The Realistic Trader Reviews 160

Great learning resources, nice people, well balanced content, proven history, get to meet lots of nice people in the community

I think it’s very strange that there are people who say RT is a scam. There is tons of quality education and community lives. It seems like some people try to find something to be offended about, but personally I’m not seeing it. Maybe the expected immediate returns without diving into the content and being patient with the process. Anyways, I think RT is great, and Siam and his crew put in a lot of time and effort to make it an enjoyable place to learn and grow.

I am very new to crypto. So far the experience has been well. I have taken other courses and feel this is the most informative, lots of information.

I have been with The Realistic Trader since 2020. I have tried a few other currency trading mentors. What is different about Siam and his team, there is no upsell. You pay the fee and everything is included.

Siam actually cares about everyone's success. He is honest and well never hold back any information. His team are extremely helpful.

The Realistic Trading community is filled with like minded individuals who help one another. There are the quarterly meet up with are so helpful. Also if you get a chance go on the skiing or summer holiday. There are also the weekly Siam updates. Siam also has a telegram channel where he puts all his trades real time.

After trying some of the others first you definitely appreciate Siams methodology.

Enrolling in RT turned out to be a huge mistake. Siam, the supposed instructor, is a master of deception as I explain. Despite claiming no upselling, he relentlessly peddles his own crypto coins and additional courses. Access to him is thin, and any attempt at communication is met mostly with silence.

The course, advertised as 'not get rich quick,' is a blatant ploy to keep students hooked while Siam attempts to drain more money from their pockets. His sporadic displays of trading accounts are likely manipulative, showcasing only wins. While he shows some losses, it is an attempt to build trust and keep the uniformed. Some think he has two trading accounts and trades each way so never wins or loses but shows his students what he wants. He should do magic!

Adding insult to injury, Siam has a disturbing habit of publicly shaming anyone who challenges him. Feedback is evidently not welcome, and his defensive demeanor suggests deep-seated issues. The course is a sham, and I wouldn't be surprised if 99% of his students end up making no money trading - it should be called 'get rich never'.

So, RT and Siam are a complete waste of time. Save yourself the trouble and money – look elsewhere for genuine education and support in the world of trading.

Honestly, This course and access to Siam's' community is amazing. No upselling, no hidden fees, no get rich quick BS. This is real, unbiased trading and crypto education for both the long and short term. Most of us in the community revolve our week around Siam's Live Class and trading plays BECAUSE HE'S JUST THAT GOOD.
If you take it seriously and do the work you have all the tools you need to be successful.

Almost every other pay for play course I've seen is just a way to MLM you to death or a way to get the teacher rich off your work.

This is a community that is filled with insight and information and asks nothing back but your monthly dues.

IT IS ACTUALLY WHAT IT SAYS IT IS LOL ;-)
Which shouldn't be rare in this world, but it is

In my honest opinion, The Realistic Trader is nothing more than a sales gimmick. Siam Kidd comes across as a slick salesman, using a facade of friendliness, openness, and charm to lure in unsuspecting individuals and separate them from their hard-earned money. Don't be fooled by his seemingly trustworthy demeanour; it's just a ploy to make you part with your cash.

Investing in The Realistic Trader is a surefire way to lose money like lots of others. Despite his promises, you're unlikely to see any substantial returns. It's essentially the same regurgitated information you can find from any free YouTuber. The products he sells are unregulated, a red flag for anyone concerned about the safety and legitimacy of their investments.

