Should You Join Mark Sebastian’s Profit Revolution?

Mark Sebastian is a former CBOE trader that says his new service, Profit Revolution, can help you “fight back against Wall Street” and potentially 10X your money in 30 days or less.

It’s a bold claim, for sure.

Still, Mark says he’s been developing this strategy for decades and that it’s the same one he used as a professional options trader, only tweaked for the everyday investor since you only need $100 to enter each trade he recommends.

In this post, we’ll take a closer look at what Mark’s system is about, how it works, and whether or not he’s the real deal to help you decide if it’s worth the $1,749 price tag.

The “Asymmetric Trading Revolution” (10X In 30 Days?)

I first stumbled across Profit Revolution through a presentation on the Money Map Press website, where Olivia Voznenko interviewed trading expert Mark Sebastian.

The presentation starts with Olivia talking about how Mark was a successful options trader at the CBOE (Chicago Board Options Exchange) for 10 years before being fired.

At first, I wondered why she would make a point of telling everyone he got fired, but as the presentation continued, it began to make more sense.

According to Mark, during his time at the CBOE, he “found Wall Street’s blind spot” that he describes as a “hidden flaw in the system” that could let traders like me double or triple their money in a few hours or even minutes.

And apparently, he wanted to use this to help everyday investors make more money, but his boss wouldn’t allow him to share it, and he was let go, even though he says he was one of the top-performing traders at the firm.

He then talks about why it’s foolish to go “head-to-head with the big boys” on Wall Street since it’s a “rigged game.” And gives the example of a time when retail traders did fight back and win, with Gamestop, but still lost $10 billion in a day as “Wall Street struck back.”

Robinhood, E-Trade, and Schwab sell your trade to the highest bidder.

Usually a huge trader like Citadel, Virtu, or Wolverine.

Those traders use supercomputers to front-run your trade, taking a chunk of your profits.

And it all happens in Dark Pools, so you can’t catch them.

According to Mark Sebastian, he was “furious at how wrong it all is” and decided to help “regular Americans fight back” with his unique trading strategy. Which he says is aimed at helping subscribers make 1,000% gains in 30 days or less.

He likens his strategy to that used in the American Revolution…

The Founding Fathers knew they couldn’t go head-to-head with the British Army.

The Redcoats had more training, more men, more guns.

But the Patriots could change the rules of the game to give themselves an advantage.

Mark uses this example to illustrate the concept of Asymmetric Warfare, a type of warfare where the military capabilities are so different between opposing forces that the same types of attacks cannot be used. Hence, the underdog leverages unconventional strategies to win.

And, according to Mark, that’s what Profit Revolution is all about.

The idea is that, instead of going head-to-head with Wall Street, his Profit Revolution strategy exploits a “hidden flaw” that allows the “little guy” to fight back and win.

What exactly is this “hidden flaw,” and how does Profit Revolution work?

Read on.

Overview of Mark Sebastian’s Profit Revolution

According to Mark Sebastian, the “hidden flaw” his Profit Revolution trading strategy is based on has to do with the Black-Scholes model.

What the heck is that?

According to Investopedia, it’s a mathematical equation that estimates the theoretical value of derivatives, like options. And Mark says it ignores future volatility. Or, in other words, how much an option’s price can go up or down in the coming days or weeks ahead.

Mark says this represents a huge flaw in Wall Street’s system because all they really care about is short-term volatility and making money off of billions of small trades each day.

He basically says Wall Street is so focused on profiting from split-second trades that they often ignore longer-duration plays and that this is the flaw in their system.

And talks about his system has to do with buying call options and put options that exist within the “green zone” of the “volatility smile,” which he illustrates using the following chart…

What does this chart mean?

Well, it’s probably best to start with an overview of what options are.

Options are derivatives of an underlying security, like shares, and allow you to speculate on the price movement of the underlying security, up or down, without actually owning it.

There are different strategies for trading options, and there are pros and cons to consider.

But one of the main advantages is they allow you to use leverage to turn a smaller stake into potentially higher gains. So a relatively small movement in price can result in much higher returns for an option trader than someone who just held the stock.

At the same time, however, options can be risky. Because just as small price movements can accelerate gains, they can also wipe out your entire position very quickly. So it’s important to educate yourself about the risk versus rewards when it comes to trading options.

With that out of the way, what is a volatility smile?

And what are the red, yellow, and green “zones” within it?

I’m not an options trading expert, but my understanding of a volatility smile is that it’s a chart used to plot the strike price and implied volatility of options.

And as for the different colored zones within it, Mark distinguishes three separate areas within the volatility smile (red, yellow, and green) and says he bases his trades on which zone the option is in at the time. And as you might expect, green means go.

If the light is red – don’t move.

If it’s yellow – get ready. Something big could happen.

If it’s green – we take action.

And according to Mark, there are three different “green lights” he looks at before deciding which options trade he’s going to place and therefore recommend to subscribers.

The first green light, according to Mark, is all about finding potential. He says he wants to find trades you can enter for $100 or less that have the right amount of volatility and that have the potential to make 1,000% (or 10X) gains within about a month.

Mark says the second green light tells you why a stock could make a big move.

And the third tells him specific options trades to target.

Once he identifies a trade in the “green zone” of the volatility smile, he recommends this to subscribers of Profit Revolution, which happens five times each week.

