Author

@ashtradin ashtradin

Transparent retail momentum trader posting fast small-cap chart breakouts and honest recaps

Trades and narrates US small/mid-cap momentum breakouts in r

trader score
-1.42
hit rate
58%
mean α
-0.72%
signals 14d
24

Grade = how their written analysis reads (A best). Trader score = how their last-20 timestamped calls performed vs SPY.

Their picks, scored

Across their last 19 scored bets: 58% hit rate, -0.72% mean alpha, trader score -1.42. Their last-14d mentions, direction-adjusted, have moved -3.6% since posting (mean over 11 mentions with price data).

Recent signals15receipts included
date (PT)tickerauthorsentwhat they saidsince thenreceipt
2026-10-16VIX@ashtradin+0.35Notes VIX fell from 49 to 20 and is regaining momentum, with further volatility desired.·
2026-10-16·@ashtradin·Believes market fear has not yet reached a sufficient level.·
2026-10-16·@ashtradin·Characterizes the market as difficult sideways chop rather than a crash.·
2026-10-15·@ashtradin·States a twelve-month thesis that the Nasdaq will be meaningfully higher by November 2027.·
2026-10-15QQQ@ashtradin-0.65Characterizes QQQ as rising slowly but falling abruptly.-3.2%
2026-10-15BTC@ashtradin-0.70Says Bitcoin is beginning to break down and warns bulls.·
2026-10-14IWM@ashtradin-0.65Reports IWM is down 10% and says stocks are under pressure.+1.6%
2026-10-13QQQ@ashtradin+0.35Expects QQQ momentum to improve if Bitcoin holds its 50-day moving average and turns higher.-5.3%
2026-10-12·@ashtradin·Expresses strong optimism about rapid AI capability improvement and the industry's early stage.·
2026-10-09QQQ@ashtradin+0.35The author discloses leveraged QQQ as the primary vehicle used to stay positioned in a difficult market.-6.2%
2026-10-09·@ashtradin·The author says the contrarian pain trade would be a gap higher followed by a sharp rally.·
2026-10-08·@ashtradin·A first test of the 50-day moving average is described as buyable, but the asset is only visible in media.·
2026-10-08IWM@ashtradin+0.20The author observes IWM bouncing while QQQ remains notably weak.-0.7%
2026-10-08QQQ@ashtradin-0.40The author observes IWM bouncing while QQQ remains notably weak.-5.8%
2026-10-08IWM@ashtradin-0.35Bitcoin is testing its 50-day average while IWM makes new lows, signaling divergent weakness.-0.7%

Grade is our human read-worthiness rating; trader score is a rolling 20-bet hit-rate/alpha composite — different things, often disagreeing. “Since then” is direction-unaware in the table; the summary line above adjusts for which way they leaned.