Moreover, Siam Kidd has a knack for never admitting he's wrong. Disagree with him, and he won't hesitate to publicly hang you out to dry. Save your money and steer clear of The Realistic Trader – it's nothing more than a waste of your hard-earned cash in my opinion.

there are alot of things wrong with the RT experience for starters Siam in his advertising claims and i quote he "has made millions in the markets" but when you join you soon realize this is a lie he has in fact lost around $2.4 million in the last year or so from his investors the majority of which are actually on his telegram group. It's worrisome the amount he charges for so little. Once he takes your $600 a month he will leave you stranded. He nearly never replied to messages in the discord and would have a few rude disputes with members even calling them out on telegram making internal conflicts between him and his members public which was a big no no for me. How can someone charge $600 for a trading discord and telegram discord when they have lost $2.4million dollars in trading to date? it boggles the mind. For me personally my distrust in Siam started during his continuous losing streak which resulted in he himself banning himself from trading. This then led to a few members being frustrated as he wasnt sharing any more trades so people had literally signed up and payed $600 a month for a dead discord from a losing trader! unbelievable . The guy is all marketing and nothing else. The fact that he has a history of working in sales and does nothing but up sell more garbage to his followers. Whether its private flying lessons one on one for $1800 or selling a shoddy business he will milk his followers for everything theyre worth .

My time there he seemed to interact more on youtube and twitter than he did with his own paying members. A big no no in my eyes. He's so active on twitter shilling the next ponzi so he can dump on his followers. He shilled OHM and TIME and when those collapsed after he rekt his followers he then said he'd stop shilling .... six months later hes back shilling his own tokens again in the form of kaspa ready to find the next group of schmucks to dump on .

Anyone who's main source of income is selling courses you should avoid buying from completely. This is an overpriced course with an empty discord and a losing arrogant trader. That's it . Oh you think he's a decent honest bloke thing again he hires his own employees to write reviews for him! Steve Colins is an employee of Siams trust pilot's rules and regulations clearly state paid employees cannot leave reviews for companies they work for so why is Siam allowed to break the rules and why does trust pilot even let him?

For $600 a month you can be doing so much better out there for much less there are discords worth a fraction of the price with actual winning traders not marketers out there. Don't fall for someone just because they have sales charisma . Once you pay the membership fee you'll realize that behind the paywall there's nothing there just a dead discord lead by someone who cannot trade but will use every ounce of his charisma to persuade you to stay on board. My advice? Don't board this titanic it will hit an iceberg and when you sink Siam wont be there to save you he will be on twitter shilling ponzis to the next useless group of schmucks that buy into his charisma. Rinse and repeat - every charlatan's wet dream.

This course was very informative, key lessons I took were about the psychology of retail traders and Siam's trading strategy. More confident in placing trades before I went on the course. Look forward to learning more.

This review will be as fair as possible.

1. The most important thing you must realise in dealing with Siam Kidd of the Realistic Trader is that he is a conman. He uses charm, friendliness, openness, strong oratory and persuasion to fool people into the latest fads. The overall aim is to sound intelligent, make money on memberships, and cycle repeat over and over. In fairness it works for him - but not you.

2. Read number one again.

3. If you read his replies to customer complaints, they are mostly shrouded in disbelief, shock, horror, denial, opposition, unprofessionalism. He is a blatant narcissist and, as another review mentions, definitely has a 'god-like' belief in himself. He is no god. He has no geographic or financial freedom and has only one semi-successful business selling trading courses. He is a married dad with young kiddies looking to make a few quid by selling unregulated nonsense courses.

4. He owed a bullion business and would pitch silver bullion as being able to buy an average-priced UK house in the coming years. The videos are still out there.

5. Since then, he has pivoted frequently (his words) from fad to fad, stirring up people's hopes and dreams, ranging from inflatable ball businesses, imaginary schools where teachers would be paid 60k per year, dazzling apps to educate kids on investments, saunas, amongst a host of endless other failures that he says are 'normal'. The guy is a fraud.

7. He is running his 'trading' business because he does not earn from investments sufficiently. He is stuck in miserable Norfolk and cannot get out. He knows nothing of financial freedom or freedom of any kind.

