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Top Performers in US Stock Market since 2000 I want to share a self-hosted stock research tool that identifies and visualizes the most powerful price moves in US equity market from 2000 to current date. It processes raw daily OHLCV data for over 12,000 US tickers — including delisted stocks — and surfaces the top 7% performers each year for in-depth chart study. Github link: github.com/willhjw/big_mover… The project is inspired by the trading methodology of Kristjan Kullamägi (Qullamaggie), which focuses on learning from stocks that made exceptional gains in a short period of time. By studying these historical moves in detail — their price structure, volume behavior, and timing — traders can develop a sharper eye for recognizing similar setups as they form in real time. This is also a use case for my open-source charting platform. github.com/willhjw/ib_chart If you find this project helpful, welcome to buy me a coffee. buymeacoffee.com/willhu Disclaimer Stock data and any statistics or charts derived from it are not guaranteed to be 100% accurate or complete. You are responsible for independently verifying the accuracy and suitability of the data before using it for any purpose.
Thanks to AI coding, a complex learning process is now much simpler. I filtered the top 7% YTD stocks from 2000–2026 (including delisted ones), get 1400 stocks, and visualized them with TradingView Lightweight Charts, featuring auto-marked highs/lows and direct period displays. Browse by year or symbol, even delisted stocks from the last decade like $LVGO and $TWTR are fully accessible. Once I refine the charting and annotation features, I will open-source this learning project.
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Data center power semiconductors have completely evolved from the traditional 'Power/GaN sector' into a core pillar of 'AI computing infrastructure.' In recent pullback, this sector has indeed demonstrated strong relative strength. $MTSI $ON $STM $MCHP $NVTS $WOLF
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Few more thoughts. I strongly advise everyone to read this post in full, especially right now when everyone is posting their performance charts again, AI names are making 10x in months and retail euphoria is visible everywhere you look. And it looks like a lot of big private companies are willing to use this window of opportunity to offer their shares. Making a lot of money very fast is genuinely bad for your mental health, because the version of you that made the money is hormonally and psychologically different from the version that needs to hold it, which is what John Coates (quoted in the post) spent years documenting at Cambridge after his own career on a trading desk, finding that extended winning streaks raise testosterone and lower cortisol in ways that systematically push traders into bigger and dumber positions right at the moment they feel most invincible (you probably been there yourself or for sure know someone from Fintwit who has). The euphoria is not a character flaw, it is a measurable chemical state, and almost nobody recognizes it from the inside. The second thought is that evolution beats revolution in this game, which sounds boring until you actually understand the math, and the best framing of why comes from Kahneman and Tversky rather than from any investor, because their work on loss aversion (the empirical finding that losses hurt roughly twice as much as equivalent gains feel good) explains why a 50% drawdown is not just mathematically harder to recover from than the upside that preceded it, it is also psychologically catastrophic in a way that almost always leads to abandoning the process at exactly the wrong moment when System 1 thinking takes over and the patient, boring approach feels like leaving money on the table. Which is why rule number one is simply DO NOT LOSE, meaning cut your losses fast and without ego the moment your thesis is violated, because preserving capital is the only way you stay in the game long enough for compounding to do its work. The operational version of the same idea is Moneyball, which is my favorite movie and probably the most underrated investing book ever written even though it is technically about baseball, because Billy Beane and Paul DePodesta did not win by finding one great hitter, they won by systematically exploiting small repeatable edges across hundreds of decisions and refusing to swing for the fences on any individual call, which is exactly the discipline that almost everyone abandons during a euphoric run when in reality it is the entire game.
