Trader Clement returned over 500% in the US Investing Championships in both 2024 and 2025, competing in the $1 million real-money division. He uses tight stops paired with high reward multiples, and reads market cycles to spot bullish and bearish phases for entries on strength.
This guy achieved over a 500% return in the US Investing Championships in both 2024 and in 2025. He traded in the $1 million real money division.
This was a 300% move. I'm here playing the risk-reward game. It has the tendency to be able to make big moves in a short span of time. With a tight stop or one unit of risk, you're getting multiples of your reward. And one thing I noticed, this isn't like an overcomplicated strategy. I would say 30% anticipation and then 70%—
Clement, now Carl is a professional portfolio manager, and in this episode, he covers the entire price cycle in the markets.
It's bunching up like a launch pad. You have volatility contracting, but then there are 2 ways you can kind of buy it. So the first way that I do it is by buying on strength. We're at a technical spot where I think risk-reward is good, the stock is set up, then I go for it. Buying on strength is one entry tactic. The other entry tactic that I like to do is—
He takes us step by step how to identify the bullish cycle and the trading setups within. Bearish market cycle and how to identify setups on the short side.
People would be inclined to want to buy this high-take flag, but then instead of breaking out, it breaks down. This is when I have it on my radar. That's the first step that I'm looking for. When a stock does this, I am demoting it into my breakdown watchlist, and what I will look for after that is
