Author

@NickDrendel NickDrendel

Disciplined momentum trader tracking leadership groups with conditional, risk-managed setups

Posts daily/weekend watchlists and leader recaps with explic

trader score
-2.37
hit rate
30%
mean α
-1.64%
signals 14d
172

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 20 scored bets: 30% hit rate, -1.64% mean alpha, trader score -2.37. Their last-14d mentions, direction-adjusted, have moved -1.5% since posting (mean over 137 mentions with price data).

Recent signals15receipts included
date (PT)tickerauthorsentwhat they saidsince thenreceipt
2026-10-16SPY@NickDrendel-0.30Says growth conditions deteriorated after QQQ leadership and the market uptrend broke.-0.4%
2026-10-16QQQ@NickDrendel-0.60Says growth conditions deteriorated after QQQ leadership and the market uptrend broke.-0.8%
2026-10-16XLE@NickDrendel+0.70Explicitly expects XLE to move higher and calls energy the leading theme.+1.6%
2026-10-16·@NickDrendel·Trying a long setup on an unnamed liquid leader after an undercut and reclaim. — Describes a new long attempt, but the security is only visible in the chart.·
2026-10-16·@NickDrendel·Says relative-strength names are being targeted as the next group to sell.·
2026-10-15GH@NickDrendel-0.40Daily watchlist identifies long and short setups without concrete entry intent.+1.9%
2026-10-15PLTR@NickDrendel+0.40Daily watchlist identifies long and short setups without concrete entry intent.-1.9%
2026-10-15AMD@NickDrendel+0.40Daily watchlist identifies long and short setups without concrete entry intent.-8.1%
2026-10-15BMNR@NickDrendel-0.40Daily watchlist identifies long and short setups without concrete entry intent.-4.1%
2026-10-15TWLO@NickDrendel+0.40Daily watchlist identifies long and short setups without concrete entry intent.-4.2%
2026-10-15SEZL@NickDrendel-0.40Daily watchlist identifies long and short setups without concrete entry intent.-0.2%
2026-10-15·@NickDrendel·Notes an oversold bounce but continued semiconductor damage and selective software and retail strength.·
2026-10-15·@NickDrendel·Reports NAAIM exposure at 74.5% versus 86.8% and calls the reading neutral.·
2026-10-15XLV@NickDrendel+0.30Interprets healthcare highs amid leader breakdowns as a bear-market rotation signal.+1.2%
2026-10-15·@NickDrendel·Expresses concern about a possible sixth consecutive gap down.·

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.