8. He is blind to his weaknesses and addressing or owning up to them. Yes, Mr Kidd, that even means apologising to some people for losing their hard-earned cash on junk ideas you promoted. He has taken it upon himself to promote junk like 'Decentraland' 'Kaspa' and then continues promoting the next ponzi/scam as though it is all okay. "I got other things right, so that means it is ok" (his words).

9. The world is always going to end, according to Siam. Stupid statements like 'I am never going to read a book again after AI' or 'There will be another massive crash' or 'I am buying as many islands as I can because the world is running out of fresh water'.

10. I would love to assume good intent, but sadly, you are dealing with someone who believes his own BS, and it will potentially cost you a lot of money. That is the purpose of this review.

11. With intellect comes responsibility. Siam lacks the latter in its entirity.

There is a tremendous difference between someone who knows what they are talking about and someone who sounds like they know what they are talking about.

If you, Siam, feel that any of the above is wrong, then of course we all know that from time to time, I too might get some things I say wrong, but I generally get more right than I do wrong. (I learned this trick from you; or is it just you who is allowed to play that card?).

Save your money people.

I can't overstate the value I've found in joining the Realistic Trader; it's genuinely been one of the best decisions I've ever made. While my initial motivation was to learn effective trading strategies, my journey with them has led to so much more.

Not only have I acquired the skills to trade successfully, but my understanding of cryptocurrencies, business dynamics, and global affairs has expanded exponentially. One standout feature of the membership is the engaging Bi-Monthly Meetings (Cudl's). These sessions, which are open to all members, has become my favorite part of the experience. Connecting and learning alongside diverse individuals who share a common goal of continuous learning and investing has been a true delight.

I must also mention Siam's exceptional personal character. In all my encounters, I've found him to be profoundly honest and genuinely caring about the success of the members. His dedication to helping us achieve our goals is truly commendable.

All in all, I'm immensely grateful for the opportunities and knowledge that the Realistic Trader has provided me. It's more than just a trading platform; it's a community that fosters growth and learning that I am proud to be a member of.

This will be a bit of a long read, but should explain why I see positives within the realistic trader.
For those who know me from the community, I'm the 'tattoo artist guy' and what I'm going to do here is tell you how I directly applied the knowledge here to my trading as well as my business.

First, the trading. I went on one of siams original online Forex trading courses. When it used to be a one off payment and you completed the modules in turn. This set up the fundamentals for me in regards to training as a complete novice. I went to try a few other companies, a couple of american ones, which failed drastically. After trading as a novice for a while, I decided to get back to Realistic Trader. As crypto then became a way to make huge sums of money, I started getting into this in a big way. I put 10k into OHM, but I was too late into it and like most crypto projects at the time, it was new and untested and I got out at break even. I had holdings in ETH and a few alt coins, which I was simply averaging into each month with £50. Nothing crazy. Now after almost a year, my pot had doubled and I was simply looking at projects Siam made me aware of and decided to buy or not. This was all the risk I was willing to take at the time while I cut my teeth on the market as it moves faster than Forex does.

It is useful to know, that I have moved back to forex as my job consumes a lot of my time and I simply can't keep pace with crypto unless its a major project. I used ALL of the online stuff to help me make a strategy that I have automated into a Bot that now trades for me day to day while I am busy Tattooing people. This bot is now in its 4th version and has taken 7 years of trial and error to build. I have made lots and lost lots. As with anything, it takes years to master this skill. Which is exactly as Siam says. So to underline what I am saying here, the bot now makes me money every day of every month monday to friday for Forex, where, without siams training, I would simply be lost. In another 3 to 4 years, I will be able to Tattoo as a hobby thanks to this.

The next thing to note, is that the WAP (wealth action plan) siams business training platform.

I have used this info with regards to taxes, staff and driving customers to my business to great success. I went from having a studio with no artists bar myself to a studio with 5 staff, each making 3k per month to START. That's insane. Using the ideas to streamline training protocols and get my staff turnover down. This stuff is gold dust. On top of this, I have also successfully opened a franchise of my studio. Again, the ideas come from Siam and his courses.

