Base Camp TradingReviews of basecamptrading.com

I paid $1,994 for one of BaseCamp's products Matrix Income Alerts (MIA) service. I cancelled the subscription the day after purchase upon realizing the service was not suitable for my needs. I requested a full refund to my original payment method rather than store credit. The prominent "Satisfaction Guarantee" button on their signup page led me to believe a money-back guarantee was in place. I find it misleading to offer a guarantee that only results in store credit, particularly when this limitation is not clearly disclosed upfront. Because I purchased this service under the impression that it included a 30-day money-back guarantee and the service holds no value for me, store credit is not an acceptable resolution. I requested that they process a refund of my original form of payment...and no longer engagie in deceptive advertisment.

I purchased the Matrix Spread System program on 6/10 after Dave Aquino's call. I was under the impression that the program would have me ready trade options, and the "money back, no questions asked" was mentioned in the call. I'm not new to trading and I know the very basics of options. However, after watching all the videos of the Matrix Spread System, it was obvious that it is not for beginners. There are not enough details and information to be able to apply the principles. The program is not for beginners but they don't tell you that. I looked for resources on the website, and they are plentiful but still not enough to really implement and execute on your own. But they don't tell you that. But you can become a member for a pretty hefty monthly subscription and have access to the trading rooms and be able to ask questions. So, after a couple of days, I requested my money back. They refused. The policy is to get a credit for their other products. I talked to customer service, they admitted that the Matrix Spread System is not for beginners. They directed me to another program for beginners. Fine, I went through the videos, same thing, not enough information and details to implement. I've been going back and forth with customer service. They admitted that the beginners program they directed me to is not really for beginners and assumes a certain level of familiarity with trading platforms. I have to say they are responsive but all information is kept general and is not enough to implement on your own. I will even dare say that unless you're advanced, you wouldn't understand how to do it. I can't vouch for the validity of the strategies. I wish I could have tried them. If you're a beginner, have moderate experience, I would strongly recommend to not buy into Base Camp Training programs. Maybe if you purchase the monthly subscription? I don't know but the programs alone will not be enough and you won't get your money back. I thought they were deceitful.

This review is for Thomas' morning daily, weekly, and monthly stock setups only. I have been a basecamp member for over a year and have done fairly well 5-10% per month using my and other analysis. On April 30, 2026 I decided to conduct a test to see how well I could do just using Thomas' suggested setups only. I transferred $5K into a new trading account with no margin and today (2Jun26) that account in about 5weeks is at $18,530. Obviously, I should have put more in that account. With $5K account starter I obviously could not get in all Thomas' morning setups. But I reveiwed his setups every morning and picked one or two stocks each day that looked best to me and the I could get into $1K to $2K each position. Now I am up to two to three a day with $1-3K positions. Consequently, I decided to enroll in Thomas' price action class to learn more. Obviously, my method returns of 5-10% per month are peanuts compared with Thomas' method only return of over 300% in five weeks. Note: I did not buy stock with any position just weekly and sometimes 1 or two days out options. Options included SPY, IBM, RGTI, QBTS, NVDA, USAR, XOM, MSFT, PLUG, INDI, AA, BTDR, TSM, ORCL, BBAI, etc.

Well, I took Dave Acquino's Intensive training and learned a great deal about signals, trends and the like as well as about myself. Today, I got into a long trade a bit early, 4 SPX calls before lunch and had some pain, but i sensed that there might be good news coming out of Washington and decided to sit with the position, so the training made all the difference, not reaction, just watching the trend which all of a sudden erupted up. So, I ended up with a $10,087 gain on that trade which I give credit to Dave Acquino, Dave Forster and Tom Wood, all three are great trainers and great traders. Take the courses and learn the right way.

Last night I tried to order the two introductory programs, only, for $7 and $47, then check out. I was NOT presented with a final invoice before closing out my transactions, so I went to my email to confirm the order. Discovered only then that their system had additionally charged me $1,997 for a program with a name I didn't even recognize. Within 10 minutes, notified them by email that something had gone wrong, not at all what I would have agreed to, and asked for a refund. They came back this morning, sorry, no error on their part, no refunds only credits. No way. I have not touched ANY of the programs, nor do I intend to. Have notified them I will take case to BBB and Attorney General for dealing in bad faith. These are the facts; make your own decision.

While Base Camp Trading might offer some useful insights into trading, I found that their style of trading did not fit my needs. Their emails have no way of unsubscribing to their emails. I have sent several emails asking to be removed from their emailing list, all to no avail. This why I am giving them such a low review.

Been with Basecamp for 10 years, recommend HIGHLY

I am a mid level trader trying to get to that next level. I have spent a lot of money looking for "my people". That is those that trade like me only better and who can teach me to be better. These folks are the best at explaining what is happening right now within the trade and are so very understandable. They tell you what they are looking at and what it means. Their explanations are no longer than they need to be. This is learning in the heat of the moment. If you have questions, they have an answer. They also have classes included in your membership and a wonderful knowledgebase of learning examples. I would recommend these folks no matter what level trader you are.