Timothy Sykes: what he sells, and what students and critics say about him
Timothy Sykes is an American penny-stock trader who has sold trading education since the late 2000s. His company, Millionaire Media LLC, sells video lessons, trade alerts, chat rooms and an application-only Trading Challenge. Opinion about him is sharply split. This page sets out who he is, what supporters and critics say (with links), and what the public record does and does not show.
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Last verified: 5 November 2026 · Research-based profile (we did not buy, join or take any of this creator's programs) · Ratings and counts are as shown on the cited pages on that date
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Who he is and what he sells
- Business: Millionaire Media LLC. BBB has had a file on it since December 2014 and lists Timothy Sykes as managing partner (BBB profile, read 5 Nov 2026).
- Products: the Trading Challenge (application-only, price not published), plus subscriptions sold on Profit.ly, such as Tim's Alerts at $74.95 a month and Pennystocking Silver at about $150 a month (seller prices, 5 Nov 2026).
- Our course review: Tim Sykes Trading Challenge review covers the price reports, refund complaints and student accounts in detail.
What Sykes and his company say (their claims)
- The origin story. Sykes's long-running marketing says he turned about $12,000 into $2 million trading. A Reddit user who discovered trading through him in 2014 quotes the same YouTube title (r/tradingpsychology, Oct 2026). We have not seen brokerage records, so this is his claim, not a verified fact.
- Results “can be verified upon request”. The company says this about its published results; we have not audited any.
- Risk warnings. His pages say “Results are not typical” and that “most active traders lose money”, and his earnings claims disclosure says “there is no guarantee that you will earn any money”.
- Education, not advice. The company describes itself as an educational publisher, not an investment adviser.
Supporters and critics
About the allegations on this page. Statements from Reddit, Trustpilot or YouTube users are their own opinions or accounts. We quote or summarise them with a link and date; we have not verified them, and we do not present them as fact.
| View | Who said it, and where | What they said |
|---|---|---|
| Supportive | u/bidibidibom, r/Daytrading, Jan 2021 | Called him “a good mentor to listen to for beginners”, because he stresses cutting losses quickly. |
| Supportive | Matt Trades Life, YouTube, Jan 2021 | Found the $80 30-Day Bootcamp useful and said Sykes “doesn't push” the StocksToTrade upsell “too much”. |
| Supportive | Trustpilot (4.5 from 723 reviews) | Trustpilot's summary says reviewers praise knowledgeable staff and comprehensive materials. |
| Mixed | u/Bingochamp4, r/pennystocks, Sep 2015 | Advised watching his free videos first and applying to the Challenge only if committed. |
| Mixed | u/Kaedan19, r/pennystocks, Sep 2019 | Put the Challenge at “About 6500” and said much of the content “can be found online elsewhere”. |
| Mixed | u/Right-Box1914, r/tradingpsychology, Oct 2026 | Says a Sykes video got him into trading in 2014. He later switched to forex and says he lost money for about eight years before becoming profitable. |
| Critical | YouTube commenters, Oct 2021 | One: “Tim is horrible at teaching trading. His videos are rambling messes.” Another suggested saving “7-8k” by using cheaper student-run chat rooms. |
| Critical | BBB complainants | Described sales-call promises about refunds that differed from what they got. The company replied, and refunded one $1,997 purchase. |
| Critical | Reddit commenters, 2015–2021 | Some allege he profits when followers buy stocks he mentions (“pump and dump”). No regulator or court record we found supports this. |
Public record
- Regulators: we found no FTC or SEC enforcement action naming Timothy Sykes or Millionaire Media (searched 5 Nov 2026). A 2014 Reddit comment says he was fined by the SEC in 2006; we found no primary record of that, so it remains unverified.
- Scanz Technologies v. JewMon Enterprises et al., S.D. Fla. No. 1:20-cv-22957: a 2020 trade-secrets dispute between software businesses that named Sykes and Millionaire Media among the defendants. The defendants' motion to dismiss denied the claims. The case settled in 2021 and was dismissed. No court found anyone liable.
- Moses v. Millionaire Media LLC, N.D. Cal. No. 3:25-cv-02654: a 2025 proposed class action about marketing texts under the TCPA (govinfo.gov; docket). It was terminated on 21 July 2025. We found no public judgment or settlement terms and draw no conclusion from it.
- BBB: not accredited; 4 complaints in 3 years, all marked answered or resolved (5 Nov 2026).
Sykes's side
Sykes has answered the business-model criticism for years by saying that education is his business and that he warns students about risk. That is consistent with what we read. Every page carries a risk warning, his teaching stresses cutting losses, and his company responded to the BBB complaints we read. Several critics on Reddit acknowledge his emphasis on risk. We will publish any factual response from him or his company.
What we could not verify
- His personal trading record, including the $12,000-to-$2 million claim.
- Typical student results. Success stories are selected by the seller.
- The current Trading Challenge price and refund terms, which are not published.
- Pump-and-dump and SEC-fine claims by Reddit users. We found no primary record.
- Fresh, detailed first-hand accounts from 2025–2026. Most detailed Reddit threads are from 2014–2021.
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Timothy Sykes FAQ
Is Timothy Sykes legit?
His business is real and long-running, and customers describe receiving the lessons, alerts and chat rooms they paid for. Whether it is worth the money is a separate question. His own disclaimer says most active traders lose money.
Has Tim Sykes been sued?
Yes, in two private federal cases we found: a 2020 trade-secrets dispute that settled in 2021, and a 2025 text-marketing class action that was terminated in July 2025. Neither produced a finding against him.
Has the SEC or FTC acted against Tim Sykes?
We found no SEC or FTC enforcement action naming him or Millionaire Media as of 5 November 2026.
Sources and last verified
Last verified: 5 November 2026. Creator pages, public records, news and community sources were read on or before that date; community statements are the posters' own and unverified.
- Trading Challenge application page (seller) — read 5 Nov 2026
- Earnings claims disclosure (seller) — read 5 Nov 2026
- Profit.ly price page (seller) — read 5 Nov 2026
- BBB: Millionaire Media LLC complaints — read 5 Nov 2026
- Trustpilot: timothysykes.com — read 5 Nov 2026
- Scanz v. JewMon, motion to dismiss (CourtListener) — S.D. Fla. 1:20-cv-22957
- Moses v. Millionaire Media (govinfo) — N.D. Cal. 3:25-cv-02654
- Moses v. Millionaire Media docket (PacerMonitor) — terminated 21 Jul 2025
- Reddit r/pennystocks, Apr 2014
- Reddit r/pennystocks, Sep 2015
- Reddit r/pennystocks, Sep 2019
- Reddit r/Daytrading, Jan 2021
- Reddit r/tradingpsychology, Oct 2026 — read via Apify 5 Nov 2026
- YouTube: Tessa Lamping, Oct 2021 — comments read
- YouTube: Matt Trades Life, Jan 2021 — transcript read