By @Bobdog in AfterHour
We’ve all been there. We have a few thousand dollars and want to become a millionaire. Conventional wisdom tells us to invest in index funds for 30 years, aiming for that 10% annual return, eventually retiring with a few million in our portfolio. This works—but it’s extremely slow.
Then, we start learning charts and patterns, thinking we can spot trends using technical analysis. But long-term, this doesn’t lead to massive gains. Why? Because there are always better traders, algorithms executing thousands of trades per minute while you’re still scratching your balls. TA only goes so far in this environment—it doesn’t account for external factors that truly move the market.
So how do we actually build wealth?
After studying three of the biggest names on this app, I think I have an idea. Let’s dive in.
1. The Legend: @sirjack
Everyone’s heard of him—@sirjack famously turned $35K into $10M during peak COVID times. But did he do it by trading $SPY 0DTE? No. He found companies poised for massive growth and went all-in on shares. His account didn’t even allow options or margin.
SirJack only made high-conviction trades and held them until his thesis was either validated or proven wrong. I also invested $35K during COVID—but while I was buying airline and cruise stocks, he identified a mask manufacturing company and made a killing.
👉 Full write-up from SirJack himself: https://www.reddit.com/u/SIR_JACK_A_LOT/s/lefD0f57iZ
2. The Banned Dragon: @longwashere
Long famously turned $100K into over $5M in just 6–7 months—just to prove his first time wasn’t a fluke. While I suspect his TA is stronger than he lets on, he’s made it clear that his strategy is simple:
Wait for high-conviction setups—then go big.
His Kinfo trades confirm this. He also predicts how markets will react to events, such as:
- DJT appearing on the Rogan podcast
- $NVDA bouncing back from fake DeepSeek news
- $SPY puts during Trump tariff announcements
Long is also smart with risk management—selling covered calls to collect premium and avoid total downside risk.
👉 More from Long in this thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/Daytrading/s/IKJumBJ7A2
3. The Middle Schooler Turned Trader: @wTF
I know the least about this kid, but he seems to follow a similar strategy—going all-in on just a few undervalued companies with big upside potential.
But unlike the others, he’s not just buying shares or calls—he’s using cash-secured puts for good entries, then selling covered calls for extra premium.
Right now, he’s mainly trading $UBER and $BA, but looking at his post history, he did this with $HOOD and $ADBE as well.
Key Takeaways
The big dogs all follow a simple, effective strategy:
✅ Pick very few companies
✅ Make very few trades
✅ Have high conviction
Most of us are wasting time trying to YOLO options on earnings or spreading money across 50 different stocks. Pick your plays and go big. You don’t need to stare at charts all day watching every candle move.
Btw, if I got anything wrong, let me know. Also worth noting—Mr. @dick follows a similar high-conviction approach, though the Dick Index tends to hold more companies than the three legends above.
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