Hello everyone! Neomage here.
I read through this post today, and I felt moved to contribute my thoughts. First, a link:
http://www.quatloos.com/commodity-trading-systems.htm
(quatloos dot com / commodity-trading-systems.htm : in case moneytec blocks the link)
There is an interesting article about trading systems.
I can take what is presented there a little further and tell you this: The past never repeats itself in financial markets. Sure, you can pay $100-$3000 as a flat fee or a monthly fee for a system, but that system is most likely based on "past results". While such a system may work for a while, the simple fact remains that markets change in response to every changing stimulus.
Translation?
Trading systems have a finite shelf life that could be 2 months or 2 years, but eventually you will hit the wall and quite likely you will give back most of your gains.
Have you ever heard the axiom, "Those who can...do, those who can't...teach."
I have found this to be true in all things. The greatest gift you can give yourself is to learn for yourself and teach yourself what moves the market - that takes experience, that takes years...and usually, by the time you figure it out, everything has changed.
I'm confident in what I'm telling you because I have worked as a Consulting Computer Forensic Investigator on several cases involving the CFTC and Forex Fraud. I have seen first hand charlatans steal millions upon millions from investors who were lazy and greedy and didn't have the forethought to investigate what they were purchasing. And I will tell you this, most of the money is tied up in litigation and will be for years.
It is easier to lose money than it is to make it.
Peace...
Neo