How I built Politichook.com to track pelosi’s 54% portfolio win in 2024

BREAKING: Pelosi did it 👑. She officially finishes 2024 up 54% and beat out Inverse Cramer for the top portfolio on Autopilot. Never doubt the queen of stock trading.

Hi, I’m Mark, and I’m the guy behind Politichook.com—a tool that sends you instant email notifications whenever Congress members like Nancy Pelosi file their stock trades. It’s not a fancy Silicon Valley startup; it’s just a passion project born out of frustration, coffee-fueled late nights, and a wild discovery that changed how I see the stock market. Here’s how it all came together—and why Pelosi’s 2024 performance proves I was onto something.

The Spark: Stumbling Onto Pelosi’s Trading Cheat Code

A while back, my girlfriend and I heard the buzz about the “Pelosi trading strategy.” You know the one—copying Nancy Pelosi’s stock trades because she’s got a near-supernatural ability to pick winners. Skeptical but curious, we decided to test it. We tracked her moves manually, and the results blew us away: in just a few months, we were up +38%. Even now, with the market stumbling, we’re still sitting on a +6% profit. It felt like we’d cracked a secret code.

But here’s the kicker: it wasn’t easy. Pelosi and other Congress members get a 30-day grace period to disclose their trades under the STOCK Act. By the time I’d spot a filing on sites like QuiverQuant, the stock had often already spiked, and I’d missed the sweet spot. One time, I saw Pelosi buy a tech stock—too late—and it was already up 15%. That stung. I knew there had to be a better way.

The Problem: Missing the Window

Manually checking for trade filings was a nightmare. I’d forget for days, sometimes weeks, and every delay cost us potential gains. I needed a system that would ping me the second a filing dropped—no more scrambling or settling for stale data. That’s when the idea for Politichook.com hit me: a lightweight tool to track Congress members’ trades (especially Pelosi’s) and send real-time alerts. No fluff, just results.

The Build: From 10 PM to 2 AM

I’m not a pro developer—my day job keeps me plenty busy—so this was a side hustle fueled by spite, caffeine, and a stubborn refusal to miss another trade. From 10 PM to 2 AM, I hacked away at it. Here’s how it came together:

• Data Source: I tapped into public Periodic Transaction Reports (PTRs) filed by Congress members, scraping the messy disclosures with a mix of Python scripts and GPT to decode even the sloppiest handwritten forms.
• Architecture: I kept it simple but scalable—think lightweight AWS Lambda functions and a basic database. It can handle 500+ users without breaking a sweat.
• Notifications: The core feature—email alerts fired off the moment a trade hits the system. No more manual checks.
• Pelosi Focus: You can track just her, or up to 20 Congress members with proven trading success, depending on your plan.

It wasn’t pretty at first—my girlfriend deserves a medal for putting up with me—but it worked. I tested it with delayed alerts, then went live with instant notifications. The first time Politichook pinged me about a Pelosi trade, I got in early and rode a 10% jump. Game changer.

The Payoff: Pelosi’s 54% in 2024

Fast forward to today, March 16, 2025, and the news just dropped: Pelosi finished 2024 with a 54% portfolio gain, topping Autopilot’s leaderboard and beating out Inverse Cramer’s 43%. Her tech-heavy bets—like Nvidia and Broadcom—paid off big, and Politichook users got front-row seats to every move. That’s the beauty of it: you don’t have to guess or lag behind. The tool delivers the data, and you decide what to do with it.

Her 54% haul isn’t just luck—it’s a pattern. She’s consistently crushed benchmarks, and Politichook lets you ride that wave without the guesswork. Never doubt the queen of trading.

Where It’s At Now

Politichook.com isn’t perfect—it’s still a work in progress. I’m tweaking the UI, adding more Congress members, and maybe even SMS alerts if I can swing it. But it’s already doing what I built it for: catching trades fast so you don’t miss out. Whether you’re a Pelosi stan or just want to shadow the best traders in Congress, it’s got you covered. Check it out at Politichook.com and see for yourself.

Have you ever tried copying Congress trades? Got questions about the build? Let me know—I’m all ears.