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Strategies & Market Trends : Trader J's Inner Circle -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Sun Tzu who wrote (56534)	11/16/2025 2:41:25 PM
From: Trader J	1 Recommendation Recommended By nicewatch Respond to of 56537

Hey there Sun ... good to see your words. If you have specific questions, let me know. Honestly, as it relates to my community/blog work, it has been the best decision yet. I should have moved on from SI years ago. It also helped that I early retired back in 2019 so I have a lot more time on my hands. Before moving to Reddit, I considered just starting my own blog backed with a forum or maybe a discord channel. Then I looked at other places like Stocktwits and Bogleheads, etc. Just looking for any stock communities where I could get back to building my 'brand' and do what I do like here at the Inner Circle. After a few research sessions, asking questions and some soul searching, I settled upon Reddit because of the growing community, the momentum they have across all age groups/demos, etc. The issue that was keeping me from Reddit was the "wild west" element in the community. Some subs tend to devolve into immature cesspools and I didn't want that. I was concerned that I wouldn't be able to retain a level of control or keep the the forum operating like I wanted. In the end, it hasn't been an issue. We haven't had any trolls, any issues with respect/courtesy in the posts or from posters and the subReddit, last I saw, was in the top 20 on Reddit. I'm not spending any time on promoting it really within Reddit. I have started TikTok channel and while I don't post the link to my SubReddit directly, people can reach out via DM if they have interest. Honestly, I wish I would have moved my SI community from SI to Reddit 5 years ago, but I've been pleased with what we've accomplished there since end of Aug, 2024. Highly recommend it. Hope that helps J