Trading Instructor
Tillie Allison
Equities, E-mini Futures, Technical Analysis Strategies, ProActive Investor, Power Trading Workshop, and Personal Trading Plan
Instructor
Tillie Allison applies a multidisciplinary approach to trading the stock, options, and futures markets. She trades using
technical analysis, multiple time frame analysis and psychology to determine market sentiment and manage risks. Tillie
has a passion for trading the markets and believes that it is imperative for traders to develop a comprehensive trading plan.
Tillie began teaching following the financial disruption of 2007. Her goal is to educate students on the realities of
the markets and to teach students how to develop a skill set to successfully trade the markets. Her experiences and
steadfast risk management will help traders of all levels elevate their performance to new heights. As a skilled chart
technician, Tillie brings her understanding of technical analysis into the classroom and teaches students how to identify
high probability trades, reduce risks, and maximize rewards.
Tillie Allison is a member of The Market Technicians Association, The Certified Financial Planning Board of Standards,
has an Associates Degree in the Applied Science of Real Estate, and a Bachelors Degree in Business Administration.
What students are saying about Tillie Allison:
"Tillie did an excellent job of presenting the enormous amount of course material in a limited time frame. She was able to keep the
class on track and answer the questions asked. She is one of the best instructors I have had from any school."
Werner S., September 2011
"Tillie is the best of all the instructors I have had. I loved her teaching style."
Deanna F., September 2011
"I feel so blessed to have found Online Trading Academy. Tillie is an incredible wealth of knowledge. She was able to convey an
incredible amount of material in a short period of time."
Theresa C., August 2011
"Tillie is a very knowledgeable, caring instructor who has helped solidify my skills and taught me many new things. There were
several ‘aha’ moments this week."
Helena K., August 2011
"Tillie was an inspiration. Her enthusiasm was contagious. She was very dedicated to making sure that the students understood what
she was discussing and she surely made the class a pleasure to attend."
Jerry S., July 2011
"Tillie is the best money can buy. She is the Gold Standard for Online Trading Academy instructors. If instructors were measured
with the Bollinger Bands, she would be on the top, outside of the band."
Allen H., July 2011
"Tillie was an excellent teacher and personable considering all of the personalities of the students. She packed a lot of info into
our time and was consistent with taking breaks and getting back to business."
Sue W., June 2011
"Tilly has been the Best teacher I have ever seen in all my life of learning."
Terry M., June 2011
"Tillie is one of the best instructors I've ever had for a class. I've had many but her delivery is SUPER! She is never boring and
very interactive and engaging with the students."
Ron A., May 2011
"Tillie, you are the consummate professional! I will recommend friends to you."
Dee H., May 2011
"Tillie is very professional and extremely well versed in the material. Online Trading Academy is fortunate to have her on their
staff."
Susan A., April 2011
"Tillie Allison is an outstanding instructor! Her knowledge and professionalism are very complementary to the learning scope of
basic, intermediate and advanced traders. I would highly recommend her as both a teacher and mentor!"
Tracy R., March 2011
"Tillie is a fantastic teacher - one of the best I have seen. She is very knowledgeable and extremely dedicated, using many
techniques that helped me learn well. She summarizes, quizzes students, writes important points on the whiteboard, provides TradeStation tips and provides
lots of very good additional learning material."
Pramo C., March 2011
"Tillie is top shelf - her professionalism is unmatched and her enthusiasm is contagious. She does not accept mediocrity. Her
teaching style and skill can make winners out of losers. She's the best sales associate Online Trading Academy can recruit."
Noman S., February 2011
"This class exceeded my expectations. Tillie was an incredible teacher. I can't wait to take more classes!"
Joan W., January 2011
"Tillie's energy, knowledge, integrity and genuine concern for students set us in a wonderful place for an exciting learning
experience. She is good at setting parameters and maintaining them. She also treats all students equally. Tillie is also very consistent."
Janet D., January 2011
"Tillie is a consummate, seasoned professional who knows her material in great depth and detail. The class was extremely
enlightening and informative in areas that ordinary people would not be able to fathom without the in-depth knowledge imparted in this class."
Noman S., December 2010
"Tillie was the best instructor overall. It's a treat to have her."
