• GorillaTrades

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GorillaTrades has a rating of 3.72 stars from 63 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally satisfied with their purchases. Reviewers satisfied with GorillaTrades most frequently mention free trial, and trading stocks. GorillaTrades ranks 5th among Stock Research sites.

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  • When I look back over 20 years of trading and the various subscriptions I've had gorilla trades works the best for me.

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Top Positive Review

“Consistent”

Anthony M.
3/26/21

I made my 1st gorilla trade 5/24/20 and just closed #24 on 3/24/21. Overall return on my account is 15%, plus I incidentally picked up an additional $1295 in dividends while holding my trades. A nice bonus the gorilla hasn't mentioned. By the way, I started out using the free trial and made enough money during the trial to pay for the subscription. Their best advice is to always have an exit strategy. Regards, Anthony

Top Critical Review

“Outright theft and they just ignore you.”

Kyle W.
11/4/22

They literally stole money. About 1k off my account. A female on a power trip. Watch out. Wolf in sheeps clothing. Stay away from this broker. Outright theft and they just ignore you.

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Thumbnail of user alanf384
1 review
4 helpful votes
February 22nd, 2022

Gorilla Trader is a unique investor system. Based on principles of value and momentum analysis, it provides a straightforward manner of investment. Subscribers receive frequent and clear communication. Over the 5-6 years I have been with the system, I have learned a lot about making controlled, disciplined decisions which is the great advantage of Gorilla Trader. The system succeeds both in growing and in protecting assets. I highly recommend trying the system for a reasonable period of time so you can decide for yourself.

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Thumbnail of user jo238
1 review
11 helpful votes
December 21st, 2020

I subscribed for the past year. During this time the service materially underperformed a basic S&P Index strategy. The daily emails and trade alerts are helpful clear. It is relatively easy to follow and implement the trades. The reason it underperforms seems to be focused around reward to risk ratios. The 1st target where they recommend selling 75% usually has reward to risk that is < 1.0 while the 2nd target is < 2.0. The targets can move before being hit, but the math behind this money management suggests that a high win ratio is needed to make the numbers work. When the market drops stops do protect which is good. But it is hard to make up the losses when the targets are so tight. Additionally, after stock prices drop causing stops to be hit, the new buy signals do not happen fast enough to allow an investor to get back in to capture the next round of profits. No question they have some winners, but the overall performance is not as strong as a set it and forget it index strategy.

Thumbnail of user anthonym1485
1 review
4 helpful votes
March 26th, 2021

I made my 1st gorilla trade 5/24/20 and just closed #24 on 3/24/21. Overall return on my account is 15%, plus I incidentally picked up an additional $1295 in dividends while holding my trades. A nice bonus the gorilla hasn't mentioned. By the way, I started out using the free trial and made enough money during the trial to pay for the subscription. Their best advice is to always have an exit strategy. Regards, Anthony

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Thumbnail of user all134
1 review
3 helpful votes
November 25th, 2020

I've told many people about The Gorilla service.
Instead of promising unattainable pie in the sky, the service sets realistic goals backed by sensible reasoning.
For those who do not want a "set it and forget it" strategy and don't have the time or knowledge to do their own research, the service is perfect. They arm investors with actionable information and then they can pick and choose to be part of their investing process. I am very pleased with the service.

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Thumbnail of user conniem27
2 reviews
3 helpful votes
November 6th, 2021

Just now
GORILLA TRADES, A GOOD INVESTMENT
Gorilla Trades has been a very wise choice for my portfolio over the last 5 years. In that time Fidelity tells me that my cumulative % result is a bit more than 172%, that's hard to beat my many standards.
I love that Gorilla Trades keeps it simple too, my background is not in finance, how ever with my results you would surely think it was. Gorilla Trades is perfect for beginners and the most advanced, I highly recommend you give it a try.

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Very helpful to any level investor.

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Thumbnail of user kalle68will
10 reviews
11 helpful votes
November 4th, 2022

They literally stole money. About 1k off my account. A female on a power trip. Watch out. Wolf in sheeps clothing. Stay away from this broker. Outright theft and they just ignore you.

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Thumbnail of user henryh186
1 review
14 helpful votes
April 19th, 2020

I've subscribed to Gorilla Trades for 4 years, and have had consistently good results. I especially like the way the Gorilla provides buy and sell parameters, and emphasizes in every communication the importance of risk management and use of stop losses. If you want story telling and your time wasted, the Gorilla is not for you. But if you want specific trigger and confirmation levels, requiring minimal time each day, you'll find few better than the Gorilla.