Read the Market Wizards chapter on Kristjan Kullamägi this weekend. The one section that really stood out was when he discussed his drawdown off of his 2021 peak. "I started 2020 with $3.5 million and ended the year at $36 million. It was a thousand percent year. Then I ran that $36 million to a high of $105 million, and the last portion of that move from $65 to $105 million occurred in just a month and a half. For a brief period, just a few days, I was over $100 million. You have to understand what that did to my psyche. It made me feel completely detached from reality. I thought, “I’m going to get to $200 million in six months.” I was completely sure of that. I started seeing trading as a video game, which I kept winning. Measured from my $105 million peak in November 2021 to my mid-2022 low, I lost approximately $60 million. About half of that loss represented the late 2021 retracement of the large open profits at the November peak to the stops on those positions. The initial retracement loss was so large because I was leveraged long at my peak. My long exposure was $150 million—a number I recall because I remember bragging about it to a friend" These boom and bust type tales are as old as time. Look at Jessie Livermore as the classic example. Net worth of $0 in 1906 to a peak of $1.6 billion (inflation adjusted to 2021 dollars) in 1929. Just 5 years later he blew up and owed $104 million dollars to his brokers... Or look at Paul Tudor Jones. Hit one of the most legendary trades in history, making roughly $200 million dollars during the 1987 crash. It cemented him as a legend. His mental coach Tony Robbins said that Jones consistently lost money for the next 4 years after that peak. Dan Zanger parlayed $10,000 into $42 million during the late 90's. Then in late 2000 he took a 70% drawdown when he was 200% long 3-4 fiber optic stocks as the dot-com bubble was popping. Charles Harris reached 8-figures status after he ran up his account over 4,000% from 2020-21, then experienced a -80% drawdown, mostly due to his big TSLA bet in 2021-2022. I have seen a few people speculating on Kristjans story from the outside. Saying "I would have stopped trading at $100 million" or "I would have just taken that money and started investing". To those people I ask if you have ever experienced a real euphoric run in your trading account, let alone turning 5k into 100mil? Extreme winning streaks like the ones above breed overwhelming euphoria and overconfidence. The mind shifts its focus from process to outcomes, with ego-driven decisions overriding risk parameters and rules. From my experience I have found it near impossible to be aware of this at the peak of the run. It is almost like you are blacked out and the greed/ego completely takes over your trading. Then the drawdown begins. The emotions shift from euphoria and greed to revenge, fear, and doubt. This is where things can really start to spiral out of control. It is only after the drawdown has run its course that you finally come back to your senses and your emotions drift back towards baseline levels. Then all you're left with is regret... Few people ever talk about what a big winning streak can do to you. It can literally change the way you think and operate. Often the ability to achieve super returns is also its biggest drawback—a true double-edged sword. To be able to conquer both sides is the holy grail... From the Hour Between Dog and Wolf by John Coates: "When traders enjoy an extended winning streak they experience a high that is powerfully narcotic. This feeling, as overwhelming as passionate desire or wall-banging anger, is very difficult to control. Any trader knows the feeling, and we all fear its consequences. Under its influence we tend to feel invincible, and put on such stupid trades, in such large size, that we end up losing more money on them than we made on the winning streak in the first place. It has to be understood that traders on a roll are traders under the influence of a drug that has the power to transform them into different people."
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Don't short a strong market. Cautious but not bearish.
What Qullamaggie said before when market was very overbought always one foot out of the door, stay cautious but not bearish "I’m always one foot out of the door, since the markets are kinda extended, and every indicator is saying very overbought. But the thing is, if we go into a blow off move, looking at the Nasdaq, everyone’s been calling to top for years and years. What if we start speeding up, what if we speed up and go to like 11k, 12k, just like in the late 90s? So I don’t think there’s any reason to be bearish. Cautious yes, but bearish? Absolutely not. Until the strong price action in the indices change, and in my long positions change, you know, that’s when I sell. But right now, things are acting really well, and that’s why I’m heavily invested right now."
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While the ATR extension level of $IXIC is currently high, it hasn't yet reached the extremes seen in the 1990s. The white horizontal line represents the current extension; in contrast, the 1990s saw the level extend beyond the 10x mark on multiple occasions. I’m not saying we’ll definitely reach the same level of madness as the 90s, but AI is also unprecedented. Who’s to say this extension level can’t reach unprecedented heights as well?
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Staying off X or following way fewer people is actually a smart move, because there’s just too much noise on here that gets in the way of making money.
I can’t stress this enough if you want to maximize profits trading this environment . . . Turn off the news or at least don’t hold an opinion of the market based on it. Trade price. Seems obvious but you’d be surprised how many people just can’t do it.
