FOR TRADERS WHO WANT A REAL PROCESS — NOT ANOTHER HYPE ROOM
Start Your 14-Day, $9 Gold Pass — And Sit In On Bob’s Member-Only Market Strategy Sessions
Get full Gold access today: TrendSpider access, real-time trade alerts, Monday–Thursday Market Wraps, The Week Ahead strategy session, Slack community access, member Q&A, chart breakdowns, and the member-only execution layer behind The Contrarian Trader.
Built on Robert Desmond’s public track record of 225+ documented trades — wins and losses included.
Full Gold access starts today. Cancel anytime before Day 15. Continues at $149/month only if you stay.
Built on Robert Desmond’s public track record of 225+ documented trades — wins and losses included.
Full Gold access starts today. Cancel anytime before Day 15. Continues at $149/month only if you stay.
Full Gold access for 14 days
TrendSpider access included — $900+ annual software value
Real-time trade alerts via SMS and email
Monday–Thursday Market Wraps
The Week Ahead strategy session and market roadmap
Slack community and interactive member Q&A
225+ documented trades — wins and losses included
Cancel anytime before Day 15
When Everyone Is On One Side Of The Trade…
Let me ask you something.
When everyone you know is bullish…
When call option volume is breaking records…
When CNBC can’t find a single bear to put on camera…
…who’s on the other side of those trades?
Somebody is. Somebody always is.
And in crowded markets, the trader without a strict framework is usually the one providing liquidity to the pros.
For years, I’ve made my living standing on the other side.
Not because being contrarian sounds clever — but because the math of crowded trades does not lie.
When everyone has already positioned themselves the same way, there is often no one left to buy.
The algorithms know it.
The institutions know it.
Now, you can know it too.
My name is Robert Desmond
I’m the founder of The Contrarian Trader. I have traded through multiple market cycles, and since 2012, I’ve maintained a documented public trade history that now spans 225+ trades — wins and losses included.
I’m telling you this for one reason:
Everything I’m about to offer you stands or falls on that record. Check it. Then come back and read the rest of this page.
The Problem
Here’s what nobody tells you about most trading services:
Many of them are run like marketing machines, not trading rooms. They sell flashy indicators, “secret” chart patterns, and hindsight charts that always seem to work perfectly — yesterday.
What they often do not give you is a functional framework.
They do not teach you a repeatable way of seeing what institutional money may be doing versus what the retail crowd believes is happening — and trading the gap between the two.
I call that gap algo and ego.
The algorithms move on data.
The crowd moves on emotion.
When those two forces diverge, that is where opportunity often begins.
That is the operating framework behind The Contrarian Trader.
Instead, you get a macro-first, technically confirmed process for identifying setups, managing risk, and staying objective when the crowd gets emotional.
Introducing The $9 Gold Pass
For the next 14 days, you get full Gold-level access to The Contrarian Trader for just $9.
No watered-down preview. No locked content. No training wheels. You get the complete Gold experience.
TrendSpider Charting Included — $900+ Annual Software Value
Your Gold Pass includes access to TrendSpider charting — the same professional charting and automation platform I use for technical analysis, trendline work, alerts, and market structure analysis.
Note: This access is fully integrated directly inside your member dashboard. No separate TrendSpider purchase is required during your Gold Pass. The software access alone gives the $9 Gold Pass immediate value before you even consider the alerts, Market Wraps, strategy sessions, Slack community, and member Q&A.
The Week Ahead Strategy Session
Before the new trading week begins, Gold members receive The Week Ahead strategy session.
This is your market roadmap.
Sunday Night Futures LIVE is free and will remain free. Gold membership is where you get the deeper strategy, execution framework, tools, alerts, and member-only follow-through.
225+ Documented Trades — Wins and Losses Included
You can review the documented trade history from day one.
Most trading services hide their losses. I include them because losses are part of trading — and because transparency is the only way to build real trust.
Real-Time Trade Alerts
You receive the same real-time trade alerts I send to Gold members via SMS and email.
That includes entries, exits, position sizing logic, and the structural reasoning behind the trade. You see the trade develop in real time — not after the move is already over.
Monday–Thursday Market Wraps
Gold members receive my Market Wrap analysis Monday through Thursday.
This is where I break down the key market moves, sectors, setups, risk levels, and technical developments that matter most. You are not left guessing what I’m watching or why.
Private Slack Community Access
Private Slack Community Access
This is a focused workspace where serious members discuss active setups, ask tactical questions, share charts, and stay engaged between market updates. You are not just consuming content.
You are inside the room where the work gets discussed.
Full Chart Library & Market Breakdowns
You unlock the chart library and market breakdowns covering technical structure, volume by price, options positioning, macro themes, and sector rotation.
No indicator soup. Just a coherent thesis you can follow, learn from, and apply to your own decision-making.
Direct Member Q&A Access
You can ask me directly about setups, charts, active positions, macro risk levels, and current market conditions.
You are not buying a static newsletter. You are joining a real-time trading room built around process, discipline, and objective market analysis.
The Conviction Meter
You see how I scale in and scale out of trades using our proprietary gauge.
The Conviction Meter helps turn market opinion into a repeatable decision process — when to watch, when to enter, when to add, when to reduce risk, and when to step aside.
This gives members a clearer view of the thinking behind the trade, not just the final alert.
Full Gold access starts today. TrendSpider included. Cancel anytime before Day 15. Continues at $149/month only if you stay.
