Instructors
John Barrett
Equities, Power Trading Workshop, Platform Immersion, and Personal Trading Plan Instructor
John has been a professional Day Trader for over twelve years; he has traded full time and has derived his income solely
from trading. He was also an instructor, mentor and coach to new and experienced traders while trading at Protrader Securities
(1998 - 2000). Throughout his trading career he has had the opportunity to trade with many different traders who used a
variety of styles and techniques, and he has incorporated many of those techniques into his own trading. He had the privilege
to trade with, and to be mentored by, some of the most talented and successful traders in the history of direct access trading.
John traded a small account for several years, often trading a few hundred shares a day, and built up to trading large size
with many open positions, often trading several million shares per month. He has experience trading on a variety of trade
execution platforms and charting packages and has worked with software companies on developing tools to improve trade execution,
trade management and charting.
John says: "I have studied trading and all of its nuances. I have had great mentors and teachers in my trading career,
they have been very forthcoming and helpful to me in my development as a trader and a teacher. Sharing knowledge and experience
has always been a part of my trading philosophy. I have gained a great deal from other traders and I have found it to be very
rewarding to pass my knowledge and experience on to others.”
What students are saying about John Barrett:
"I liked John's instruction, his ability to impart his experience in his teaching and the new techniques taught
concerning charts, how to read them to make an entry into a stock."
Kathy, June 2010
"John really helped me to understand day trading, the tools, and how to read charts. Excellent trading
background and knowledge received as a student."
Jim L., May 2010
"John took the time to make sure that everyone's needs were taken care of. He is very knowledgeable and knows
his stuff. He is one who has knowledge, inclination and humility - makes it easy to ask questions and gain information."
Jamshed E., May 2010
"I liked the instructor, his mastery of trading, and his ability to communicate the material."
Jerry P., April 2010
"I appreciated the explanations Mr. Barrett took the time to give, and the manner in which he answered my
individual questions that I had."
Nancy S., April 2010
"I liked that the instructor had actual experience in trading and brought that out and related it to the
material and the essentialness of applying the content of the material when trading."
Keith R., March 2010
"I liked John's experience and ability to interpret questions and provide valuable, practicle support."
Mark N., March 2010
"As I said before, John Barrett is a natural instructor and he loves trading and he really enjoys sharing his
secrets of the trade and extends himself to do so."
Jim B., March 2010
"John Barrett was excellent in his style, breadth of knowledge, experience, and ability to teach. Of invaluable
help to me - thank you!"
David M., February 2010
"John has a great personality. I really enjoyed speaking to John and he always answered questions to my
satisfaction. He has a good professional focus and a fantastic attitude which I really enjoyed."
Yaroslav K., February 2010
"John knew the information very well and is a "polished" instructor, very proficient at teaching."
Ed F., January 2010
"I really enjoyed John's ability to teach and share. He has great experience and experiences he draws from to
really make what he is teaching make sense. He has been very open to sharing real life trading experiences. A great Online Trading
Academy instructor."
Scott V., January 2010
"John is an excellent communicator that is knowledgeable, patient, flexible and firm, highly recommended."
Rob K., December 2009
"John offers an incredible amount of insight to the dynamics of the market."
Lisa M., December 2009
"John did a great job of explaining some very difficult and technical things. His pace was good. John is very
qualified. He does a good job of showing us what he is looking at for both in the charts and pre-market information. Getting to see a
professional trader analyze the stocks in the morning and getting to practice trading live was what I liked the best."
Lise G., November 2009
"John Barrett did a superb job in his teaching. He is a true professional at teaching and trading and really
gets his method across. I would recommend this class to anyone that wants to begin or fine tune their trading career."
Jerry R., October 2009
"John Barrett is a magnificent instructor. He gives you a straight forward answer and helps you learn the
technical analysis in the charts."
David., October 2009
"Dear John, I just want to send a sincere thanks for the way you taught the class and the information you
provided. There was a lot of material that was covered in the first class that I wasn't able to absorb usefully, but during your
class, things started to make a lot more sense. I don't know if others in the class realized your generosity in giving us your
workspace format, charts and indices, but I am humbled and grateful for your willingness to share this. I started the Monday after
class and just tried to get my feet on the ground, it seemed, initially, that the charts were so different than the class and mine
weren't giving me the information I wanted. So I lost on five successive trades (in simulation). Then I started to get the hang of
using your lists for sector indications and pre-screened stock candidates and combined it with my favorite Bollinger analysis for
entry signals, confirming targets with your multi charts and I was off to the races! Then I managed 5 positive trades to end
positive for the first day. The second day, I doubled my positive gain with only 3 positive trades. Perhaps I am confusing market
movement for competence, but perhaps not, since my biggest gains were shorts. But without your tools and your common sense teaching
I would not have started to get the hang of this. It certainly is a great team you're on - Tom helped me a lot by reviewing my
plan and Sal gave a terrific class too. I'm so glad I chose the Online Trading Academy team. Thanks again!"