Thumbnail of user grahamk74
2 reviews
1 helpful vote
June 18th, 2022

They never let us withdraw, and they will never reply to there email or calls, I have no choice but to involve an expert recovery company Stellar-Trace.com and in no time they got my funds back for me and i could get all my funds that was scammed. You can google them, I hope this helped to anyone that is also a victim.

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Thumbnail of user markj1405
1 review
2 helpful votes
September 24th, 2021

I have been using Gorilla Trades for a while now and have been very pleased with the research as well as the market commentary. The content on the website is full of ideas that will make you money if you follow the rules that the Gorilla has developed. In fact, during my 30-day free trial, I invested in a company that was covered and have made enough profits to cover the next 20 years of my subscription.

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Thumbnail of user alb279
1 review
4 helpful votes
December 16th, 2021

I want to unsubscribe from getting these useless emails but it won't let me. I get about 4-5 a day and tell me nothing. They are just annoying

Thumbnail of user manfreds14
1 review
0 helpful votes
February 12th, 2021

Sehr einfache verständliche Empfehlungen. Nicht jede Empfehlung und auch die Parameter stimmen, aber zum größten Teil ein sehr guter Dienst und zum weiter empfehlen.
Bewertung: weitaus empfehlenswert.
Und durch Weiterempfehlung kann man bei GT auch etwas direkt verdienen bzw. Sparen.
Großartig.

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Thumbnail of user richards3487
1 review
2 helpful votes
August 25th, 2021

I've been a Gorilla trades subscriber for quite a while and decided to start trading options again after not doing so for a couple of years.

From June 16 through August 20, I won on 8 of 8 Gorilla Trades option ideas, plus 3 of my own and more than doubled my account in 9 weeks! My only mistake (regret) was not trading the LULU options recommended by Gorilla Trades because they would have been winners too!

The cost of Gorilla Trades annual subscription is a drop in the bucket compared to the return I've been able to generate.

Thank you, Gorilla Trades!

Tip for consumers:
You can’t afford NOT to subscribe to Gorilla Trades!

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Thumbnail of user irenea86
1 review
2 helpful votes
July 28th, 2020

I have been trading stocks for many years and never found a source of trades that consistently provided profitable results until I subscribed to Gorilla Trades. Now, with your stock recommendations, multiple profit objectives and stoploss price inputs, I am able to sell put options on your stocks and watch my brokerage account grow exponentially, week after week. Your record of winning trades is PHENOMENAL. This is not my opinion, rather a statement of fact. I am most grateful.
Irene

Thumbnail of user michaeld3436
1 review
2 helpful votes
February 22nd, 2021

I use gorilla trades service side by side with Investors Business Daily. I just started to use Gorilla trades for less then a year, but I have made money on all 5 of the sites recommendations. I do not know how good the performance is in a bear market because we have been in an uptrend for the past 6 months. Highly recommend, you will pay off the subscription in 0ne trade

Thumbnail of user sf229
1 review
1 helpful vote
July 2nd, 2021

Excellent customer service--prompt email replies.
Extensive information, nightly emails. Stock picks have been good to date; they have recommendations for both aggressive and conservative investors.

Thumbnail of user piotrg12
1 review
3 helpful votes
July 9th, 2020

I found what I was looking for years! Honest approach, clear rules, no fake. Constant professional contact with the system creator. Everything explained in the tutorial. I recommend it to anyone who dreams of building their own profitable portfolio of shares based on GorillaTrade. After two months of use, I'm at zero when it comes to balance and I'm happy with it. In addition there are interesting additions in addition to the main strategy

Thumbnail of user nizara5
1 review
20 helpful votes
June 27th, 2019

Their trade recommendations throughout this year have been a huge flop. They only provide bullish call spreads and recommend you invest 5k in each trade. So late last year when the correction happened i lost my shirt on their recommendations. The first problem is they don't have a stop loss system. You have to manage your entry and exit points. All they do is send you a e mail when its time to close the trade.
The success numbers they publish are not realistic at all. If you include the amount of times you would exit when your stop losses are hit those numbers would be put to shame. Basically they don't have an exit strategy at all -its a go figure out your own kind of thing.
Their customer service sucks as well-no phones just e mail. When i gave them a reality check they just stopped responding to my e mails (showing they don't care).
Last quarter of 2018 when the correction was happening they were still recommending bullish trades. They are simply losers and you don't want to pay somebody (even $499 for 2 years which is their lowest fee) to provide you with bunch of losers and no exit strategies in place.
Save your money please folks.