JJ L., December 2010
"I had high expectations for this course because of my previous experience with Online Trading Academy. Tillie surpassed my
expectations. Tillie's knowledge and real trading experience, combined with an excellent teaching style, made this class truly enriching for me. She did
not minimize the work and effort needed to be a professional trader; yet she was very encouraging at the same time. Great class!"
Donnie C., November 2010
"This was a highly beneficial course. It will greatly help my trading. I can't wait to get home and back test and then try the new
information I learned in the last 5 days. Thanks to Tillie for making it so enjoyable and informative."
Coy P., November 2010
"Tillie is very clear in her teachings, very patient in answering students' questions. She puts lots of efforts into organizing the
material and the class is awesome."
Helen, October 2010
"Tillie is a super instructor and very clearly an expert in the subject matter. This is a very powerful combination and one that is
unique to Online Trading Academy."
Jim C., October 2010
"Tillie's personal investing experience and financial planning background, and her ability to apply this to all types of investing
and time frames was excellent. Tillie Allison is an absolute phenom! Online Trading Academy should do whatever it takes to keep her for as long as she'll
stay! Her expert professional experience, incredibly engaging and proficient teaching style, valuable insights into the market industry, commitment to
success of her students are what I liked best."
Ann T., September 2010
"There was a tremendous amount of very valuable information and experience that Tillie brought to the class. She did an excellent
job of getting across the key concepts and brought a lot of new information to the table."
William H., September 2010
"Tillie provides an excellent atmosphere for learning--very on task, but not stressful. Good teaching skills and personality
that is supportive and had excellent knowledge of her subject."
Sue R., August 2010
"Tillie was great! She has a wonderful combination of high intellect and an outgoing, friendly personality. She is very
knowledgeable and could answer any question I had. She appears to really have a good time teaching the material. I feel like I just took two months of
college courses in economics and investing. I've taken many, many seminars, classes and workshops and this is one of the better courses I've attended."
Rocky H., August 2010
"Tillie's personal investing experience and financial planning background, and her ability to apply this to all
types of investing and time frames was excellent."
Bill M., June 2010
"Tillie is really good at analyzing the markets and sector rotation. She is very nice to students. This class
gave me a great big picture view."
Joan Y., June 2010
"Tillie is absolutely the best. I enjoyed her depth of knowledge and experience. And, her very comprehensive
approach to delivering the information in a way that is readily understood."
Jim C., April 2010
"Tillie is an excellent teacher, genuinely interested in all of her students understanding the concepts
presented in class, and in their future success."
Michael M., March 2010
"Tillie has a very high command of the subject material and is very passionate about trading and presenting the
material to the students. She is very focused in her skills and has a keen sense of knowing if a student is not understanding a
particular topic and will quickly answer questions. She is one of the best instructors I have ever had."
Anthony D., February 2010
"Tillie is the consummate professional! Her knowledge of the market and attention to each student is hard to
find in an instructor. She sets a high standard for herself and her instruction which compels the student to emulate in their own
trading."
Sonny M., February 2010
"Tillie was exceptional. Truly a beautiful person, dynamic, focused and determined. She was able to transfer
all of her knowledge sucessfully. I just love her teaching style."
Valrie H., January 2010
"Tillie is very knowledgeable and enthusiastic which makes the material more interesting. She has a unique
ability to engage the students in her presentations and this helps keep us interested."
Jim C., January 2010
"Tillie is a very good presenter, and her enthusiasm is contagious. Her hand-outs are very helpful. Tillie
provided the most specific assistance for trade plan creation of any instructor I've had. She would make an excellent XLT instructor."
Duane C., December 2009
"Tillie is very knowledgeable and shows a great deal of passion with her trading style. I feel very comfortable
applying the techniques she has taught and look forward to trading the E-mini asset class."
Mike B., December 2009
"Tillie is the best, kept the class very professional. Interesting to listen to and quite lively at times."
Keith H., November 2009
"Tillie is wonderful. She brings an enormous amount of knowledge and experience to the table. She is passionate
and honest. I feel I can trust what I am learning from her, which in turn makes me trust Online Trading Academy as a provider for my
education. I am so happy that she is my teacher."