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Self Awareness in a Hot Market In a hot 🔥 week with a great PnL, you can fall into either one of these 4 categories: 1) Flashing & know you deserve it 2) Flashing while it last only 3) Quiet & know you deserve it 4) Quiet & wonder if this is just the bull market Not to forget that there are also other categories: naive new traders who just entered the market; struggling traders who are still unprofitable; and veterans who have been missing out from most of this rally and wonder how they should “catch up” to others. Imagine what they are thinking now. Do you know which category you belong to, and what are your inner self whispering in your ears? The risk reward, volatility and the structure of market participants (% invested/ profit cushion/ desire for profit taking) and price levels are now different than from a few weeks ago. Note this is not saying that you should be bullish or bearish, but you have to know your own situation and have your own strategy on how you should deal with it. I have my own bias, but I have my own traction and risk tolerance to support it, you might not have. Just like how I was willing to hold through leaders in March, but you simply won’t, even if I told you that it would be a replica of 2025 as early as April. It is simply human nature, a rigid process plus our different beliefs. Remember this: Trading is not a competition, and social media is a popularity contest. You don’t have to be compelled to rush trades and sizes outside of your personality and process just because others are doing things differently than yours, or are at different places in the ranking. While cheering for your favourite follows, remember to focus on running your own race, and improving yourself. That’s what matters. Pictures 888 Hokkien Noodles and Fried Oyster at Penang
I see a lot of young bucks flashing P&L on here whenever we have a hot week. I used to be in this camp until some deep thought had me realize how much I was stunting my own trading growth in the process. The dopamine hit you get from announcing your wins subconsciously replaces the drive needed to continuously achieve them. In this game you need to maintain that sense of raw hunger above all else. They say there's only two days in Jail - the day you're in, and the day you're out. Trading is similar in this fashion, the only two numbers that matter are what you came with, and what you leave with. Until then, we're all just in the battle. Was listening to Derek Sivers TED talk on keeping your goals to yourself which sparked this tweet. "Publicly announcing ambitions can give you a premature sense of identity or accomplishment, which reduces motivation to actually do the work." Instead, I keep the focus on the Art of Trading. The physical execution. The X's and O's. The numbers are the numbers as a result of this and only this. @OliverKell_ talks about "sustained ruthlessness," in his book. I love that so much. It speaks to the need to keep the raw hunger day in and day out. Keep the hunger. Stop flashing the $$$. It will only lead to much more of it. Just my two cents. 🫡
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Anthropic is behind Akamai’s new $1.8B, 7-year cloud computing deal, after $AKAM only disclosed a “leading frontier model provider” on earnings.
$AKAM announced a leading U.S.-based frontier model provider committed $1.8B over seven years for its Cloud Infrastructure Services. CEO Tom Leighton said the deal further validates Akamai’s role as an AI infrastructure provider.
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May 07 Daily Review: Pullback The major indices remain resilient, though AI infrastructure saw a sharp pullback today. Conversely, cybersecurity and software showed relative strength, highlighted by CRWD’s 8% move. Given the current extension in the indices, the market is at an inflection point; I am monitoring whether we see a meaningful pullback or a consolidation through sideways price action. In other sectors, BTC is retreating below its 200MA, with ETH tracking the weakness. Precious metals continue to trend higher following their breakout above the 20EMA, while copper is exhibiting leadership characteristics. Meanwhile, oil remains range-bound, chopping between its 20 and 50EMA. I proactively reduced exposure throughout the session. By trimming positions where my conviction was lacking, I successfully de-risked the book ahead of a potential market pullback.
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$RIOT amazingly strong RS in data center group
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May 06 Daily Review: Acceleration The equity market continues to grind higher, showing signs of acceleration as indices push to fresh record highs. It appears the rally may require a blow-off top in AI-related names before any meaningful exhaustion occurs. Meanwhile, sector rotation is evident, with rare earth and uranium stocks beginning to gain traction. In crypto, BTC is encountering resistance at the 200-day moving average, suggesting a period of consolidation before a potential breakout, while ETH remains a relative laggard. Commodities show strength in copper, which has cleared a cup-and-handle base, and silver, which is reclaiming its 50-day EMA; gold remains comparatively weak. Oil undercut its 50-day EMA but reclaimed the level following geopolitical headlines.
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What Qullamaggie said before when market was very overbought always one foot out of the door, stay cautious but not bearish "I’m always one foot out of the door, since the markets are kinda extended, and every indicator is saying very overbought. But the thing is, if we go into a blow off move, looking at the Nasdaq, everyone’s been calling to top for years and years. What if we start speeding up, what if we speed up and go to like 11k, 12k, just like in the late 90s? So I don’t think there’s any reason to be bearish. Cautious yes, but bearish? Absolutely not. Until the strong price action in the indices change, and in my long positions change, you know, that’s when I sell. But right now, things are acting really well, and that’s why I’m heavily invested right now."
