I’m currently in 1st place of the US Investing Championship with a +119% YTD return 🏆

A lot of people ask me what tools I use to execute my trading process.

Here are the 5 custom @tradingview indicators @JohnMuchow & I built that power my daily workflow 👇 @tradingview @JohnMuchow 1️⃣ Pristine Value Areas

This tool automatically plots market profile levels on your chart. Once you see how the market reacts to them, you can't unsee it!

Guide 👉 pristinecapital.net/p/pristine-val…

🧵 How I Achieved Back-to-Back Triple-Digit Returns in the US Investing Championship While Working Full-Time 1/ First off, I was working remotely at YCharts as a Technical Customer Success Associate, helping financial advisors navigate the platform and building Excel models.

My stage analysis process helped me achieve triple-digit returns in 2023 & 2024.

That performance earned me two Top 10 finishes in the US Investing Championship.

Now, we’ve turned that process into a TradingView indicator anyone can use.

Here’s the system 🧵 Stage analysis, popularized by Stan Weinstein, is a trend-following system that classifies assets into 4 stages:
1️⃣ Bottoming Base
2️⃣ Uptrend
3️⃣ Topping Base
4️⃣ Downtrend

It’s a powerful concept… but here’s the problem👇

Most traders are flying blind. They rely on lagging indicators, gut feelings, or biased news headlines.

@JohnMuchow & I built the Pristine Market Analysis Dashboard to give ourselves a real edge in the market.

Here’s how I use it—and how you can too 🧵 1/
The market is a complex system. If you want to make money over time, you need to know the structure under the surface.

That’s where the Pristine Market Analysis Dashboard comes in. It gives me a real-time read of the following investments:

•Equity Alternatives
•Global Equities
•US Equity Indices
•Pristine Sectors

How I Use Market Profile to Crush the Market 🧵
(Back-to-back triple-digit returns in the US Investing Championship weren’t an accident.)

I’m about to show you how I use Value Areas—a key Market Profile concept—to spot institutional accumulation & catch explosive breakouts.👇 1/
We just launched a custom @tradingview tool that codifies this exact system:

Pristine Value Areas & MGI

But before you dive into the indicator, you need to understand the why behind it. Here’s the breakdown…

tradingview.com/script/QkFvMfq…

After achieving a 103.5% return in the 2023 US Investing Championship and a 254% return in 2024, many of you have asked about the tools I use in my trading process. Today, I’m sharing my personal toolkit! 🛠️

But remember: tools don’t make the trader — they only enhance the skills you already have. If your strategy isn’t sound, no fancy platform will magically fix that.

Let’s dive in! 🚀 1) TradingView 🖥️

My #1 charting platform — great for multi-timeframe analysis 📈
Custom indicators, watchlists & screeners ⚙️
They have an excellent Black Friday sale 💰

I’m currently in 1st place of the 2024 US Investing Championship with a +391.7% YTD return (through October 31st) 🥇📈

A question I get often: How do you use options in your trading?

Here’s the breakdown of my strategy 🧵:
1. Every options trade starts with a view.
Before looking at the options chain, I analyze:

• News
• Technicals
• Fundamentals

Then I decide:

• Will the stock move up, down, or sideways?
• Over what timeframe will this move happen?
(Check my thread on analysis: )

https://twitter.com/860869806500839429/status/1859221277640200494

I’m currently in 1st place of the 2024 US Investing Championship with a +409.1% YTD return through September 30th.

I’m not smarter than anyone else… I’m relentlessly disciplined to my trading system.

Here’s a detailed breakdown of it: 👇
1/ 🧵 **My Trading System**

A comprehensive approach combining fundamental analysis, technical analysis, and news flow.

My goal? The relentless pursuit of asymmetric reward/risk opportunities. Here’s how I do it—and how you can too.

🚨 I’m currently in 1st place in the U.S. Investing Championship with a +409.1% return this year! 🚀

One of the keys to my success?

Position sizing.

It’s one of the most critical tools in managing risk and maximizing gains. Here’s how I approach it: 🧵👇 1) Size based on volatility

Not all positions should be equal. Higher volatility = smaller size. 📉

• Options contracts? They’re more volatile than stocks and should be sized smaller.

• Small caps with a high ATR? Also smaller than large caps.

I’m currently in 2nd place in the US Investing Championship with a +276.2% return as of 08/31. Here are some of the lessons I’ve learned over the last two years competing in this competition:
1. Trading PnL isn’t linear but comes in sporadic bunches.

Trading consistency used to feel like a myth to me. I’ve learned that true trading consistency is measured in years, not on a daily, weekly, or even monthly basis.

The last 5-6 weeks have been a challenge for investors/traders of all levels. I've received more messages than ever from friends and relatives that are concerned about the market. The natural human instinct is to quit exactly when the best opportunities present themselves Granted, the markets could go a lot lower from here, but if you think the more speculative areas of the market such as growth stocks, crypto, long duration bonds were fantastic buys at their all-time-highs, but now that they are trading at much more reasonable valuations