From there, it’s up to you to decide if you want to take action on his recommendation, and if so, you can place the trade using your own brokerage account.

Does this strategy actually work?

Mark Sebastian is a real trading expert, and he says this is the strategy he used as a CBOE trader for 10 years. So based on what he says, it works well.

However, Profit Revolution is a new service, so there aren’t many testimonials and actual trade examples to go by. So, for the most part, all we have to go off are the “backtested” trade examples he shows in the presentation that show the strategy works.

Backtesting basically means running a trading system through historical market data to find out how it “would have” performed if it’d been used at the time.

Of course, this isn’t the same as real-world feedback, but it is common for traders to backtest their algorithms to see how they perform.

What Do You Get If You Join Profit Revolution?

Mark says the Profit Revolution service is designed to help you profit from his “Asymmetric Trade recommendations” and become a “master trader” in your own right.

As a subscriber, the main benefit of joining is the live trading sessions which occur up to five times per week. The purpose of each session is to update subscribers on what’s happening with the existing positions Mark has recommended, talk about what he thinks will happen over the next 24 hours, and discuss any potential alerts on his radar.

There’s also a live chat function where you can ask questions, although Mark does state that he doesn’t offer any personal recommendations through the chat.

In any case, the main purpose of the live sessions is to see what trades Mark recommends, that he says could 10X your money in 30 days or less, and watch him set the trades up.

On top of this, subscribers also receive regular trade alerts, details on every recommendation, step-by-step training on how the system works, and access to Mark’s “proprietary Asymmetric Trading system,” which is a software that shows you potential trade opportunities.

How Much Does It Cost To Join Profit Revolution?

How much Profit Revolution costs depends on which membership option you select. The Lifetime membership costs $3,499, and the Annual membership costs $1,749.

So it’s not exactly cheap.

On the plus side, since Mark’s strategy involves options trading, you can follow his trade recommendations for around $100, so you don’t need a lot of money to trade with.

Of course, the more money you trade with, the more you could make, but also the more you could lose. So it really depends on your own personal preference.

Is it possible to get a refund?

According to the Money Map Press website, getting a refund within your first 30-days of joining is possible if you’re not happy with the service. But there is a catch. You need to complete the Tactical Trading Course (step-by-step training I mentioned earlier) to qualify.

I don’t see this as a big deal, though. You get this training as a member, so worst-case, all you would need to do is go through it in a day or two, and that’s it.

Who Is Mark Sebastian?

According to his LinkedIn profile, Mark Sebastian is a former market maker on the AMEX and CBOE and the Chief Investment Officer of a hedge fund, Karman Line Capital.

And his bio on the Money Map Press website states that, during his time as a trader at the CBOE, he developed a powerful trading strategy that produced 14,400% in three days.

Aside from being an expert on options trading, he’s also known for being an expert on volatility and founded a mentoring and consulting firm called OptionPit.com to share his methods.

He also shares his trading strategies with members of Profit Revolution, which is published by Money Map Press, a well-known financial education company.

And he makes regular appearances on shows like CNBC, Fox Business News, and Bloomberg. And contributes to Real Money alongside Jim Cramer, which is part of TheStreet.com.

Safe to say, Mark Sebastian is a real trading expert. He has been trading for around 20 years, and based on everything I’ve seen; he’s well-regarded in the finance space.

Is Profit Revolution Legit?

Profit Revolution is a legitimate service, it’s run by a real trading expert and published by a respected financial publishing company, so I don’t believe it’s a scam.

That said, there are no guarantees you’ll make money by following Mark’s recommendations, let alone make 1,000% in 30 days. That’s what Mark is aiming for, but as he even states himself, there will be losing trades, so not all of his recommendations will be winners.

The fact he openly acknowledges this stood out to me because, even though it’s true for every service out there, not every “finance guru” admits this. And Mark even goes as far as to share a screenshot of his winning and losing trades in the presentation as an example.

One thing he doesn’t provide, at least not that I could see, is the details on how well the service has performed on average over a period of months and years. And I always look for this since it’s the best way to tell how well the service is likely to perform.

But I’m guessing the reason he doesn’t provide this is because it’s a new service. So it would be literally impossible to provide a track record since it doesn’t exist. That’s why the examples he showed were of backtests rather than real user results.

In any case, I do believe this is a legitimate service, but at the same time, it’s not a way to get rich quickly, and you shouldn’t expect to 10X your money every 30 days.

10X’ing your money might be possible at times, but on average, I personally think that this is (way) outside the ballpark of what the average person should expect month-to-month.

Bottom Line

Profit Revolution is a research service headed up by Mark Sebastian and published by Money Map Press that’s aimed at helping subscribers generate consistent profits using options.

On the one hand, I think it could be worth checking out if you like the idea of learning how to trade options and you don’t mind attending multiple live trading sessions each week.

And even though it costs almost $2K to join, there is a refund policy in place, and Mark says he’s set the service up so that you only need $100 or so to put into each trade.

On the other hand, options trading is more complicated than trading regular shares and can be risky. So even though you might be able to see large gains, you could also lose money.

At the end of the day, what you decide is up to you.

I’m not here to try to convince you to join or not join the service. Instead, my goal was to share what I found, which hopefully helps you make a more informed choice either way. And if you’d like to share your thoughts on the program, feel free to drop a comment below.