I got etrade involuntarily when they bought out Brownco. Brownco to me was awesome. No frills, very low prices and very efficient.
However, I get some good value out of etrades reporting systems, saves a lot of what I used to do in excel to account for trades.
You CAN time the market!
But only after you trash the big 3 myths.
Myth 1 - its possible to get every point of every move
...Myth 2 - you'll never have a drawdown
......Myth 3 - you'll never have a loss