Why $9?
Fair question. Here’s the honest answer:
The $9 helps cover the hard cost of putting you inside, including software access and membership setup. This is not where I make my money.
I recently relaunched The Contrarian Trader, and I could spend thousands of dollars on ads trying to convince you how good the service is. Instead, I would rather let the system speak for itself from the inside.
14 days inside the membership is more convincing than any marketing copy I could ever write.
That is the strategy.
If you see the value, you stay. If you do not, you cancel from your dashboard before Day 15 and you are out a total of $9.
Just full access and enough time to decide for yourself.
Why The Timing Matters
And frankly — the timing matters.
Look around.
Valuations are historically stretched.
Speculation in short-dated options remains elevated.
Index leadership has narrowed to a handful of mega-cap stocks carrying much of the market.
Many retail traders are bullish simply because price has gone up recently.
Maybe the market resolves higher. Maybe it does not.
But the traders who get hurt worst at major turning points are usually the ones operating with no objective framework for recognizing the shift.
You do not need to blindly agree with my positioning. You need to see the analysis, understand the framework, and make decisions for yourself with better information than the emotional crowd has.
Fourteen days is enough time to watch that process work in live markets. That is the point.
Here’s The Deal, Plainly Stated
Today
$9
Your 14-day window opens instantly. Full Gold access is activated, real-time alerts go live, and your integrated TrendSpider charting tools are unlocked.
DAYS 1–14
$0 additional
Experience the full Gold dashboard: Monday–Thursday Market Wraps, The Week Ahead Strategy Session, the private Slack room, direct Q&A, and the full track record.
DAY 15+
$149 / month
If you choose to stay, your access continues at the regular Gold rate of $149/month. To avoid renewal, cancel from your dashboard before Day 15.
No phone calls. No annoying retention scripts. No friction. Members who stay should stay because the service earns it every single month.
Who This Is Not For
But if you want to learn how a macro-first, technically confirmed swing trader actually operates — with real money, in real time, in public — then this $9 pass may be the cheapest trading education you buy this year.
Your 14-Day Gold Pass Starts Here
In two weeks, one of two things will be true.
Either you will have watched the framework in action, decided it is not a fit for your style, clicked cancel, and spent $9 finding out. That is cheap due diligence.
Or you will have found the disciplined trading room you have been looking for — right before a volatile market environment where process, structure, and risk management may matter more than ever.
Both outcomes are completely fine with me.
Only one of them is possible if you keep scrolling past this page.
Full Gold access starts today. TrendSpider included. Cancel anytime before Day 15. Continues at $149/month only if you stay.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this really full Gold access?
Yes. The $9 Gold Pass gives you full Gold access for 14 days. That includes TrendSpider charting, real-time trade alerts, Market Wraps, The Week Ahead strategy session, Slack community access, chart breakdowns, member Q&A, and the documented trade history.
How is Gold different from Sunday Night Futures LIVE?
Sunday Night Futures LIVE is my free public market show and will remain free.
Gold is the member-only execution layer behind the public analysis.
Inside Gold, you get real-time trade alerts, TrendSpider access, Monday–Thursday Market Wraps, The Week Ahead strategy session, Slack community access, member Q&A, chart breakdowns, and the framework behind Robert Desmond’s 225+ documented trades.
Think of Sunday Night Futures LIVE as the public market map.
Gold is where members get the tools, alerts, follow-through, and deeper strategy behind the process.
Will you make it hard to cancel?
No. You can cancel directly from your membership dashboard before Day 15. If you cancel before your 14-day Gold Pass ends, you pay only the initial $9.
What is the catch?
The catch is simple: I am letting you inside Gold for 14 days for $9 because I believe the service sells itself better from the inside than from the outside. If you see value, stay. If not, cancel before Day 15. Either way, you get two weeks of full Gold access, TrendSpider charting, market analysis, alerts, community, and the documented trade framework for just $9.
What level of TrendSpider do I get?
Gold members receive the same TrendSpider access I use during live analysis and member market breakdowns.
Because our access is provided through The Contrarian Trader membership, I do not compare it directly to every public retail plan name. What matters is that you receive the TrendSpider tools needed to follow the same charts, levels, alerts, Sidekick analysis, automated trendlines, and market structure work I use inside Gold.
No separate TrendSpider subscription is required during your Gold Pass.
Yes — Sidekick is included.
TrendSpider’s new Sidekick feature is already getting serious attention from active traders — and Gold Pass members get access to it inside the membership.
What if I am newer to trading?
The Market Wraps, strategy sessions, chart breakdowns, and Q&A are designed to explain the why behind the analysis, not just announce trades. Newer traders often benefit from seeing how a repeatable process is applied in real time.
What if I am already experienced?
Then you will likely appreciate the framework, the transparency of the track record, the macro market structure work, the technical analysis, and the ability to compare your own views against a documented contrarian process.
Do I need to buy charting software separately?
No. TrendSpider access is included with your 14-day Gold Pass. You’ll also see TrendSpider-powered charts and analysis links inside your member dashboard, so you can follow the same technical framework used inside the membership without buying a separate TrendSpider subscription during your Gold Pass.
Disclaimer: The Contrarian Trader provides market commentary, technical analysis, trade alerts, and educational content. Nothing on this page should be considered personalized financial advice. Trading and investing involve risk, including the risk of loss. Past performance does not guarantee future results.