Mary Ann P., October 2009
"Tillie has a great teaching style and knows how to keep the class engaged by continually asking individuals in
the class questions throughout her presentation. She has the class repeat aloud valuable nuggets of information - which helps us to
know what's most important."
Tom L., September 2009
"Tillie is an outstanding instructor, and she made us feel comfortable in the face of a complex platform.
Great whiteboard work. Nice verbal presentation skills. Excellent demeanor!"
Sam B., September 2009
"Tillie is a fantastic instructor. She goes over and above. She is very well prepared, knowledgable, and gives
the student every opportunity to learn the provided information. When a student is stuck, she makes the time to ensure that person
understands the core issue before going on to the next topic."
Robert H., August 2009
"Tillie is a fantastic instructor: patient, friendly, and excellent at explaining in steps for all of us to
understand the issues."
James G., August 2009
"Tillie is an awesome instructor. She answered all questions and dedicated the necessary time for topics to be
understood by the class. Great Job!"
Gabriel L., August 2009
"Tillie was superb. High energy level, friendly and very understanding, understable and approachable. Very
patient in answering all the questions. Very knowledgeable."
David C., July 2009
"I cannot express what this class has meant to me. For some time, I've know that I needed a professional
trading coach to help me with my trading. This class performed the coaching sessions that I needed to get my trading where I want
it to be."
Ron W., E-mini Trader, June 2009
"Tillie went out of her way to ensure each student knew what was going on. It is clear she enjoys teaching
others. She is a fantastic teacher!!!"
Robert H., E-mini Trader, June 2009
"I absolutely love Tillie's teaching strategy and the knowledge and insight based on her experience that
she brings into the classroom. Her style is a conservative, yet fabulous approach to the markets and I feel very comfortable with
any and all recommendations and advice that she brings to the table. I have learned a great deal of very useful information in
the Part 1 of the Professional Trader class and I look forward to learning more as we dive into the live markets in the second
half of the class."
Rebecca S., June 2009
"As a "green" trader this has provided me the platform and foundation that I needed in order to build the
"right" skill set."
Manuel V., June 2009
"Tillie is a methodical trainer/teacher with the ability to assess what level a person is at to meet them at
their knowledge base then go forward. Loved her."
Kathy R., May 2009
"Tillie teaches with a lot of passion. She's got an excellent attitude towards each individual's strong and
weak points and handles it in a manner wherein you feel great after she helps you."
Gary Z., May 2009
"Tillie was very methodical in teaching the discipline needed to learn to successfully trade E-minis. She
showed a genuine enjoyment of trading E-minis, and in teaching the course material so students can be successful."
Sally B., April 2009
"Tillie is an excellent teacher, genuinely interested in all of her students understanding the concepts
presented in class and in their future success."
Michael M., March 2009
"Tillie is very organized and well versed and made following an intense amount of information very
understandable."
Debbie and Mike H., February 2009
"Tillie did a very good job. Knew material, got the point across. Thanks Tillie"
Brock P., December 2008
"Tillie Allison is an exceptional instructor, very informative and detailed. Very attentive to
every individual in the class. I am grateful she was our instructor. Thank You Tillie."
Walter L., December 2008
"Tillie is great instructor!"
Leon J., December 2008
"Tillie was very knowledgeable and presented well."
Steven L., November 2008
"I really liked her. She watched the class (me) for signs of confusion and stopped and went
back, answered questions, re-worded her presentation. She made sure I got it! And she did this without making me feel stupid!"
Coni S., November 2008
"Tillie Allison was an awesome teacher with a lot of experience and enthusiasm and passion.
We learned a lot from her past mistakes. She was very good at energizing the class."
Manisha, November 2008
"Tillie's teaching was very clear and was especially good on the candlestick presentation.
The longer she taught the better she got."
Karla P., November 2008
"Tillie has a great teaching style, and she's obviously very knowledgeable. I'm glad she used
personal examples. I look forward to hearing more from her."
Amy S., November 2008
"I regret that the class is over, because I really enjoyed her presentations. She is very clear
and stays on track, yet she is lively and animated. She is very good about drawing you into the material and makes you want
to discipline yourself to do this right. That is the key!"
Daniel G., November 2008