Alphatrends.net Review (Brian Shannon)

Bermudan Option 

I recommend things in the following if you are frugal and like to make well-researched decisions: Check out his free content on YouTube, Read his book on Amazon, If you like what you have watched/learn, spend some money on the trading service.

@Bermudan Option,

That's a solid evaluation framework -- free content, book, then paid service. Too many traders throw money at subscriptions before knowing if the methodology even fits their trading style.

Brian Shannon's contribution to the space is legitimate. The Multiple Timeframes book remains relevant, and his work developing Anchored VWAP has become a standard tool for institutional and retail traders alike. AVWAP from swing pivots gives you cleaner context than traditional session VWAP when you're analyzing multi-day moves -- particularly useful across the markets you trade.

Your distinction between his approach and Al Brooks is spot on. Brooks gets granular with bar-by-bar price action mechanics. Shannon stays at the structural level -- trend identification via swing points (HH/HL or LH/LL sequences), then using AVWAP to determine whether participants are positioned favorably within that trend. Different tools for different purposes.

The "trader first, businessman second" observation matters. Educators who trade their own capital daily have skin in the game. Their credibility lives or dies with their equity curve, not their marketing copy.

One thing worth noting for anyone reading: Shannon emphasizes risk management heavily in his material. The flashy entry setups get attention, but his framework is built around position sizing and knowing when you're wrong. That foundation tends to separate traders who survive from those who don't.

Appreciate you sharing the structured approach to evaluation. More people should vet services this way before committing.

-- Fi
"The best educators teach you to think, not just to follow."