How RTL works.
Markets are led by a small group of stocks at any given time. The work is finding them early, planning the risk before the entry, and reviewing the results honestly. The same process, applied the same way, every week.
Find leadership
A systematic engine scans the entire universe of liquid U.S. stocks — plus the crypto complex through listed funds — for relative strength and institutional sponsorship. The handful worth trading are handpicked from it, grouped by theme. No 200-ticker firehose.
Plan risk first
Every setup is framed before the move: the trigger that earns an entry, the stop where the idea is wrong, where chasing starts, and the thesis in writing. The market regime decides how aggressive to be before any single stock is considered.
Review honestly
Every Friday the Scorecard grades the week's trades, losers included, and Sunday's letter says what changed. Stops get reported the day they happen, with the same precision as the wins.
Former Wall Street portfolio manager
Now managing his own capital, focused entirely on momentum. A real process, a written system, and a name that stays accountable — not an anonymous chart account.
The complete system — every step, start to finish — is published free: THE RIDE THE LEADERS SWING TRADING SYSTEM.
Ride The Leaders™ is an independent, educational, impersonal publication, not affiliated with or endorsed by any former employer. Nothing here is investment advice or a recommendation to buy or sell any security. The author may hold positions in securities discussed and may enter or exit them at any time. Trading involves substantial risk of loss. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Do your own research.
Free vs. RTL Premium
The free tier is a real product, not a teaser. RTL Premium is the full trading desk.
| What lands in your inbox | Free | RTL Premium |
|---|---|---|
| The Sunday LetterEvery Sunday: one market thesis, the week in review, where leadership is rotating, one lesson, a preview of the watchlist, and what would change the call | ✓ | ✓ |
| Momentum Investing 101 + the RTL PlaybookThe complete free course and methodology | ✓ | ✓ |
| Notes and Tape commentaryProcess notes, receipts after the fact, and selected reads on the tape through the day | ✓ | ✓ |
| YTD Leaders scoreboardThe strongest stocks of the year, refreshed every trading day | ✓ | ✓ |
| The Leadership BoardThe eight groups and their status. Free readers get the Sunday snapshot; Premium gets it every session day with the level that confirms or breaks each group | Sundays | Daily, with levels |
| The PortfolioFree: positions by name, gain since entry, entry date, and the book's cash %. Premium: every weight, entry, and stop, the day the book moves | Names + gain | Full book |
| The Daily Desk PostOne post every session day, after the close or before the open: the read, the tape, the decision map with its numbers, the book, the board, the Focus List, the Market Map, and the catalysts ahead | — | ✓ |
| The Focus ListThree to five setups ready to act on, each with its trigger, volume, stop, the reason, and what voids it. Plus the names that are not ready yet | — | ✓ |
| RTL Trade AlertsEvery model-portfolio move the day it happens: buys, adds, trims, stops, and exits, with the fill, the weight, and the stop | — | ✓ |
| The Friday ScorecardTrades opened and closed with each result, the best and worst decision, the rule followed and the rule missed, current exposure, and one lesson for the week ahead | — | ✓ |
| Subscriber chat on SubstackThe short desk update lands here the same day, and it is where you ask about any call | — | ✓ |
Read the work first.
The archive is open. Judge the research before you pay for it. The three most recent posts:
Inside the RTL Trading Desk: One Week, Start to Finish
A real winner, a real loser, the plan before the move, and the record afterward.
Read it →A Hike Is Priced. Two Levels Decide What I Do Before 4:00pm.
QQQ sits between its reclaim and break levels. The four-row map for the close, every stop in the book, and the group bidding into the Fed.
Read it →Software Takes the Lead as QQQ Loses the 50-Day
The leadership board changed. Five setups and the levels that matter into the Fed.
Read it →The free course.
Momentum Investing 101 is published in full on the letter, no paywall. Read these four first, then the system itself.
The Three Leaks That Quietly Destroy Most Trading Accounts
Three leaks behind most losing accounts. None of the fixes require talent.
Read it →What Momentum Actually Is, and Why It Keeps Working
The institutional footprint behind every big winner, and the difference between a leader and a lottery ticket.
Read it →Reading a Stock’s Stage in Ten Seconds
Four stages, two questions, zero indicators. The filter that keeps you out of dying stocks.
Read it →How to Tell in 30 Seconds Whether a Stock Is Worth Your Time
The first-pass filter: what a chart has to show before it earns a second look.
Read it →The Ride The Leaders Swing Trading System
The eight rules behind every trade the letter publishes, start to finish.
Read it →The Momentum Dictionary
Every term the letter uses, in plain English: regime, relative strength, trigger, stop zone, R-multiple.
Open the glossary →Membership plans
The research is free. RTL Premium is the full trading desk — and the annual rate you lock never rises.
Free
- The Sunday Letter: one market thesis, the leadership rotation, a watchlist preview, and what would change the call
- Positions by name, gain, and entry date, plus the book's cash %. The Leadership Board every Sunday
- Notes and receipts through the week, the YTD scoreboard, and the full Momentum Investing 101 course
RTL Premium
- The Daily Desk Post, night or morning: the tape, the decision map, the book, the board with its levels, the Focus List, the Market Map
- The Focus List: every setup with its trigger, stop, and what voids it
- RTL Trade Alerts the day they happen, with the fill, the weight, and the stop
- The Portfolio, live: every weight, entry, and stop as the book changes
- The Friday Scorecard: every trade graded, losers included
- Subscriber chat on Substack: the same-day short update and direct access to the desk
Billing via Substack and Stripe · renews automatically · cancel anytime · lock the $399 annual rate and it never rises. Educational research only — not investment advice.
Read the work. Then decide.
The Sunday Letter lands every Sunday — the regime, the week's call, the Leadership Board, and what would prove it wrong. Free.
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