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Gorilla T. – GorillaTrades Rep

Nizar,
As any good investor knows, losses will occur but the important thing is to keep them smaller than your gains, and we believe we have been successful at doing just that. Furthermore, there are countless positive reviews from subscribers all over the world that refute your claims, and we believe that our results speak for themselves. As of this writing, there have been a total of 29 options recommendations made so far in 2019, four of which are still open, while 22 have closed for profits, and only three have closed for losses; an 88% success rate on the closed transactions. The Gorilla’s options recommendations had an approximate 74% success rate in 2018, but this drop was due to an overall market correction, and was not exclusive to GorillaTrades’ recommendations. That said, the entire premise of GorillaTrades is the utilization of a stop loss. No stock is ever recommended without a stop loss level accompanying it, and this level is raised weekly as the stock appreciates in the portfolio. Unlike stock trades, the Gorilla does not recommend a stop loss with options because of the extreme volatility and lack of liquidity. This is exactly why the Gorilla reiterates that GorillaTrades’ options recommendations should only be used by our most aggressive subscribers. Lastly, when offered a full refund on your entire subscription cost earlier this year, you declined to accept, and decided to continue with the service. You then proceeded to request a refund with only months left on your two-year subscription, which is the equivalent of eating ¾ of a steak at a restaurant, and asking for a refund. Plain and simple, you are attempting to extort us by posting this false review, and we will not be cooperating. The Gorilla wishes you the best of luck in all of your future investments.

Thumbnail of user wesleym122
1 review
1 helpful vote
November 20th, 2020

This is the second time that I have ventured into the stock market. Fortunately this time I found Gorilla Trades before I really started. I have been very impressed with the service. With a small starting account, I was able to almost make the entire subscription fee in the 45 days of the free trial. It was not a hard decision to go ahead and sign up. I would recommend this service to anybody that is wanting to start investing, as long as they really pay attention to their risk limit.

Thumbnail of user raymondh147
1 review
4 helpful votes
November 20th, 2019

I like the gorilla. You get the email each night, check out the latest stocks, and then buy whichever fits your needs. The options recs are a nice bonus too! Some people expect a service to be 100% spot on all the time, which isn't realistic- not even for buffett. I follow the gorillas recs but still do my own DD and I've made money every year with the service. I've even recommended friends and gotten a reward for each referral. I recommend the gorilla!

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Gorilla T. – GorillaTrades Rep

Raymond, thank you for taking the time to share your experience with GorillaTrades! We love to hear our subscribers’ success stories, and we are glad to hear that you have been able to use the GorillaTrades system to your advantage as well. We look forward to helping you achieve your goals for years to come, so if you have any suggestions or improvements to recommend please contact us directly at thegorilla@gorillatrades.com. We would certainly value your feedback! See you in the jungle!

Thumbnail of user josephp1339
1 review
2 helpful votes
March 28th, 2021

I started using Gorilla Trades on 1/21/2021 after trying the free trial they offered. I have been extremely pleased with the quality of the picks offered. I have a very small trading account and only buy options. This is not recommended by the founder, Ken Berman, but it is what works for me. I have found that if I go out several months this strategy seems to work. I have noticed even during some of the recent volatility these stocks hold up. I don't look for big gains but 50% to 100% in 1 to 4 weeks is OK with me. I do miss out on some big winners but the gradual increase is fine with me. I don't mind reentering a trade either due to the low fees charged. I have done both straight options and vertical call spreads. Always a little buyer's remorse when a stock spikes and money was left on the table. I have been totally impressed so far. Ken's daily recap and advice is a great benefit……... Joe P.

Tip for consumers:
Just follow the advice and trust the reccomendations.....patience can be your friend.

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Thumbnail of user chamacob
1 review
1 helpful vote
November 29th, 2020

Praise be to GorillaTrades. I have been trading stocks with GorillaTrades for about a year, now. Ken Berman and his staff have built a stellar business model that is second to none. The Gorilla has the subscribers best interests at heart, always, with his transparency and forthright commentary in an effort to keep his subscribers on track to enjoy bigger and better gains. He isn't going to present any old recommendation. When the Gorilla makes a recommendation, chances are it will be a very good one. I recommend signing up for a GorillaTrades trial subscription. You won't regret it. Happy trading.

