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US Investing Championship Top Performer | 2024 +254% | 2023 +103.5% | Fundamental & Technical Analysis | Founder Pristine Capital
Feb 7 11 tweets 3 min read
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 💰
Nov 29, 2024 10 tweets 4 min read
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 🧵: Image
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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: )
Nov 20, 2024 13 tweets 4 min read
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: 👇 Image
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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. Image
Oct 25, 2024 13 tweets 3 min read
🚨 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.
Oct 18, 2024 21 tweets 4 min read
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: Image
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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.
May 13, 2022 6 tweets 2 min read
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