For those of you who want to see my studio and how busy we all are, please feel free to check us out;
obsidian tattoo norwich -

Obsidian tattoo lowestoft -

Sorry, I cant post links on a review, but a google search will bring them up.

At the time of writing this, I am currently working on a new bot with another member from RT to help with a little extra play money based on a new strategy. Everything evolves in the markets and so should I be to keep up. Nothing is ever one and done. All of this training should be viewed as such and folks should hold themselves accountable for bad decisions on trades etc. I certainly cannot keep up with Siams trading, because I work 14 hour days, but he has directly had a hand through training, to let me automate a bot that does it for me.

If you are looking for a turnkey way to make money, go buy a subway or MacDonalds. If you want to learn a life skill of trading and learning to adapt, then this is where it can be found.

Siam is never going to be everyones cup of tea, but who is? Learn what you can, apply it and get on with it.

Hope this helps

Not good.

Firstly, I would like to stay anonymous - because no doubt RT still have my details, including my home address, as Siam sends you a pamphlet and a Kit Kat when you join up. To be honest, that’s as good as it got.

He calls his subscribers his ‘students’, which is just so he can use that as marketing copy. He doesn’t offer any teaching, or support. That’s fine by the way - just don’t claim you are a teacher.

His syllabus is repurposed zoom calls, which are rambling calls with no purpose, no learning objectives, and no outcomes for those watching many years later. This is not a ‘university course’ as he proclaims, it’s outdated, and very poor quality. He’s updated some of it, but it’s still unfocused, and just repurposed content. There is a small amount of residual value in these, but it’s the sort of stuff that people give away as part of a subscription - and not the main reason for the subscription.

He says you must follow his every move - which is very clever, as that’s actually impossible as he doesn’t document his trades accurately - so if/ when you ‘fail’ he says it’s because you didn’t follow him exactly. Clever.

The good reviews are often commissioned when users take up a trial, or when they are in their first few weeks. As Siam will tell you, how can you fully evaluate RT before you have completed the ‘training’?

So be very wary of those reviews, where the users actually have very little experience of RT.

There used to be good value in the community, but that’s gone, no-one posts anymore, and you can never get a question answered by Siam. This is not somewhere where you can get support.

My advice to anyone looking at this as an option, is to use the £500 p/m that you are thinking of spending on RT and to DCA (Dollar Cost Average) into BTC (Bitcoin) - whilst looking at far better options to improve your knowledge about trading/ crypto.

Good luck.

I fell prey to a Siam clickbait video on Facebook a while back.

I was hoodwinked by Siam's strong charisma and willingness to admit he wasn't perfect. Initially it seemed like a breath of fresh air as opposed to the standard influencers who claim to know it all and get it all right.

A while down the line and his constant failures in being 'late to the party' (i.e. missing mega pumps in the market) or jumping in right at the end of a pump after sustained rallying started to scream of retail fomo and implied someone who did not have a clue what he was doing, but just purely on the blag.

I chose to give him a chance, figuring that even the best make mistakes and having paid so much money for his course (so much more than many who at a fraction, make far better market calls) an element of sunk cost fallacy kept me going.

But the failures kept going and going. Any dissent within his one dimensional Discord or concern about his relentless terribly flawed and failed trades and he'd be quick to attack people, and be backed up by some of his loyal groupies. In the end it became undeniable, to anyone but the most staunchly loyal cult member that this is a guy who is 100% grifting.

He is like a child jumping from one shiny penny to another. From one project that will revolutionise the world to another. Neo was going to be $1000... except it wasn't. Time was able to double your money every 2 months and wasn't a ponzy... until it was. I hear second hand that he's put a load of investors money into Kaspa, which may be a great project, and it may not, but he's decided it is the new Bitcoin, which he'll continue to spout... until it isn't (having used his minions for exit liquidity).