Jackie H., October 2009
"John did a great job answering all questions in a clear and succinct manner and made sure the person asking
understood prior to moving on. Excellent teacher."
Justin D., September 2009
"Excellent grasp of material. Good sense of humor. Very experienced in his field. John Barrett makes asking
questions and getting thorough answers simple, with no down talking to the questioner. Exceptional grasp of his subject material and
great ability to transfer the material in depth to the student. No hesitation to give mini tutorials if requested."
Carl H., September 2009
"John Barrett was a very good teacher, I could tell he was passionate about trading and was extremely
knowledgeable."
Will K., August 2009
"John was a great teacher, very knowledgeable and was able to present the information in a manner that was easy
to follow. He always answered questions thoroughly yet efficiently."
Sharon B., August 2009
"John did an excellent job and covered the curriculum with excellence. Learned a lot."
Lloyd H., July 2009
"John always made sure everyone understood material and did not have any questions. John also quickly reviewed
material from previous day as reinforcement. John's vast experience as a trader is a great asset when explaining the TS platform. He
not only explains how the platform works but the relevance to common trading situations."
Diane L., June 2009
"John Barrett was an outstanding instructor and very knowledgeable. He was able to bring a great deal of "real
world" experience into the classroom experience."
Cordell M., May 2009
"John brought a lot of experience to the class. I loved his stories about other traders he knew and what they
did right or wrong. Learning from stories is great illustration of the material presented in class."
Kurt J., May 2009
"The training was great! John Barrett did a super job. I look forward to a long and
prosperous partnership w/ Online Trading Academy."
Rick B., April 2009
"John shared personal insights and experiences about trading. We got *more* than just the basic curriculum.
Nice guy - capable, competent, caring."
Hollis W., April 2009
"A really fine teacher. Excellent combination of making topic point, and then supporting with suggestions,
warnings regarding pitfalls, personal experiences, and more!"
John C., March 2009
"John's experience in trading. He is also good at explaining how to look at the whole picture, funnel down view."
David T., March 2009
"John Barrett has the right attitude and teaching discipline for my learning style. He answers every
question, but does not allow the class to drift off topic. Another aspect of John's teaching that I appreciate: he knows the
difference between his personal style and rules. In other words, if he has a preference for a certain technical indicator, he
presents it as what works for him. However, in regard to something like "never do dollar cost averaging in trading," he presents
it as a generally accepted rule for success."
Curt A., March 2009
"Mr. Barret is an excellant instructor. I was able to learn even more the second time in this class with him.
I would rate him as one of the best teachers I have had in learning the stock market. THANK YOU JOHN."
Cheryl T. February 2009
"John Barrett has a patient and relaxed approach that is good for students to model when starting their trading
career at home."
Jon D., February 2009
"John Barrett has a patient and relaxed approach that is good for students to model when starting their trading
career at home."
Tao P., January 2009
"John has great experience in the trade and was always willing to explain concepts and methodologies in
depth. Thanks a bunch for a great learning experience."
Pat K., December 2008
"John Barrett is a very knowledgeable trader and shared many of his personal experiences with us that
helped to clarify the class material. He also had several suggestions to help us in our training - lessons he has learned
actually trading."
Connie W., October 2008
"John is excellent. I am very pleasantly surprised by the knowledge of the instructor. I have been
trading for 11 years and I can tell John knew his stuff.
Johnson A., October 2008
"John B is a very likeable, easy to talk with, kind of person. Even the "dumbest question" was responded
to as though it was a "good question!"
Terri T., September 2008
"I really enjoyed John. He was patient and good to have for a first time taking the class. He
handled the distractions that came up in the class great."
Cathi A., August 2008
"What did I like best? Our instructor, John Barrett. Excellent command of the material, open to
questions at all times - he was generous with his time and knowledge every step of the way...a class act."
Jeff L., July 2008
"Really enjoyed the instructor's way of going through the material. He really knows how to explain
things and fundament them with some very interesting personal experiences."
Nuno O., July 2008
"John was a wonderful, patient and knowledgeable teacher. he also has great public speaking skills.
Very natural."
Kat M., July 2008