Thumbnail of user stevent63
1 review
21 helpful votes
November 20th, 2016

As stock picking services go, this has to be the worst. I signed up and in less than 60 days after following all the picks provided I lost over $3000. Every pick but 2 went down dramatically with most of them hitting the recommended stop loss. Please stay away from this service, they have no idea what they're doing.

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Gorilla T. – GorillaTrades Rep

Steven, we are disappointed to hear that you were not satisfied with your GorillaTrades experience. After a review of our communications, it appears as though we did try to resolve your issues by extending your free trial at no cost, reemphasizing the importance of fully understanding the GorillaTrades system before investing, as well as reiterating the market’s performance and how that should factor into your evaluation. However, during the time frame in question the Nasdaq fell by 2.3%, the Dow fell by 2.5%, while the S&P fell by 3.6%. Please note that during this same volatile time period, there were a total of 28 losing transactions averaging approximately 8.2%, while there were a total of 44 winning transactions averaging approximately 9%. Thus, not fully adhering to the Gorilla’s advice can certainly result in losses, especially in pursuing the most aggressive strategies during such a volatile period. But if you followed the Gorilla’s recommendations, any losses incurred during this time period should have been minimal. Additionally, if you owned any positions outside of GorillaTrades’ recommendations, we are sure that you felt this market decline in these positions as well, as this decline was not exclusive to GorillaTrades’ recommendations. With that said, the Gorilla strongly believes in the importance of removing all emotions from investing. As any good investor knows, losses will occur. The key to investing is to minimize your losses while riding your winners, and we believe we have been successful in doing just that. Please note that even after we repeatedly attempted to fix the situation and offer our personal attention to address your concerns, you continued to send in vulgar and offensive emails to our staff and refused to acknowledge any of the facts presented or any of our suggestions. In any case, feel free to contact us directly at thegorilla@gorillatrades.com and we will be glad to further clarify any of your questions.

Thumbnail of user andresc125
1 review
1 helpful vote
September 25th, 2021

Been with the Gorilla service for more than a yer. I dont do stocks. I trade Options and they are the best fo that... Since I been a member, every option pick have been a winer. I cant waite for the option idea of the week..

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Thumbnail of user jackj29
1 review
21 helpful votes
June 25th, 2013

A big scam-owner is a cheater, plagiarizing is his specialty. A real trader making money would not need to sell his ideas.

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Gorilla T. – GorillaTrades Rep

Jack, we are disappointed to hear that the Gorilla Trades newsletter was not what you were looking for. Our team of writers works very diligently to produce our daily newsletter. In doing so, we attempt to cover all pertinent aspects of the market while keeping our subscribers engaged and also being a sort off one-stop-shop for information. We can absolutely guarantee that their hard work is by no means plagiarized. As far as selling The Gorilla Trades subscriptions, The Gorilla used this exact same formula that we provide to our subscribers to make his fortune. We provide this service to thousands of subscribers in hopes of helping them achieve their personal goals, much like The Gorilla was able to do for himself. We would love to have the opportunity to be your financial service of choice, and if you are at all interested in giving Gorilla Trades another shot we would certainly provide you with a no obligation absolutely free trial to the site. In any case, feel free to contact us directly at thegorilla@gorillatrades.com

Thumbnail of user danr1204
1 review
2 helpful votes
December 2nd, 2021

My brother introduced me to Gorilla Trades. It has been fantastic. It provides advice for WHAT companies to invest in, WHEN to invest in that company, and WHEN to get out. Gorilla provides charts of the performance of stocks they recommend. The head man provides video answers to questions from subscribers on a weekly basis. Subscribers get weekly emails with new recommendations and stocks that are strong enough to desire additional investment. They also provide adjusted target prices and stops when conditions are right for the stocks they recommend. In addition, on a yearly basis they provide new subscribers and current subscribers package savings on the subscription price. I really appreciate what they provide and how they provide it.

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GorillaTrades has been a trusted resource for thousands of investors, stockbrokers, and fund managers since 1999 by delivering unbiased, reliable information with an insider’s edge. Each recommendation is clearly explained with the EXACT parameters needed to execute the trade. The Gorilla tells you when to BUY and when to SELL, in simple terms that anyone can understand. There is no guesswork!

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In the 18 months prior to founding GorillaTrades, the Gorilla used this discovery to turn $250,000 into $5,500,000. Now it’s your chance to see how easy (and profitable!) investing can be!

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