He learns a tiny bit of stuff, spouts it out as if he's an expert (if you have even basic knowledge of whatever he talks of, you'll find a textbook case of Dunning Kruger in all its glory) and then moves on to the next thing.

I have never met someone so flippant, arrogant, egotistical and hypocritical. His online course is utterly outdated, completely flawed in many cases, and the few bits of bog-standard advice he gives, he never follows anyway. Taking profits is the main one, amongst many others.

Never in my life have I seen someone lose that many trades; he even admitted in his trading chat (which is his weekly online get together of him rambling on about random, often bonkers/tinfoil hat nonsense) to having a gambling streak; how reassuring for people that have signed up purely for his "expert trading calls" or even worse, invested money in his crazy golden geese business (only started cos he figured he could get free money by dumping it in 'Time' the aforementioned bonafide ponzi scheme.)

Hopefully this review will stay up as it is legitimate, but unfortunately I have seen various bad reviews removed by Trust Pilot in the past, otherwise I think the rating of 3.8 (at the time of this review) would be a lot lower.

If you want to keep/grow your money, stay well away from this grifter.

I was a member for about 9 months. I got a partial refund in the end (after many back and fourths).

Initially I thought Siam sounded like he knew what he was talking about. Overall I lost a very large amount of money by following all of Siam's trades.

I fear for new members who follow Siam's trades, where his telegram signals are down a lot. If I had of stayed a member i'd have lost all of my crypto trading money by now for sure.

You won't get rich by following Siam or any of these paid signal groups - and you won't learn anything. Move on.

Edit: reply to RT response.

1. I risked the same % Siam did
2. If I had of stayed longer, I'd have just lost more looking at recent results

I cancelled my membership prematurely and felt well and truly ripped off by the whole experience. For those taking RT membership into consideration I have written a comprehensive list of the reasons why I feel in no way that this membership deserves to be priced at £4800 . I’ve decided to do an anonymous review as this tends to be the norm for me when analysing other companies.

To commence my analysis I will be taking into consideration Siam’s ability as a trader: Keep in mind if you’re planning for paying for this course’s telegram signals Siam has been a continuous losing trader for the past year and a half. He has lost over £2million in the past year or so alone this fact logically defies why such a course worth £5k which includes telegram signals from someone who’s significantly blown their account is worth £5k . His “signals” are mainly bybit trading signals to leverage cryptos which are often not successful the statistics speak for themselves but to conclude this plain and simply based on this fact alone your money is far better spent elsewhere than on this course.

Hitherto the Discord: Absolutely dead bar two “avengers” that seem to post consistently in a desperate effort to keep things “looking active” the discord is so dead in fact that one member even questioned whether we had moved to a new one hence the lack of new posts . I have attached screen shot on my google review to make it look like im not making this up on a whim. Again a dead and inactive discord to be part of a £5000 trading course package is inexcusable and inconceivable considering many members like myself were looking for knowledge that would help improve my trading and to put it bluntly there is none here. The knowledge the other members have to put it bluntly is mediocre at best and really cannot constitute value that is superior to that of Crypto twitter or second-rate Reddit.

In regards to The weekly trading pubs: A lot of these pubs are later posted on YouTube for free to garner new members whom Siam is more concerned about than his own it appears to be seen .

There were a few unjust moments when Siam had an active go at members through the telegram: This happened no less than 3 occasions when I was there and said members were actually pretty valuable ones. Siam seemed not to care and would proactively have a go seemingly dividing his own community and making public disputes with members who had paid a significant amount of money to be part of his trading community. I think for a service that costs £500 a month this is not the way to treat people. As aforementioned Siam did this on THREE occasions whilst I was subscribed receiving the telegram alerts. This again seems to really alienate community and create an underlying sense of distrust in Siam’s management capabilities of the RT discord.

