1. The Trader Review Stocks & Options Newsletter:
  2. How We Turned Sector Rotation Into +60% YTD While the Market Struggled and how we beat the market almost every year with less risk. (it's timing)
  3. We use the Hedge Fund/Wall St. Methodology of "the strong get stronger" sector rotation.
  4. We spot the strong sectors and get in before they move higher. Then get out at the first signs of weakness.
  5. From 2026:

    250% on SOXL
    33% on ERX
    15% on NAIL
    17% on XOM
    15% on CVX
    12%on OXY
    12% on BP
    15%on MOS
    21% on IPI
    38% on UCO
    119% on TECL
    46% on FNGU

  • 2026 Model Portfolio Results
  • +60% Year-to-Date (as of July 30, 2026)
  • Starting from $100,000, the model portfolio has grown to approximately $163,000.
  • Realized gains from closed trades: +$61,207.
  • Market ? Sector ? Stock (seems simple but we use an algorithm)
  • We stayed in the strongest sectors while they were leading, cut weakness quickly, and rotated early
  • How the Year Unfolded
  • Early 2026 – Energy Leadership
  • We identified Energy as deeply undervalued and moving into favor. Positions in ERX, OIH, XOM, CVX and several individual energy names delivered strong gains (many in the +15% to +34% range)
  • April – Technology Explosion
  • When leadership shifted, we moved into leveraged technology vehicles (SOXL, TECL, FNGU). Several of these positions produced outsized results, including gains of +90% to +255% on SOXL and strong double-digit to triple-digit moves in TECL and FNGU. We scaled out systematically rather than hoping
  • June – Biotech Breakout
  • After a long consolidation that shook out weak hands, Biotech turned. LABU and related names delivered solid gains as the new leadership group emerged.
  • Not Every Trade Wins
  • We also took losses. Later semiconductor positions, some TQQQ trades, and a few individual names were stopped out or closed at a loss. That’s normal. The edge isn’t perfection — it’s staying in the strongest areas of the market longer than most people and cutting the weak ones without hesitation.
  • Position sizing stayed disciplined (typically 5–15% for stocks and ETFs), stops were used, and we never needed to be right on every single trade to produce a strong overall result. Our winners are typically 2- 3 times as large as our losers. 

  • This Edge Is Available to You
  • You don’t have to invent the process or spend years figuring out which sectors are actually leading.
  • Every trading day we send the model portfolio updates, the current leadership analysis, and the exact positions (with entries, targets, and stops) so you can follow along in your own account.
  • The same methodology that produced these results is the one our members receive.

January 2026 - Big Energy Move

We got into several Energy trades the first week of 2026 as Energy was very undervalued (average P/E of 14) before it went on a -re-valuation surge. Now the average P/E is 20. But most importantly I had been watching energy for over a year and saw that this was the exact time for it to make a move to favored status and potentially surge. 

Our energy trades had our portfolio up 30% early in the year when the market was down -8%. 

April 2026 - Technology Surge

The day after there was a ceasefire in Iran, I knew tech would explode as it was down on the year, Energy had already been up for 3 months, and peace = stocks surge.

We put 10% into SOXL, TECL, and FNGU. We then scaled out 3 times at 90%, 150%, and 250% on SOXL while getting winners in the 70% range on TECL and FNGU (results are not typical as this was a massive surge but thesis is the same. See biotech below.)

June 2026 -
Biotech Surge

Biotech spent an entire year consolidating and then had multiple sell signals taking out weak hands. WhenI saw it break the downward trend and considering it had built strength for an entire year and not moved yet I said this was the time. We bought the first break on LABU and it surged 40% in 3 weeks. We also bought other biotech names and made +100% on IBB calls.

Screenshot from an option subscriber the day we made over 700% on ORCL calls.

Results not typical. This subscriber made an astounding 30% gain on his account in one day only risking a few percent on an Oracle Earnings Call Options play (betting on a big gap up). We only use 1-2% position sizes on options. But the most you can lose is 100%. You can make 1000%+ We've had dozens of winners of 300 - 500% and a few in the 900 - 1000% range. We have also lost it all several times. But that's usually only a 1% portfolio loss. But overall my objective is to add 20% to our returns per year using options. For ORCL calls we used 2% making our entire portfolio gain about 20% in only one day. (this traded used a bit more)
(other trades are not from Trader Review). This was after hours and I emailed readers after the call and said, "Check your account". Lots of happy customers.

What Members Say

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This is a model portfolio. Past performance is not indicative of future results. Trading stocks, leveraged ETFs, and options involves substantial risk of loss and is not suitable for every investor. You can lose money, including the potential loss of your entire investment on options trades. This is not personalized investment advice.