How This Started as a Passion Project
The Strategy That Actually Worked
A couple years back, my girlfriend and I jumped on the congressional trading bandwagon. You know the drill—politicians like Nancy Pelosi disclose their trades (eventually), and some of them have suspiciously good timing. We copied a few, and it worked. In months, we were up +38%.
Still Beating the Market Today
Even now, with the market tanking, we're still sitting at a +6% profit. It was working better than anything else I'd tried.
The Painful Miss
One time, Pelosi bought a tech stock before a big announcement. I didn't see the filing until it was up 15%. I could've been in at the ground floor, but nope—too late. That loss hit me hard, and I knew I couldn't keep doing it by hand.
Building the Solution at Night
I'm not a pro dev—day job keeps me busy—so this was all after-hours. Think 10 p.m. to 2 a.m., fueled by coffee and spite. My girlfriend deserves a medal for not dumping me.
💰 Real Result Last Month
Last month, PoliticHook pinged me about a Congress member buying a biotech stock. I got in early—two weeks later, up 12%. Without it, I'd have missed it again.