What was particularly cumbersome was the amount of time Siam spent attacking other discords and Crypto groups (something which another member had already mentioned in their review) but after having experience 5 different crypto paid discords so far Siam’s been the least profitable the and most expensive one out of the lot. Again this is my personal experience and the high turnover of members on RT speaks to back up this truth there’s no excuse for charging £5k and being outperformed by discords/group charging far cheaper prices. Ironically the cheap ones had actual profit taking strategies last bull run whereas Siam did not last bull run he just kept hodling through $69k and used his group as exit liquidity on Wonderland Time which caused havoc to a lot of users this is inexcusable for £5000. The discords of the other trading groups Im in are also far more active and insightful than Siam’s even in a bear market.

To add one final note the Realistic Trader brands itself as an “ethical company” and in my departure email the Admin team was quoted as saying to me “ luckily we are one of the good guys” before giving me a partial refund for the shoddy service. Despite this claim of being “the good guys” and the whole narrative of “everyone else is marketing gurus but we are the GOOD ones!” there’s something fishy with allowing Steve Collins to write a Trustpilot Review this man is employed by Siam as an accountant for one of Siam’s company’s Golden Geese which is his crypto hedge fund. This could be seen as violation of trustpilots’s rules as Trustpilot’s regulation clearly states that employees CANNOT write reviews for companies they are on the payroll for. So whilst Siam is busy lamenting others for being “Trading Scams” he himself is violating Trustpilot’s own rules to make his company more trustworthy than it actually is. Pure hypocrisy at it’s finest which leads be the conclusion that someone needs to seriously look at himself in the mirror and reflect.

A brilliant group offering great advice. Unlike other traders, Siam doesn't sell the 'buy a Lamborghini model' other similar organisations push.

I would highly recommend this to anyone learning to trade and want a comprehensive guide.

I just wish they would stop calling me. Constantly, I have to say I'm not interested. Constantly, I have to say I didn't register for any trading and that I don't need any secondary income. Please, just stop!!!

Joined as a member in Oct21 and have thoroughly enjoyed working my way through the wealth of videos teaching everything from basic to advance trading techniques. Despite coming from a business and finance background I have found so much information I wasn't previously aware of around the history of monetary policy and how the FED operates. It is not just trading jargon as I have seen with other courses before - this aims to give people a greater knowledge of the whole financial ecosystem upon which trading and crypto is based.

The weekly live sessions are a great update from Siam on what is hot within the crypto world and a valuable insight into how he views both the immediate and long term future.

The wider community is great. The support and additional content from the wider team is spot on and provides a different perspective on the topics covered by Siam.

All in all a great community, great learning material, and a great teacher.

I'm not one to complain, nor do I have a habit of leaving negative reviews, but my experience with the RT Community led by Siam was such that I felt it necessary to share. I believe it could potentially save others from an investment that didn't meet my expectations.

Initially, I was drawn by the promise of learning crypto trading, guided by a professional for a membership fee of $500 per month. With such a substantial price tag, I anticipated top-tier advice, believing this would be a worthwhile investment towards my financial growth.

Regrettably, my experience was far from this expectation. For six long months, Siam provided little to no actionable advice or guidance. When he did eventually start offering advice, it proved to be unprofitable, leading to losses rather than the anticipated gains.

A point of contention was Siam's focus on critiquing other trading experts rather than improving our outcomes. Considering the high cost of his membership—far exceeding that of other comparable programs in the market—his energies seemed misdirected.

Furthermore, Siam advocated for a passive trading style, praising a 10% annual return as good. Given the potential high returns in the dynamic crypto market, this seems subpar and doesn't justify the effort and high membership cost. One might ask why not just pursue traditional investment routes and bypass trading altogether.

In summary, my experience with RT Community under Siam's guidance was disappointingly unfruitful. Despite the steep price, the program fell short of delivering on its promises. It seems to me that while Siam may profit from this business model, the benefits don't trickle down to the members—an imbalance that raises serious questions about the community's value proposition. For anyone considering joining, I'd strongly advise careful consideration.