails. And offer you a way to save $100 off one year’s subscription to Gorilla Trades. This message is a sample.
- Read Today’s GorillaTrades E-Mail For Free. What can I say? My trial ended. But they kept sending me e-mails– pretty much daily, and nearly 30 in total. This post was my spam killer. It squashed the Gorilla from my mailbox. And if you want to know what GorillaTrades is like, you should definitely read this e-mail.
- Investment Techniques at Illiterate Withdrawal. Scott at Illiterate Withdrawal mentioned that they’ve got a section discussing Gorilla Trades and other investment techniques. There is a good discussion with a wide range of opinions on the service. Definitely worth reading if you are interested in it.
- Get The Gorilla Trades E-Mail Anytime. GorillaTrades has a page (right here) that will send you their current stock picks e-mail.
Trading with GorillaTrades is like betting on a horse race based on what you overhear on the subway. Yes, you might win. But there is little logic to it.
–from “The Logic of GorillaTrades“
Our man would love to find an easy way out. He would love to snuggle up to a service like GorillaTrades.com, and let them take him to fame and fortune. It may work. But how can he trust them?
-from “My Split Personalities“
King’s Island: The Gorilla’s second favorite park. He still remembers the episode where the Brady Bunch visited this park!
-from Read Today’s GorillaTrades E-Mail For Free.
I have not come across any other blog posts about Gorilla Trades, but I can’t say I have looked everywhere. So if any of you happen to see or write on the topic of Gorilla Trades, please pass the link my way so I can add it to this list.
Note: Neither this web site, nor its author, nor its publisher are affiliated with Gorilla Trades or any other stock-picking service.

February 11th, 2006 at 4:22 pm
I subscibed to GT after taking advantage of a free trial. After three months of diligently following their picks, my $19,000 account has lost 9%.
I feel so stupid, but I admit that it is my fault. I should have followed my initial hunch which told me that if this system was as good as advertised, then why would they spend so much money promoting it? Why not put that money into their own trades as get rich?
Oh well. Live and learn. I hope that others don’t make my same mistake.
So long,
John
February 21st, 2007 at 12:21 pm
I have not subscribed or used the service but I have gone through the closed trades data and get a 27% yearly return. This data was based on 47 months of their data. One big issue I see is the high number of trades required to follow the program but if the data is correct over time you should make money if you can enter and exit trades as they report. The data shows 60% win vs loss percentage so you would have to have a disciplined stop loss and exit practices. Again this observation is from the data and not always an accurate indication of actual trading results
January 8th, 2008 at 12:52 am
A couple of Steven Schraders picks from December are already up some 60%!
Take a look at his site if you are looking for stock picks. http://www.societecaribe.com