Having been fascinated by the stock market for many years. I've made it my business to review stock market and business programs and evaluate them. I recently did this with the 5 Point Star Trader System.

It's a fact that the people who are looking at the 5 Point Star Trader System are beginner to intermediate traders that want to work from home and supplement their income. Star Trader has targeted this group with simplified stock-picking software.

The idea that your computer will beep buy and sell signals without providing proper information and rules is called "black box trading." Black box trading has a long history of implosion.

One of the most troubling things about the Star Trader System is it has no documented track record. For this reason I contacted the company and asked for one. I was told that Trend Trading to Win is only a tool, an educational product to help with the decision-making process. "Why then are they demonstrating this system as a way for people to create financial freedom, I asked. That's when the sales rep went very quiet. "What about the people who are depending on this system to quit their jobs or supplement their retirement income?" Again there was silence...

To be fair, the Star Trader system is based on sound technical indicators that have been used for many years. Moving averages, converging lines and indicators are common place. The only difference is that systems like this must be used with other indicators and even then, a strict risk management regimen must be followed.

5 Point Star Trader System is shown as an oversimplified piece of software that magically tells its user when to buy and when to sell. I canvassed all the popular stock-picking forums to see if I could find someone that was having good results with this TTW system.