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First miner-to-HPC name to make new ATH $hut
📢 𝐉𝐔𝐒𝐓 𝐈𝐍: Hut 8 Signs $𝟗.𝟖𝐁 AI Data Center Lease for Texas Beacon Point Campus - $HUT $NVDA 👉 𝐊𝐞𝐲 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬: ➤ Hut 8 commercializes first phase of 𝐁𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐨𝐧 𝐏𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐭 AI campus in Texas. ➤ Signs 𝟏𝟓-𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫, 𝟑𝟓𝟐 𝐌𝐖 lease with high-investment-grade tenant. ➤ Base-term contract valued at $𝟗.𝟖𝐁, rising to $𝟐𝟓.𝟏𝐁 with renewals. ➤ Total contracted AI data center capacity expands to 𝟓𝟗𝟕 𝐌𝐖. ➤ Campus designed to support up to 𝟏 𝐆𝐖 of utility capacity. ➤ Facility engineered to 𝐍𝐕𝐈𝐃𝐈𝐀 𝐃𝐒𝐗 reference architecture for hyperscale AI. ➤ Expected average annual 𝐍𝐎𝐈 contribution estimated at ~$𝟔𝟓𝟓𝐌 upon stabilization
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May 05 Daily Review The broader market remains resilient, showing a willingness to overlook earnings misses, as evidenced by the price action in $LITE. While AI-related sectors continue to lead, non-AI groups are struggling, reinforcing the need to maintain a narrow focus on high-relative-strength themes. $FLY, $LUNR, and $CCJ all gapped and failed, closing poorly despite some positive fundamental catalysts. The IXIC has reached an ATR extension multiple of 7, signaling a highly extended market. However, this does not necessitate an immediate sharp pullback; the index could just as easily bleed off this extension through sideways consolidation or a slow grind higher, similar to last year’s price action. I am prioritizing individual stock selection and relying on disciplined stop placement to manage my exposure. Elsewhere, BTC remains strong, clearing the 81K level with potential room toward the 200DMA, while ETH shows relative weakness. Precious metals are soft, though copper has reclaimed its previous session’s losses. Oil continues to consolidate above the 8D EMA, forming a constructive bull flag.
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May 04 Daily Review: May the force be with me. Market rotation is underway. Software and crypto, both heavily beaten down this year, appear to have carved out a bottom and are leading today’s session, while previous leaders in CPU and photonics consolidate. If hardware pulls back while software rotates into a leadership role, the index should remain range-bound—an ideal environment for stock picking. BTC has cleared the 80k level, though ETH remains relatively weak. Precious metals are showing weakness, presenting a clean short setup in both gold and silver, while copper has broken below its 20 EMA, failing to hold its cup-and-handle formation. Conversely, oil maintains relative strength, printing a bull flag above its 20 EMA.
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May 01 Daily Review The market remains robust, characterized by healthy sector rotation. While conditions are technically overbought, the current momentum mirrors last year’s trend where the market sustained these levels while individual stocks continued to break out. Memory names gapped down only to reverse to all-time highs, while CPU and photonics sectors continue to lead. Recent earnings from TWLO and TEAM suggest that select software companies are successfully navigating the AI transition; should the IGV bottom here, we may see early leaders emerge from this group. In crypto, BTC and ETH price action has improved, with BTC poised for a potential breakout from its base above 80K. Conversely, precious metals remain weak, though copper is currently forming a cup-and-handle pattern. Oil is pulling back to the 8EMA, where it has successfully found support.
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Apr 30 Daily Review: Respect the Trend. The IXIC undercut the 8EMA before breaking out of a tight flag, though the intraday price action remained choppy. IWM displayed relative strength against the broader indices, and breadth is expanding into lower-liquidity names and speculative "shitcos." Sector-wise, strategic minerals, space, quantum, and photonics led the session. In crypto, BTC pulled back to the 20EMA to form a bull flag, suggesting potential upside, while ETH remains relatively weaker; both assets are currently trapped in Stage 4 or early Stage 1 bases. Precious metals remain below key moving averages, though copper is constructing a handle above its 20EMA. Oil staged a strong move following a wedge breakout and may retest 52-week highs, though equities appear largely decoupled from energy volatility at present.
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Apr 29 Daily Review: Underinvested Now. AI-related leaders remain robust, with INTC, NOK, and SNDK continuing to print new highs. Conversely, other tech sub-sectors, specifically space and crypto-related equities, show persistent weakness. Lithium and oil stocks are currently basing, exhibiting signs of volatility contraction. In the broader markets, ETH and BTC continue to display relative weakness. Precious metals remain soft; gold and silver are struggling, though copper is showing relative strength as it pulls back to its 20-day EMA. Oil remains very strong, while the energy sector consolidates, likely awaiting a breakout in the underlying commodity to drive the next leg higher.
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"Be patient. Let the market re-set. After a nice run it often takes a couple weeks for things to re-build and re-set." - Oliver Kell
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Apr 28 Daily Review: Be patient. The broader market saw a mild pullback, though AI-related names sold off aggressively following morning headlines regarding OpenAI. My positions in NBIS and CRWV were stopped out, which was a painful realization of the current weakness. Conversely, BE and STX reported strong earnings, driving a post-market rally in memory stocks that provided a tailwind for the SOXX sector. Elsewhere, rare earth names pulled back sharply, and space stocks failed to find follow-through after yesterday’s bounce at the 20-day EMA. Photonics names like GLW and LITE are also losing their 20-day EMA support, suggesting these sectors may require a multi-week or multi-month consolidation period. In commodities, gold, silver, and copper all broke down, while oil successfully broke out of a three-day tight range to trend higher. ETH and BTC remain weak, and I have no interest in participating in that tape.
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