Matt and SPY Pro – I’m gonna get some haters by saying this, but my situation is the OPPOSITE of nearly everyone here I believe. I ONLY subscribe because of the SPY systems and I have no complaints about it (not every trade is a winner on any system). I don’t day trade, don’t follow any of your trade setups and usually only listen to the general market overview of the newsletters. I much more believe in systems with rules and backtesting usually at longer timefrrames, less muss and less fuss.

As to your personal sanity, you often talk about how much time you dedicate the the site and it certainly shows and is appreciated (working all day and making newsletters and videos all night, no family time, upset wife). I agree that’s no way to live life. So might I be so bold as to suggest that even though it seems your passion is the day to day, minute to minute fast trading, just leave ALL of that portion of the site to Steve and you focus ONLY on the Systems, including the SPY (and the development of QQQ, DIA, IWM - and don’t bother with individual companies like Apple, single companies are too unpredictable on daily basis. Also, as others have said maybe you don’t need to tinker with the systems so much. They prove themselves over time and some months and years one works better than others (like any system from Parity All Season’s to 3 Fund to Permenent Portfolio) - they all vary each year. You can’t keep changing them based on what just happened the trade before. That’s data mining and in the end less effort for you if you just dig down, pick the ones you feel are best at the core and leave them alone to stand the test of time.This should certainly ease up you life and workload. 

Let the hater comments begin…

For what it's worth Matt, one of the main reasons I subscribe still is for the systems. So IMO the solution isn't to do away with them completely. That said, I do think what you mentioned is the real issue, namely that you tend to tinker too much with the systems rather than leave well enough alone. As you said, had you left the original SPY system alone, it would be taking its first entry today, which would obviously have been a much better play to wait to take a first entry than several days ago. As the old saying goes, if it ain't broke, don't fix it.

Is this what hurt the overall results for last year only 7% compared to 30s other years? 

Spy Pro - Quality over Quantity when it comes to trades. Please keep the Spy Pro system Matt, but if there are sub subsystems that you don't believe are improving the system (like you have mentioned about the Strong Trend Shallow Pullback) then remove them . Keep up the brilliant work that yourself and Steve do :o)

Hi Matt

I  believe that I speak for the majority of the members here when I say that we greatly appreciate all the you, Steve and the whole BPT crew do for us. 

The fact that a minority of the members get under your skin is a testimonial to your personal integrity, the quality of work that you aspire to, and your personal sense of caring for us as people and not as just dollars. Sadly, this might be the cross you have to bear for being a quality person. There are plenty of people in this field who do not have your attributes  and I feel lucky to have found you and this site.

The systems are a great tool for the website and would hate to see them go away but I would certainly respect your decision in this regard.

Please just remember that the VAST majority of BPT members support  you in all that you try to do for us.

The SPY is one of the main reasons  I subscribe. Please don't remove it. Personally, I'm not complaining about a loss. It happens. Just need communication as to what is happenening with the system. 

Thanks Matt.  Please don't remove the systems!!  It's due for losses here and there but overall it's been amazing.  Truly, it's better than anything else out there, even the BPT MA deluxe.