Welcome to Pristine Capital!
As a Premium Subscriber, you receive:
The daily research note I create to prepare for the upcoming trading session. I share all the models and the repeatable framework I use in my trading routine.
Trade Alerts for all trades I place in the 2026 US Investing Championship (via Discord & Substack chat). I explain my thought process for each entry and exit.
A daily watchlist of the three most actionable opportunities I found via my daily screening process.
Timely video analysis to explain my gameplan and positioning at key market turning points.
About Me
My name is Andrew; I’ve been trading equities and options for over 10 years and I am a 3X top finisher in the US Investing Championship. I hold both the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) and a Financial Risk Manager (FRM) designations, and have professional experience working with some of the largest institutional asset managers in the world. This Substack is intended to help other traders streamline their daily research process, and share my uncut/uncensored journey of a successful professional trader.
My Story
I studied Economics and Finance while playing Division I Men’s Tennis at LaSalle University. Realizing that a professional tennis career was out of reach, I luckily found the financial markets at age 21. I redirected my dedication and discipline from tennis into a new goal; to master the craft of trading, and become one of the best in the world.
I spent my first years out of college waking up at 4 AM to study for the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) and Financial Risk Manager (FRM) exams, working at Vanguard (The world’s largest mutual fund company), and used most of my free time learning about financial markets. I tried almost every strategy, ranging from deep value investing, to global macro trading, to technical analysis, and experienced high highs, and low lows along the way.
From oversizing trades, overtrading, getting social media FOMO, doubling down on mistakes, blowing accounts, and obsessing over the market, I’ve made almost every trading mistake possible, and have been able to overcome those struggles.
I generated a +103.5% annual return in the 2023 U.S. Investing Championship, finishing in 9th place in my division:
I competed again in 2024 and generated a +254% annual return, finishing in 4th place of my division:
I moved up to the $1Million+ Money Manager Division in 2025, and generated a 39.1% annual return, finishing in 9th place:
I am competing once again in the 2026 Money Manager Division, and am sharing all the routines, research, and trades that go into the contest. My goal is to build a 5yr track record, and potentially launch a hedge fund, leaving others with a blueprint to do the same, if they so desire.
Why subscribe?
The research is top notch and differentiated! I love data science, and share timely models and deep market insights. I have no interest in sending you 100 trade alerts a day, 100 hot stocks, and be constantly pinging you with noise. Signal only!
Adopt better trading psychology through our Discord community. We’ve cultivated a great group of traders that are all focused on long-term success. Our goal is to string together good trading years, not good trading days, and we understand the importance of risk control. I recently added the following automation that appears every trading session at 3:15 PM in our trading-room chat. It is already helping us in a big way!
Use me as a backstop. I encourage everyone in the group to use my research and trading process as a guide, but develop their own process that fits their personality. With this being said, you can compare notes with my research, or use it as a backstop if life happens and you do not have time to do your own full routine on any given night.
Here are a few highlights included in our offering:
✅Daily Watchlist - We scan thousands of stocks and hand-pick the three highest reward/risk opportunities for the following session
✅ Trend Model Access - Our proprietary indicator that informs us on how aggressive/defensive to position in the market
✅ Trading Account Position Update - Access to see our trading account holdings and live portfolio updates
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